The Ireland Podcast

About the Podcast

The Ireland Podcast is a long-form interview series creating space for unhurried conversation about life on the island of Ireland and beyond.

The Conversations

Hosted by Fender Jackson and produced by Salthill Media, the podcast centres on listening rather than argument. Each episode features a single guest and allows time for reflection, context, and experience to emerge naturally. Guests include artists, musicians, writers, athletes, broadcasters, historians, and cultural figures whose work or perspective offers insight into place, memory, and lived experience.

There is no political or religious agenda. The podcast does not seek to persuade, promote, or argue a position. Instead, it exists as a space for careful dialogue, where complexity is allowed and difference is approached with curiosity rather than confrontation.

The Host

Fender Jackson grew up in Ulster and later lived in England and China before returning to Ireland and settling in Galway, where most episodes are now recorded. These experiences inform a listening-led, exploratory approach shaped by distance as well as proximity, and by an awareness of how place, movement, and memory intersect.

Approach

The Ireland Podcast approaches the island as a shared, lived place - shaped by multiple histories, traditions, communities, and viewpoints. In a post-conflict society, conversation itself has value. The podcast recognises the role that respectful dialogue, storytelling, and careful questioning can play in fostering empathy and understanding.

Over time, it becomes an informal record of conversations about the island and its many expressions, offered quietly and without prescription.

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12. Shane MacGowan's Funeral: Tributes To A Beloved Genius

As a fan of Shane MacGowan and The Pogues since 1985 this episode is made with the most respectful of intentions. It is a collection of thoughts, conversations and music from Shane's funeral in Nenagh...

11 Joulu 20231h 55min

11. Kevin Burke: Irish Master Fiddler

Kevin takes us deep into his early years when he trained as a fiddle player as well as a violin player. He discusses moving to American in 1980, Alan’s Irish Fiddler Book, Sligo Fiddle Player Paddy Ki...

4 Joulu 20231h 26min

10. Johnny Graham: Ireland's Smallest Comedy Club

Episode 10. Comedian behind Ireland's Smallest Comedy club which takes place upstairs in Dew Drop Inn, Galway ever Thursday at 9pm. Johnny discusses his early influences, sketches of the priest and Ch...

28 Marras 20231h 14min

9. Paul Mulligan & Jim Rooney: Evoking The Ghost Of John Prine

Second of a series of episodes tracing the connection between John Prine and Ireland. A conversation with Grammy-winning producer Jim Rooney and his good friend from Kinvara, the musician Paul Mulliga...

21 Marras 20231h 3min

8. Kinvara: Searching For The Ghost Of John Prine

First of a series of episodes tracing the connection between John Prine and Ireland. Here's some highlights from his wikipedia entry:Prine won four Grammy Awards out of 13 nominations, as well as a Gr...

14 Marras 20231h 7min

7. Bríd Rodgers: Retired Politician - Part 2

Second half of a conversation recorded on the afternoon of Saturday 21st October 2023.03:10 Sunningdale04:48 Sinn Fein and the IRA's opposition to Sunningdale05:47 The Loyalist strikes10:06 Paisley's ...

7 Marras 20231h 7min

6. Bríd Rodgers: Retired Politician - Part 1

First half of a conversation recorded on the afternoon of Saturday 21st October 2023.01:18 Intro and first awareness of discrimination08:01 Fianna Fáil vs Fine Gael08:43 University09:31 Voting for the...

31 Loka 202344min

5. Ollie Walsh: Social Impact Entrepreneur

A wide ranging interview with Ollie Walsh who is the co-founder and CEO of Pipit Global, a FinTech start up based in Galway. Ollie also consults for and mentors FinTech/Tech/Social Impact founders and...

24 Loka 20231h 1min