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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101. Fender Jackson: Reflecting On 100 Episodes - Part 2

Episode 101 is the second part of an interview with Fender Jackson by his old friend and former fellow bandmate, the esteemed Dr. James Morrow reflecting back on 100 episodes of The Ireland Podcast.Co...

5 Sep 202434min

100. Fender Jackson: Reflecting On 99 Episodes - Part 1

Episode 100 is the first part of an interview with Fender Jackson by his old friend and former fellow bandmate, the esteemed Dr. James Morrow reflecting back on 99 episodes of The Ireland Podcast.Conv...

4 Sep 202446min

99. David Kelleher: Ultra Marathons & Poetry

Episode 99 is a conversation between Fender Jackson and IMRA member David Kelleher who is a family man, an ultra marathon runner and a poet amongst other things.Conversation includes: introductions; R...

2 Sep 20241h 16min

98. Martin Sharkey: Belleek Pottery

Episode 98 brings Fender Jackson face to face with Martin Sharkey who is the Finance Director of Belleek Pottery and the Belleek Pottery Group.Conversation includes: Belleek village; the origin story ...

28 Aug 202448min

97. Terry Woods: The Pogues & Beyond - Part 3

Episode 97 is the final episode of a three part series consisting of a conversation between Terry Woods and Fender Jackson. Conversation includes: why The Pogues split up the first time, why they refo...

26 Aug 202449min

96. Dr. Niall Muldoon: Ombudsman For Children In Ireland

Episode 96 has the Ombudsman for Children in Ireland Dr Niall Muldoon conversing with Fender Jackson. Niall has held this position since February 2015, and his work focuses on promoting and protecting...

21 Aug 202458min

95. Terry Woods: The Pogues - Part 2

Episode 95 is a continuation of the conversation between Terry Woods and Fender Jackson as Terry talks about his career in The Pogues. Conversation includes: Frank Murray; James Fearnley’s excellent b...

19 Aug 202450min

94. Guggi: Artist

Episode 94 brings us to the southern coastal part of County Dublin where Fender Jackson chats with the visual artist Guggi.Conversation includes: introductions; names; Guggi, Bono, The Edge, Gavin Fri...

15 Aug 202456min