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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165. Marina Fiddler: MADRA Co-Founder

Episode 165 MADRA (Mutts Anonymous Dog Rescue & Adoption) Co-Founder Marina Fiddler chats with Fender Jackson in Galway on Wed 14th May 2025.Conversation includes: introductions; how MADRA was founded...

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164. South Derry Artists: Local Talent Showcase - Part 2

Episode 164. Fender Jackson joins James Devlin and a host of talented local artists from South Derry to showcase their music in a special live session. Recorded at An Scioból (The Barn) at The Market ...

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163. Damien Broderick: Content Creator & Designer

Ep.163. Dubliner Content Creator and Designer Damien Broderick shares his story with Fender Jackson from his base in Washington State, USA on Monday 12th May 2025.Conversation includes: introductions;...

19 Touko 20251h 11min

162. South Derry Artists: Local Talent Showcase - Part 1

Episode 162. Fender Jackson joins James Devlin (Harbour Annie) and a host of talented local artists from South Derry to showcase their music in a special live session. Recorded at An Scioból (The Barn...

15 Touko 20251h 4min

161. Marie McGuckin: Seamus Heaney HomePlace

Episode 161 Fender Jackson travels to Seamus Heaney HomePlace in Bellaghy, County Derry, to speak with Marie McGuckin, Sales and Marketing Officer. Recorded on Friday 9th May 2025, the conversation ex...

13 Touko 20251h 18min

160. Jim FitzPatrick: Artist - Part 2

Episode 160 is the second half of the chat with legendary artist Jim Fitzpatrick at his studio in Howth, County Dublin, recorded at 12 noon on Saturday, 3rd May 2025.Conversation includes: copyright; ...

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159. Jim FitzPatrick: Artist - Part 1

Episode 159 - Fender Jackson chats with legendary artist Jim Fitzpatrick at his studio in Howth, County Dublin, recorded at 12 noon on Saturday, 3rd May 2025.Conversation includes: introductions; earl...

6 Touko 202541min

158. Orla Chennaoui: Broadcaster and Ten Times Braver

Episode 158. Broadcaster and founder of Ten Times Braver Orla Chennaoui chats with (her first cousin!) Fender Jackson in Draperstown (aka Ballinascreen), County Derry on Tuesday 22nd April 2025.Conver...

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