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Irish Stew Podcast
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Conversation for the Global Irish Nation on all major podcast platforms and at irishstewpodcast.com.
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4) The sinking of the #Titanic produced more than 1,000 sorrowful stories. One particularly tragedy is that of Margaret Rice of #Athlone.

On our latest episode, Vincent Harney, tells her story

#IrishPodcast #HiddenHeartlands #IrishHistory #Westmeath #IrishPodcast #Podcast #SpéirGhorm
November 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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1) How do you get to know a town?

We’re big believers in walking tours. In #Athlone there’s no better man than Vincent Harney of Athlone Guided Tours

After our walk, Vincent sat down with us to talk about the Shannon River town on our latest episode

#IrishPodcast #OffTheBeatenCraic #podcast
Top left: Vincent Harney standing with the River Shannon in the background, holding a historical photograph of a woman in Victorian-era dress with a large hat • Top right: detail from Harry Clarke stained glass window from the Church of Saints Peter and Paul • Middle right: A smiling Vincent Harney at the Sheraton Hotel • Bottom left: Vincent Harney in conversation with Martin Nutty at Athlone Castle with an Irish flag in the background • Bottom right: The podcast branding - “irish stew - Off the Beaten Craic in the hidden heartlands Fall 2025”
November 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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1) Our latest episode features Timmy Donovan, Seanchaí of Sean's Bar.

The venerable #Athlone spot is considered the oldest pub in Ireland and maybe the world

Here's Timmy expounding on why people come to visit the town at the center of the #HiddenHearlands

#SpéirGhorm #IrishPodcast #Podcast
November 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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1) We spent eight jam-packed days in Ireland's #HiddenHeartlands.

Here's a quick look at the first three days as we traveled across #Offaly and #Westmeath, recording new #podcast episodes and stopping off at places that piqued our curiosity.

#SpéirGhorm #IrishPodcast #LoveIreland
October 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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1) Neale Richmond reflects on how Ireland has changed for the better in his lifetime, and how economic success has expanded diversity

Our latest #podcast episode is available on all major platforms, or you can find linked in the thread ⬇️

#SpéirGhorm #IrishPolitics #IrishPodcast #GlobalIrishNation
September 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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1) On our latest episode, filmmaker Declan Curran talks about the challenges of reviewing online feedback for his film 'Dear Imelda' from Japanese distributor SAMANSA.

Available on all major #podcast platforms or our website linked in the comments

#IrishFilm #IrishPodcast #SpéirGhorm
June 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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@danmulhall.bsky.social that Mulhall was a long way from the family hotspot according to the 1901 census
Alt text: Screenshot from "Irish Surname Maps" showing data about the surname "Mulhall" in Ireland in 1901. The text states there were 988 people with this surname, ranked 796th most common, with 97.57% Catholic, 1.42% Anglican, 0.71% Methodist, and 0.30% other or not given. Below the text is a color-coded map of Ireland displaying the geographic distribution of the Mulhall surname in 1901, with the highest concentrations in the central and eastern regions. A color scale indicates the number of people per 100,000 with the surname, ranging from yellow (low concentration) to dark red (high concentration). Largest concentrations of Mulhall name are found in South Leinster counties
June 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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3) On our latest episode, Connla McCann talks about the challanges of seating hundreds of people at the Belfast Homecoming.

Together with Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, Connla is the cofounder of Aisling Events the company behind the Belfast Homecoming.

#LostInBelfast #NorthernIreland #IrishPodcast
June 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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1) Our last #LostInBelfast episode includes a conversation with Máirtín O Muilleoir. Here, he is discussing the gap in understanding of the draw Ireland has for Irish Americans. Cultivating that connection is helping revitalize #Belfast

#GlobalIrishNation #SpéirGhorm #NorthernIreland #IrishPodcast
June 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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1) Our latest episode features Irish Poet Linda McKenna reading "Fifty Miles" from her collection "Four Thousand Keys" published by Doire Press

#IrishPodcast #IrishPoetry #Poetry #LostInBelfast #Writing @lindamckenna.bsky.social @doirepress.bsky.social #NorthernIreland #Malahide #Kinsealy
June 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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3) Andrew Lee Dolan of Solas Nua talking about the benefits of being virtual when bringing #IrishArts programming to #WashingtonDC

Listen to the whole conversation with Andrew and other Solas Nua key players at the link in the thread ⬆️

#IrishPodcast #SpéirChorm #Podcast @solasnuadc.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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1) A snippet of Kate Meenan-Waugh talking about her first encounter with DC based Irish Arts organization where she is now co-chair of the board

Kate’s story along with other key players is the subject of our latest #podcast episode

#IrishPodcast #IrishArts #SpéirGhorm #IrishSky #GlobalIrishNation
May 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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2) Our latest guest, John Kelly of McConnell's Irish Whisky, talks about going to school next door to the Crumlin Road Gaol in #Belfast during The Troubles.

You can find our episode on multiple #podcast platforms get the listing here => www.irishstewpodcast.com/follow

#SpéirGHorm #IrishSky
May 20, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Join us as we discuss the near death experience of #IrishWhiskey in the early 20th century. We talk with John Kelly CEO of McConnell’s about the revival of #Whiskey in #Belfast and the extraordinary reuse of Crumlin Road Gaol which his brand calls home

#IrishPodcast #SpéirGhorm
Alt text: A four-panel image. The largest panel on the left features John Kelly, CEO of McConnell’s Irish Whisky, standing with arms crossed inside the Crumlin Road Gaol in Belfast, part of which has been converted into a distillery. The setting includes an industrial-style interior with exposed ducts, a central staircase, and display cases. The top right panel shows a shelf filled with bottles of McConnell’s Irish Whisky. The middle right panel displays the McConnell’s Irish Whisky logo with text: “McConnell’s Irish Whisky – Belfast Born 1776.” The bottom right panel shows the cover art for the “Irish Stew” podcast, featuring a globe inside a bowl and the tagline “Conversation for the Global Irish Nation.”
May 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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1) 🎶 Dive into the vibrant world of #Belfast and its music scene with Suzanne Savage! 🎻🎤 In our latest episode, Suzanne takes us on her classical training to jazz improvisation career journey.

Listen to what it takes to cover a #LeonardCohen song ⬇️

#IrishPodcast #SpéirGhorm #Podcast #IrishSky
May 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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5) The graves of men who dominated the headlines of #NorthernIreland during #TheTroubles

#IrishHistory
A four-panel collage showing gravestones of prominent Northern Irish political figures. Top left: A black granite headstone for Ian Paisley with flowers at its base, set against a background of grass and houses. Top right: A simple, rounded grey stone for John Hume and Pat Hume, engraved with their names and dates. Bottom left: A tall Celtic cross gravestone for Martin McGuinness, surrounded by other headstones and Irish flags in a cemetery. Bottom right: A black granite headstone for David Trimble, with gold lettering and flowers in front, set in a cemetery with other gravestones visible behind a wooden fence.
May 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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3) Fabulous to have renowned journalist and writer of 'The Irish Question', John Walsh aka @corcaighabu.bsky.social on the #podcast

John brings impressive focus and incisive analysis to the film and this episode. Here's John talking about the day after the #Brexit vote

#GlobalIrishNation #IrishSky
May 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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1) Delighted to have Alan Gilsenan, director of 'The Irish Question', join the latest episode recorded at the @solasnuadc.bsky.social Capital Irish Film Festival

We talk about his #film and the possibilities and pitfalls of #Irish unification.

#IrishPodcast #SpéirGhorm #IrishFilm #Documentary
May 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Joseph Plunkett gave his life for Ireland 109 years ago #OnThisDay

Plunkett one of the seven signatories of the 1916 Proclamation married Grace Gifford just hours before his execution in Kilmainham Jail

One of his poems, to mark the day 👇

#IrishHistory #poetry
May 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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7) Ciaran Byrne, former plasterer and now actor talks about the emotional impact #NorthernIreland plays can have on him

Get the whole episode on your favorite #podcast platform or at the link in the thread ⬆️

#IrishPodcast #GlobalIrishNation #SpéirGhorm #IrishTheatre #Theater #Newry
May 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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6) John Duddy, former professional boxer and now actor talks about the similarities between two very different professions

Get the whole episode on your favorite #podcast platform or at the link in the thread ⬆️

#IrishPodcast #GlobalIrishNation #SpéirGhorm #IrishTheatre #Theater #Derry
May 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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5) Crissy O’Donovan of Big Telly Theatre Company talking about the importance of #theater in a world that feels fragile

Get the whole story on your favorite #podcast platform or at our site at the link in the thread above

#NorthernIrelabd #IrishPodcast #IrishTheater #GlobalIrishNation #SpéirGhorm
May 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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4) Labhaoise Magee of Fairplay Productions talking about what fires her up about making a career in #theater

Get the whole story on your favorite #podcast platform or on our site at the link in the thread above

#Derry #Podcast #IrishPodcast #IrishTheater #GlobalIrishNation #SpéirGhorm
May 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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1) Last week we recorded our first #podcast episode in front of a live audience. The subject was theater on #NorthernIreland

What was intended to be one episode became two because the conversations proved so compelling

#IrishPodcast #GlobalIrishNation
Four-panel image featuring: • Top left: Labhaoise Magee smiling in front of a background of soft pink cherry blossoms. • Top right: Crissy O’Donovan smiling broadly, with shoulder-length hair and wearing a white top against a plain background. • Bottom left: Exterior of “Ryan’s Daughter,” decorated with holiday lights • Bottom right: Logo for the “Irish Stew” podcast, with a globe inside a white bowl and the text: “Live from 1st Irish! Conversation for the Global Irish Nation.” A four-panel image. Top left: Ciaran Byrne against a dark background. Top right: John Duddy against a dark background. Bottom left: The exterior of Ryan’s Daughter pub, decorated with lights and a wreath at night. Bottom right: The “Irish Stew” podcast logo with the tagline “Live from 1st Irish! Conversation for the Global Irish Nation,” featuring a globe in a bowl.
April 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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2) The occupation of Stephen’s Green on day 2 of the 1916 rising proves to be untenable and reveals military naivety. The rebels withdraw 109 years ago #OnThisDay

More details from Eoin Purcell of @theirishstory.bsky.social ⬇️

#IrishHistory #1916Rising #OTD

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April 25, 2025 at 10:47 AM