Irish Stew Podcast

Irish Stew Podcast

Irish Stew the podcast for the Global Irish Nation featuring interviews with fascinating influencers proud of their Irish Edge. If you're Irish born or hyphenated Irish, this is the podcast that brings all the Irish together

Recent Episodes

S5E6: Doug Devaney
United Kingdom Based Actor Arts Performing Arts Podcasting Men

S5E6: Doug Devaney

May 29, 2023

Join us as we pick up the conversation with Doug Devaney who interviewed us last fall on The Plastic Podcasts. A talented podcaster, Doug’s also an actor, writer, journalist, and self-proclaimed "songster, funster, punster, …

Guest: Doug Devaney
S5E5: David Clinch – Making Media Matter
America Based Business Journalism Men

S5E5: David Clinch – Making Media Matter

May 15, 2023

For Dublin’s own David Clinch, media is serious business. He’s been working on the front lines of innovative journalism and the complete overhaul of the news business for the past 30 years. He jokes that he’s been called “th…

Guest: David Clinch
S5E4: Richard Donovan – Extreme Athlete Looking to the Stars
Irish Based Sport Men

S5E4: Richard Donovan – Extreme Athlete Looking to the Stars

May 1, 2023

For Richard Donavan running the grueling 26.2 miles of the Boston Marathon was only a way to stretch his legs before getting up the next morning to run across America…for the second time. Running seven marathons on seven con…

S5E3: Manchán Magan - Deep Rooted In Irish Culture
Irish Based Author Irish Language

S5E3: Manchán Magan - Deep Rooted In Irish Culture

April 10, 2023

For over 25 years Manachán Magan has been at the forefront of Irish cultural affairs. He first rose to public attention with the 1996 launch of Irish language television now known as TG4. Together with his brother Ruán, Mana…

S5E2: Giovanni Buttigieg - Ambassador from “The Island of Malta & the Ireland of Malta”
Europe Based Men Diplomacy

S5E2: Giovanni Buttigieg - Ambassador from “The Island of Malta & the Ireland of Malta”

March 27, 2023

From “The Island of Malta and the Ireland of Malta,” Malta’s Ambassador to Ireland tells Irish Stew of the unexpected connections between the island nations of Ireland and Malta, especially for his hometown of Floriana. Amba…

S5E1: Barbara Walsh – Pulitzer Prize Winning Teller Of Stories That Need To Be Told
America Based Author Journalism Women

S5E1: Barbara Walsh – Pulitzer Prize Winning Teller Of Stories That Need To Be Told

March 13, 2023

A Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, Barbara Walsh started her career in Galway as a newspaper photographer and has gone on to work for newspapers and magazines in Florida, Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire. While at t…

Recent Blog Posts

Sometimes You Gotta Get A Bit Geeky: Podcast Chapters

Podcast episodes on Irish Stew are long - we make no apologies for that. Originally when John Lee and I started Irish Stew, we decided to shoot for epi…

OTD: WIlliam Parsons (17 Jun, 1800 - 31 Oct, 1867)

William Parsons, astronomer and 3rd Earl of Rosse was born in York, England on the 17th of June 1800. Parsons is best remembered for his construction of …

OTD: Ray McAnally (Mar 30, 1926 - Jun 15, 1989)

Actor, Ray McAnally was born in Buncrana, Donegal on the 30th of Mar, 1926. He was the winner of 4 BAFTA awards for his work in both film and television.…