Episodes

Ep 421 – Control Line Aerobatics in County Cork

This week we’re taking you to County Cork for a weekend of aerobatic flying. The Home International was founded in Belfast 40 years ago and has teams of model pilots from Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland competing. Event organiser and part of the Irish team, Kevin Barry, speaks to us about the competition and also […]

Ep 420 – Traditional Irish Music at Jacob’s Well and Conrad Na Gaeilge Celebrations in Liverpool

In Part 1… We’re at Jacob’s Well pub in Bradford for a Sunday afternoon of traditional Irish music and dance. Twice a month, musicians from near and far meet up for a lively session, organised by the Bradford Irish society and hosted at Jacob’s Well. In Part 2… We’re across to the Liverpool Irish Centre […]

Ep 419 – Eurogold Golf Day, raising funds for Claire House Hospice

This week, we’re the guests of Damien Brickland from Eurogold Group at the Worsley Park Golf Club, as they raise funds for Claire House Children’s Hospice. Damien and Eurogold have always sponsored the Irish in the UK and today, they extend their generosity by fundraising thousands of Pounds for Claire House Hospice. Last year, Eurogold […]

Ep 418 – Salsa Dancing with Gerry Flynn Events in Spain

This week, we’re back on the Costa Del Sol with the Gerry Flynn Events team and it’s Salsa time. Gerry’s holidays always take a little bit of Ireland to the sun but this time, the dance floors are alive with Salsa. If you love dancing, you’ll want to do this, and regardless of how much […]

Ep 417 – Irish Nurses in the NHS – an oral history & a new Podcast “There’s a lot I haven’t asked”

In Part 1, we’re at the Liverpool Irish centre to hear readings from a new book highlighting the lives and experiences of Irish nurses working in the NHS. We hear accounts read by the book’s authors, Grainne McPolin and Louise Ryan that recall a mix of funny and harrowing times, as groups of young women […]

Ep 416 – Irish Heritage at Stonyhurst College

This week, we pay a visit to Stonyhurst College in Clitheroe. Stonyhurst is a co-educational Catholic school with a rich Irish heritage. We take a tour of the school and experience its multiple chapels and libraries. Rugby Union plays a significant part of the sporting curriculum but recently, GAA sports have been introduced. Set in […]

Ep 415 – All Hertfordshire GAA Football Competition

This week, we’re in Harpenden for a four day GAA event for schools and Hertfordshire GAA clubs. Now in its third year, we spoke with Keith Jackman, GAA Community Development Administrator, about the growing appeal of the traditional Irish game. The event was well attended by both boys and girls teams, highlighting the success of […]

Ep 414 – Gerry Flynn Events in Torremolinos #2

This week, we’re back with the Gerry Flynn Events team in Torremolinos, Spain for an Irish themed getaway in the sun. Gerry and his team have been organising sunshine filled song and dance events for many years and make the trip abroad as smooth as possible. Party along with the holidaymakers from your sofa, as […]

Ep 413 – Mike Harding & Mae Dunne celebrates her 108th Birthday

In Part 1… We meet up with broadcaster and entertainer Mike Harding. Mike has Irish heritage and talks about growing up in the Irish community in Manchester and how being surrounded by traditional music influenced his career. Now living in North Yorkshire, Mike talks about the “July Barbers”; Irish workers that travelled over for the […]

Ep 412 – Gerry Flynn Events in Torremolinos

This week, we’re with the Gerry Flynn Events team in Torremolinos, Spain for an Irish themed getaway in the sun. We meet up with the musicians and entertainers that bring a little bit of Ireland to the Costa Del Sol. With so many friends reunited, it’s a show packed full of great music and so […]