Francis Edward Ledwidge (19 August 1887 – 31 July 1917) was an Irish poet from Slane, County Meath, sometimes known as the "poet of the blackbirds". He was later also known as a First World War war poet. He was killed in action in 1917 BEHIND THE CLOSED EYE I…
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On this serving of Irish Stew, we travel from Manhattan (pop. 1.6 M) to Inisheer (pop. 250) to explore the sights, sounds, haunting landscape, natural history, and vibrant culture of the Aran Islands with our affable tour guide—Irish language advocate and sean-nós singer, MacDara Ó Conaola. MacDara guides us over…
Ful Episode: https://www.irishstewpodcast.com/s3e7-val-cummins-phd-tapping-the-energy-of-coastal-ireland Val Cummins has over 25 years of expertise in the marine and energy fields at national and international levels. She brings a considerable track record in team building, leading complex projects with diverse disciplines, and high levels of stakeholder engagement through previous roles (i.e. Director of Coastal…
Through her work on the award-winning The Coastal Atlas of Ireland and on harvesting the power of ocean winds, our guest Val Cummins is a compelling advocate for embracing the potential off Ireland’s shores. Just named the best Irish-published book of the year, and weighing in at a hefty 10…
Colin Broderick is an author, a playwright and a movie maker. Join Irish Stew as we explore his backstory at: https://www.irishstewpodcast.com/s3e6-colin-broderick-searing-storyteller-of-the-irish
Colin Broderick likes to tell stories, needs to tell them, be they dark, dank, and dangerous, be they bright, affirming, and knowing. It’s all there in his new film A Bend in the River, his highly personal tale of a writer returning to his native County Tyrone still in the…
Preview of Clare McGee episode S3E5. Full audio can be found at: https://www.irishstewpodcast.com/s3e5
Clare McGee (https://www.linkedin.com/in/claremcgee) wears multiple hats, most notably as a principal of Innovate-NI (https://innovate-ni.com/about-us) , a management consulting company established 2016 in Derry, Northern Ireland. Along with cofounder Dr. Barney Toal (https://twitter.com/BarneyToal) , the company focuses on small business development, entrepreneurship, digital and social innovation projects. Clare is also a…
Preview for Season 3 Episode 4 feturing Paul Finnegan, a stalwart of the Irish American community
For Paul Finnegan it all goes back to his hometown of Galway City, “a small city but I refuse to call it a town” he says and a “crucible of many great things,” notwithstanding its reputation for being “where ambition goes to die.” But Paul explains why, despite his love…
How much of our history would remain buried if not for a few intrepid explorers of the past? In this episode we explore little known Irish diaspora stories buried in cemeteries over 1,300 miles apart in Colorado and Georgia. Drawing on his research of an abandoned cemetery high in the…
Preview for Season 3 Episode 3 featuring historians Damian Shiels and Jim Walsh and their respective projects at Andersonville, Georgia and Leadville, Colorado
Shoutout makes reference to episode 147 which can be found at: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9kYXZpZG1jd2lsbGlhbXMubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M/episode/NDljNWY2YjktY2FmMC00Zjg0LWFmNGItZjMyMDRlOGNhMGQ5
Natalie Nugent O'Shea runs one of the most successful Irish cultural centers in America. Here she speaks about the dynamic evolution of culture. You can hear the full episode at: https://www.irishstewpodcast.com/s3e2
Natalie Nugent O’Shea takes us from St. Paul, Minnesota, around the world with Riverdance, to Dublin to start a family, and then back home to St. Paul where she’d co-found a home for Irish arts and culture in the Midwest, the Celtic Junction Arts Center. She tells us of her…
A preview of Season 3's first episode, Vinny Warren the legendary Chicago based ad man talks about how he comes up with new ideas To hear the whole episode, visit IrishStewPodcast.com
WASSUP? Season III of Irish Stew is WASSUP! We launch with an episode on the Irish ad man responsible for the memorable Budweiser commercial that had people around the world shouting WASSUP--Vinny Warren. Vinny takes you from his native Galway to London, New York, Boston and finally Chicago, relates why…
Emer Rocke gives an insider’s perspective on the lives of those most global of Irish citizens, the people of Ireland’s diplomatic corps. The Deputy Ambassador of Ireland to the United States at time of the interview, now Director of U.S. and Canadian Relations, Emer discusses the rewards and challenges of…
Janet Behan carries on the family tradition of creativity in both her acting and writing. The London-born daughter of Dublin-born playwright Brian Behan & Celia Behan, great niece of the songwriter Peadar Kearney (author of Amhrán na bhFiann, the Irish National Anthem), and niece of the writers Dominic Behan and…
Shoutout for @3CastlesBurning hosted by @fallon_donal and one of the Stew Crew's favorite Irish Podcasts #GlobalIrishNation #Dublin
Cauvery Madhavan adds Indian spices to this serving of Irish Stew as we trace her journey from Chennai, India to Sligo, Ireland, to County Kildare, and travel back with her to India to explore Irish stories there through her epic novel The Tainted. We talk of race and color in…
Full Episode Link: https://bit.ly/2SjuT7U A legal advocate for immigration in America, Irish-born, Chicago-based Fiona McEntee is a recognizable media-friendly face and voice in the U.S. immigration conversation through interviews by MSNBC, BBC, CNN, The New York Times, Politico, The Chicago Tribune…and now Irish Stew.
A legal advocate for immigration in America, Irish-born, Chicago-based Fiona McEntee is a recognizable media-friendly face and voice in the U.S. immigration conversation through interviews by MSNBC, BBC, CNN, The New York Times, Politico, The Chicago Tribune…and now Irish Stew. She is the founding and managing attorney of McEntee Law…