Mayfly Tactics Masterclass

Ireland on the Fly, the hugely popular podcast dedicated to the people and places of fly fishing in Ireland, continued its digital Masterclass series recently with a Mayfly Tactics Masterclass.

Mayfly time is the pinnacle for most brown trout anglers and this Masterclass focused on mayfly tactics with international angler, guide and renowned fly tyer, Jackie Mahon.

The Masterclass series delivered live online with an audience Q&A in the second part of the webinar is also then available on-demand via www.irelandonthefly.com.

To access the Masterclass just go to:

https://www.irelandonthefly.com/p/mayfly-tactics-masterclass

Stay tuned for the masterclasses throughout 2024, covering salmon, rivers, loughs, streamers, lures, dries – everything to make you a better salmon or trout fly angler, helping you to catch more this year and learn from the best.

The Last Salmon launched

LastCast Media is delighted to announce the launch of its second original fly fishing podcast called The Last Salmon.

It’s a new podcast a new podcast set to inspire hope and solutions for a species in crisis.

Hosted by renowned actor, Jim Murray, and award-winning producer, Daire Whelan, The Last Salmon, offers hope and solutions to the tragic story that is unfolding for an iconic species - the wild Atlantic salmon.

Featuring a cast of experts, activists, scientists and anglers including:
- Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia
- Jasper Pääkkönen, actor & activist
- Elvar Friðriksson, Iceland Programme Director, North Atlantic Salmon Fund
- Paul Whitehouse, actor & activist
- John Bailey, author & angling consultant
- Alexandra Morton, salmon scientist & activist
- Dominic West, actor & activist
- David Summers, Tay Fisheries Board 
- Prof Philip McGinnity, research scientist
- Charles Clover, founder of The Blue Marine Foundation
- Simen Saetre, co-author of The New Fish
- Matt Harris, angler, activist & photographer
- Mikael Frödin, angler, guide & activist
- Glenn Nolan, marine scientist & oceanographer
- Ken Whelan, fisheries scientist

The first episode was released in March and Season 1 has been a huge success so far, being featured and highlighted by international brands such as Patagonia.

The Last Salmon joins Ireland on the Fly as part of LastCast Media’s growing suite of original podcasts and specific fly fishing content.

Listen and follow The Last Salmon on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

New Ireland on the Fly Masterclass Series Launched

Ireland on the Fly, the leading fly fishing podcast focused on the people and places of fly fishing in Ireland, launched its first Masterclass series on Early Season Buzzer Tactics with international angler and Lough Corrib expert, Mike Keady.

It was a hugely successful opening night webinar on March 14th with Mike’s presentation on tactics, set-up and flies followed by an audience Q&A allowing attendees to ask Mike specific questions in detail.

All paid registrants also got access to a recording of the webinar as well as Mike’s notes.

The webinar recording and notes are also still available after the event and can be paid for and accessed at:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2449749727158902364

Stay tuned for our masterclasses throughout 2024, covering salmon, rivers, loughs, streamers, lures, dries – everything to make you a better salmon or trout fly angler, helping you to catch more this year and learn from the best.

Rugby World Cup Fever

The beginning of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, and with it Ireland’s place as the number 1 ranked team in the world, has meant that hope and expectations are at an all-time high for the Irish public.

Could we actually be celebrating a World Cup winning Irish sports team come the end of October?

The Left Wing podcast, produced by LastCast Media, for Mediahuis Ireland, is releasing daily episodes for the duration of the tournament with the Irish Indo’s team of rugby writers over in France also joined by Luke Fitzgerald, Will Slattery and Jonathan Bradley in Ireland to bring team announcements, the latest news and the best post-match analysis.

Interest in rugby podcasts has soared in the build-up to the tournament and with it The Left Wing podcast is riding high in the charts on Apple and Spotify - and it’s not just the sports charts either, the Left Wing is hitting the Top 10 of the overall Apple and Spotify charts showing just how much interest there is in the show.

Listen and follow on Apple or Spotify and you’ll never miss a thing from the Rugby World Cup.

The Throw-In Hurling & Football Championship Podcasts

The Throw-In, the Irish Independent’s popular GAA podcast, is now being split into two separate shows with separate hurling and football episodes each week being produced by LastCast Media.

With so many talking points around the games, The Throw-In Hurling and The Throw-In Football shows will give the presenters and contributors more time each week to delve into and dissect the issues that GAA fans are talking about.

The Throw-In Hurling show is presented by Michael Verney with Kilkenny legend, Eddie Brennan, and Waterford legend, John Mullane, joining Michael each week to give their thoughts and provide plenty of frank and honest opinions.

The Throw-In Football show is presented by Will Slattery and he’s joined by Monaghan legend, Dick Clerkin, and GAA writers from the Irish Independent, including Donnchadh Boyle, Colm Keys, Conor McKeon and Frank Roche.

Each show is released on Monday lunchtime and you can listen and follow on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Commit 2 Lead

LastCast Media is delighted to be working with McNulty Performance once again producing digital audio content around Enda McNulty’s latest book, Commit 2 Lead, which was launched to a packed audience from the worlds of business, media and entertainment in the Mansion House this week.

It’s a book full of insights, wisdom and experience on how to first of all lead yourself before then looking to lead others.

Listen out in the near future for the audiobook and podcast series around Commit 2 Lead.

In the meantime, you can listen to previous podcast series from Enda here.

The Left Wing November Internationals Coverage

For the duration of the Irish rugby November internationals against South Africa, Fiji and Australia, the Left Wing podcast will be releasing three episodes each week.

The usual Wednesday show with Will Slattery and Luke Fitzgerald providing in-depth Irish rugby analysis will appear, along with shorter Thursday team news episodes looking at the starting XV announcement, presented by Sinead Kissane.

The third show of the week is a post-match reaction show with Irish Independent writers from the Aviva stadium minutes after the final whistle.

Video clips featuring the best of the episodes are also recorded and released on the Irish Independent’s Sports Facebook channel.

All three shows have seen a huge increase in weekly listenership showing the appetite for more podcast rugby coverage from one of Ireland’s favourite rugby podcasts.

Listen and follow The Left Wing on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts from.

The CUBS Work Placement Experience Audio Series

The CUBS Work Placement Audio Series was produced by LastCast Media as a reference aid for UCC business students.

This is a digital audio resource series to help prepare CUBS students for their work placement experience.

In this series, CUBS graduates describe their preparation, success and the pitfalls to avoid. They also share some incredible insights that they developed during their time on work placement and speak about the networks that they have established.

Plus, you’ll hear from the placement managers themselves, discover what they’re looking for and what students will learn whilst on placement.

For more from the series go to:

https://www.cubsucc.com/the-cubs-work-placement-experience-audio-series/

The Budget Briefing 2022

The Budget Briefing continued this year with LastCast Media producing the two-part series for Mediahuis Ireland in association with EY Ireland.

Presented by Sorcha Corcoran, the first episode previewed what to expect from this year’s budget, while the second, released the day after the budget announcement, featured economist Jim Power, Kevin McLoughlin, EY Ireland’s Head of Tax, and David McNamara, EY Ireland’s Director of Economic Advisory Services.

You can watch the series on Independent.ie or on their YouTube channel below:

Going to College 2022

The latest series of Going to College has been produced for Mediahuis Ireland and in association with QQI.

The series was presented by guidance counsellor and podcast host, Donnchadh O’Mahony, with episodes focused on the CAO and preparing for college life.

The Irish Independent’s YouTube channel was the main platform for this series which was recorded remotely.

You can view the episodes at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZwrrd9wOrk and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiRGZr4bGiU