Lynch Cregane Churchtown

Neil's producer reached out to me a few months back after seeing a link for my story that I had posted on a Cork-based Facebook page. Here is the excerpted audio of the interview I did with Neil. It was broadcast on the 20th December and runs for about 20 minutes. Or if you prefer to listen to the original source then you can find it here:  The Neil Prendeville Show – Red FM . Listen from 1:01:30. Or if you want simplest/most direct link go here:  https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9yc3MucG9kcGxheXN0dWRpby5jb20vMjg1MC54bWw/episode/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcGkuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL2VwaXNvZGUvNTIyMzYzMDM Once again, this interview pertains to my recently published essay about my earlier life entitled  "Family Farm Survivor"  which can be read in full here:  Family Farm Survivor by David Lynch (cregane1.blogspot.com) The first thing to be said about this interview is that it was conducted on the 12th of October 2022 which is why I answered in the affirmative when he asked m...

  Great news everyone - someone forwarded my story to the Joe Duffy team on Radio 1 and they absolutely loved it and can't wait to get me on to talk about it! Thanks Richie (Joe Duffy's producer) - your words of support mean a lot to me! And for all those of you haven't read my story yet and don't know what I'm talking about just go here:  Family Farm Survivor by David Lynch (cregane1.blogspot.com) I also received a lovely surprise phone call from the same guy before I even got the email. Always a shock to see the "RTE" ID pop up on your phone out of the blue. He was genuinely impressed that I even managed to get it published at all and full of enthusiasm for my story. He even talked about putting me on the air there and then with just a few hours' notice. Yikes! Fortunately, cooler heads prevailed to give us both more time to prepare for the interview. Having my sad little story recognized/praised/endorsed by such an august institution as RTE really ...

Simon Harris TD gets his copy of "Voices from the Land" at The Ploughing Championships. Apparently he later read my story "Family Farm Survivor" and was very moved by it. I just hope that he transforms that feeling into some kind of action so that no farm kid ever has to go through what I went through back then ever again. The light of truth dawns over rural Ireland! We made it all the way to The Ploughing no less! This is quite an honor! Voices from the Land was hosted by the "Creative Ireland" stand in the Government of Ireland Marquee at the Ploughing! The woman on the right there is Tania Banotti - the Director of Creative Ireland The booklet proved to be a big hit with all the attendees of the Ploughing. Thousands of copies are now                              being read and enjoyed by farmers all over the country. I hope the farmers that read my story take its message to heart and actually learn something ...