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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228. How Brexit Was Negotiated: Prof. Katy Hayward

How did Brexit move from referendum result to international treaty?In Part 2 of this three-part conversation, Professor Katy Hayward traces the negotiations that reshaped relations between Northern Ir...

6 Juli 56min

227. John Heron: 43 Years in the Gaeltacht

As he approaches his 87th birthday, John Heron joins his son, Fender Jackson, for a deeply personal conversation about a lifetime of learning, community and his 42 consecutive years attending Oideas G...

1 Juli 1h 5min

226. How Brexit Happened: Prof. Katy Hayward

Ten years after the Brexit referendum, Professor Katy Hayward joins The Ireland Podcast to look back at one of the most consequential political events in modern British and Irish history.Rather than d...

29 Juni 49min

225. Gerry Hanley: Trad Musician - Part 2

In the concluding part of his conversation with The Ireland Podcast, Gerry Hanley reflects on the people and experiences that have shaped his musical journey. He shares stories of Sharon Shannon, Greg...

25 Juni 24min

224. Gerry Hanley: Trad Musician - Part 1

In Part 1 of a two-part conversation, Galway accordion player Gerry Hanley reflects on a lifetime immersed in traditional music. He discusses the musicians who influenced him, the stories behind the t...

23 Juni 51min

223. Colin Murphy: How Ireland Thinks, Speaks and Remembers

What does Irish political culture reveal about how we think?Writer, journalist and playwright Colin Murphy joins The Ireland Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation on politics, culture, history and s...

18 Juni 1h 7min

222. Racist Attacks in Belfast | John Manley

John Manley, Political Correspondent with The Irish News, joins The Ireland Podcast to discuss the recent racist attacks in Belfast.We explore how the unrest developed, the role of social media, loyal...

16 Juni 24min

221. Andy McKee: Modern Fingerstyle Guitarist

Andy McKee is one of the world's best-known modern fingerstyle guitarists. His groundbreaking instrumental compositions and viral YouTube success helped introduce a new generation to acoustic guitar m...

10 Juni 27min