Keeping Hope Afloat with Sean Granahan of The Floating Hospital
In this season of giving, Irish Stew welcomes Pennsylvania-born lawyer-turned-nonprofit leader Sean Granahan, the president of The Floating Hospital, a 160-year-old New York charity with deep Irish ro...
15 Dec 202548min
That Beats Banagher!” with Historian James Scully & Horse Racing’s Mark Boylan - Day 5
The Irish Midlands flow to the relentless rhythm of the River Shannon and along its banks the Irish Stew podcasters found themselves again, Day Five of their “Off the Beaten Craic in the Hidden Heartl...
8 Dec 202547min
Birr Castle - Citadel of Science, with Historian Brian Kennedy - Day 4 - Part 2
Ireland has no shortage of stately manors, but as Irish Stew hosts Martin Nutty and John Lee learned, no other historic property has a legacy like Co. Offaly’s Birr Castle Demesne, which for generatio...
1 Dec 202535min
Peatlands for Prosperity’s Promise with Douglas McMillan & Donie Regan - Day 4 - Part 1
The poet Seamus Heaney once said, "I think of the bog as a feminine goddess-ridden ground, rather like the territory of Ireland itself." And that territory is 14- to- 21 percent bog. So, on their fo...
24 Nov 202541min
Growing Green with Organic Farmers Pippa Hackett & Margaret Edgill - Day 3
How did Ireland become a food destination? Thanks go to chefs like John Coffey of Athlone’s Thyme Restaurant and Belfast’s Niall McKenna of the Waterman House, both past Irish Stew guests. But ask tho...
17 Nov 202543min
Hidden Heartlands History Hike with Athlone’s Vincent Harney - Day 2 - Part 2
Despite the “Off the Beaten Craic” theme to the current Irish Stew podcast series, on this episode hosts Martin Nutty and John Lee follow the well-worn track of history that flows through Athlone like...
10 Nov 202534min
Sean's Bar Shanachie - Timmy Donovan - Day 2 - Part 1
The oldest pub in Ireland, Europe…the world? Lend an ear as we explore the legend and lore of Sean’s Bar with the pub’s official storyteller Timmy Donovan. A central character in the Sean’s Bar story ...
3 Nov 202530min
Chef John Coffey – Homegrown Haute Cuisine in the Hidden Heartlands – Day 1
Taste Ireland…more specifically, taste the Hidden Heartlands of the Irish Midlands through a completely original cuisine designed around the fresh local produce from surrounding farms, on offer at Ath...
27 Okt 202541min
