Episode 2 – Cáit O’Riordan
In this second episode of The Meaning of Life, Joe Duffy speaks with music legend Cáit O’Riordan, former bass player with the Pogues who talks openly and honestly about her wild and turbulent youth on the London Irish music scene, facing her alcohol addiction and the ending of her long-term relationship with Elvis Costello. She also reveals the fateful story behind the famous ballad “Fairytale of New York” and her continuing love for Shane McGowan.