Episodes

Ep 352 – Celebrating 25 Years of Nottingham St Patrick’s Day Festivals at the Irish Embassy

This week we’re at the Irish Embassy in London at an event hosted by the Deputy Irish Ambassador, Orla McBreen. The day was organised to celebrate the Nottingham St Patrick’s Day Festival and pay tribute to all those that have contributed to its success over the years. We speak to Gerry Molumby about organising such […]

Ep 351 – Awards at Kane Irish Dance and Cath Noone’s 50 years of Volunteering

In Part 1… We’re in Huddersfield with Rebecca Kane, of Kane Irish Dance, to see her receive an Excellence in Teaching Award. Presented by the Lord Mayor of Kirklees, Cahal Burke, this award is a global recognition of excellence and clearly shows Rebecca to be at the top of her game. With live music from […]

Ep 350 – The Kilkennys at the Irish World Heritage Centre & Don Kennedy from Leeds Irish Centre Shop

In Part 1… We’re in Manchester at the Irish World Heritage Centre for an evening of great music from the Kilkennys. A mix of traditional and new music will get your feet tapping. We talk to Davey Cashin from the band and also meet up with Sam Mcintyre, the organiser of the event. In Part […]

Ep 349 – The Brian Boru Club and Updates on the Leeds Irish Centre

In Part 1… Founded in 1889 at Ashton in Makerfield, The Brian Boru club was established by a group of Irish emigrants who left for England over 130 years ago. We spend an evening at this culturally significant club, taking in the great history and traditional music and dance. We’re joined by the Chairman, Tom […]

Ep 348 – Leitrim Association Appeal For Archive Pictures and Peter Fawcett’s New Gardening Book

In Part 1… The Leitrim Association in Luton will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year and to commemorate this milestone, they’re putting together a book of memories of the last half century. They need your help! Photos, stories or anything that relates to the Leitrim Association in Luton would be greatly appreciated and would form […]

Ep 347 – The Luton Irish Forum

This week, we visit the Luton Irish Forum as they “celebrate” Blue Monday; allegedly the most unhappy day of the year as all our Christmas bills are in, the weather is dark and miserable and we’re a long way from our next holiday. Whether Blue Monday is miserable or not, the Luton Irish Forum were […]

Ep 346 – The Costa Gaels GAA Club in Marbella

This week, we’re giving you a break from the cold and dark of the UK winter to take you to Southern Spain and to meet the Costa Gaels. Marbella has a vibrant Irish community, there for work as well as leisure. With over 320 days of sunshine per year and winter days as warm as […]

Ep 345 – 69th London Cork Association Dinner Dance

We spend an evening at the Clayton Hotel with the London Cork Association celebrating their 69th anniversary. Great live entertainment from Barry Owen and his Band and traditional dance from the Angela O’Connor Academy. Special guests for the evening include Amy O’Connor, the captain of Cork camogie team and Michael Mullins captain of Cork under […]

Ep 344 – Birmingham Irish Association Toy Appeal & Irish in Britain’s “Look Back to Look Forward” Exhibition

In Part 1… Just before Christmas, the Birmingham Irish Association launched their toy appeal. In these difficult times, Local schools and Irish Associations get together to collect toys for children that may not be fortunate enough to receive Christmas presents. Also on the collecting day, the Birmingham Association organises its Day Centre Christmas party, supporting […]

Ep 343 – Looking back over 2023 as we rush towards the New Year

In Part 1… Gerry Flynn has been arranging Irish themed trips abroad for many years. We went with him to Ballina, County Mayo, for a festival of traditional song and dance accompanied by nearly 250 partygoers at the Great National Hotel. Back in the UK, we went to the GAA Northern Community Gaelic Games in […]