Lock Stock and 2 Joking Addicts
Each episode will feature a different speaker from different walks of life whose message is always the same: one of Experience, Strength & Hope.
Episodes
45 episodes
Catch up
In this week’s episode it was just the 2 joking addicts. We sat down to have a nice catch up and see what’s been going on for each other, we talk about the marathon and we also talk about how mano has been getting on with his college course and...
Mark O Reilly : Unstoppable part 2
In this week’s episode mark is back for part 2 and he goes into detail on how hard it actually was to deal with the doctor and how he finally got off methadone along with his partner Caty. Mark is such an inspiration and proof...
Mark O Reilly : Unstoppable
In this week’s episode we have part 1 with Mark O Reilly. Mark shared some of his deepest darkest moments from his past, he tells it how it is. He’s such an inspiration to so many out there including ourselves. He’s also on Tictok and instagram...
Rise Above It with Jason Byrne
In this week’s episode we had Jason byrne on the podcast to talk recovery. He talked to us about how life was growing up in Ballymun. He also touched on how he started taking drugs, how it escalated and how now has 19 months sober. ...
Gifts of Recovery
In this weeks episode we had a catch up, life has been really busy and it was time to take stock and talk about what’s going on for us from the running club to starting new courses! Dealing with life and the gifts tha...
Roisin Flanagan : Sligo Social Services + 15 years with Focus Ireland
In this week's episode, we had the privilege of sitting down with Roisin Flanagan. Roisin has over 15 years of experience working with Focus Ireland in Sligo and Dublin, and she currently works with Sligo Social Services back in her hometown. H...
Councillor Gino O’Boyle : People Before Profit
In this week’s episode we sat down with Gino O’Boyle to talk politics, mental health and addiction issues. We also got some amazing story’s about some of the role models he had in his life and his wrestling days 😁 Great...
Dan! Another way
In this week’s episode Dan joins us over zoom. Dan arrived back into the real world after treatment when covid happened and got into the zoom meetings and since then he has had some ups and some downs but he’s still coming back and he’s doing w...
Life on Life’s Terms Part 2
In this week’s episode it’s just the two of us. We talk about what’s been going on for us lately and how life is full of ups and downs. We also answer listeners questions.
Rise and Recover with Adam
In this weeks episode we close out yet another season with our good friend Adam jumping in the hot seat. Adam has got 3 months clean and is proof when you do the work you can get and stay clean!!
What Ever It Takes !!
In this week’s Daniel was over from America and he just celebrated 1 year clean. He talked to us about his struggles, how he lost jobs and he went back to treatment and finally enough was enough. This man was so grateful for h...
Life on Life's Terms
In this weeks episode it’s just the 2 of us. We talk about going to a wedding sober and dealing with growing up in recovery. We call it life on life’s terms! Most just call it life. But in recovery as most know we only start to grow up an...
Not All Hero’s Wear Capes
Belief Not Needed. In this week's episode Adam came all the way from LA via zoom. We had a conversation about his secular recovery and how he lives his life today!! Some recovery programs are based on a the need for a “God” of your understandin...
Life in Recovery
This week it’s just the 2 Joking Addicts. We reflect on our first live show and how life has become really busy but also amazing, we touch on a few things around our personal experiences and mano’s friend with his finger gun 😂😂 <...
1 year clean today!! Romano O Kane
In this week’s episode!! Mano jumps in the hot seat and goes deep into his past, shares how life got the better of him and shares what it was like growing up in an alcoholic home and then to losing his mother to suicide due to alcohol....
The Soldier!! Conor from Ballyfermot
In this week’s episode we had a very special guest down from Dublin . Conor has been suffering with his mental health from a very young age and with addiction along side it life took a turn for the worst…. But he’s a soldier and ...
This is Tom’s story!!
In this week’s episode Tom travelled down to meet us. He talks about growing up and how he navigated active addiction and how bad it got for him. Today he has completely transformed his life and is giving back to the treatment centre that saved...
Joking Addicts “Havin a Laugh” live!
This bonus episode is brought to you from our live episode in conjunction with the havin a laugh charity which is based here in Sligo and does amazing things for the community.
Awareness Changes Everything
In this week’s episode Dean, the not so funny joking addict sat in the hot seat and told his story of active addiction and how he got clean. With over 5 years clean Dean is dealing with life on life’s terms today and is proof that &...
4 years sober!!
In this weeks episode a good friend of Romano’s came to sit down with us and celebrate 4 years sober. Luke had had a tremendous few years full of up’s and down’s, loss and he has came back from it all to tell us how he has done it.
The Forgotten West with Sir Stevo Timothy
In this week’s episode Sir Stevo Timothy came to sit down with the lads. Stevo took us on a journey of life growing up in west side Galway, he also touched on his anxiety and panic atracks and how he battles and overcomes that...
It All Started On A Wednesday
In this week’s episode Shane came to chat with the lads. He spoke about active addiction and how it led him to prison and told us when giving the opportunity to go to treatment he took it and told himself he was gonna be honest, mor...
Bonus: Tools of Recovery
In this bonus episode we wanna spread some awareness and give you tools during the Christmas time! Also happy Christmas 😇
Attraction not Promotion
In this week’s episode Mark came on short notice to share with us how he has battled with addiction and came out the other side marks speaks about how he walked out of the pub one night and said that’s enough, to now travelling the world meetin...