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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93. Terry Woods: Sweeney's Men, Steeleye Span & More - Part 1

Episode 93 is the first part of a conversation with Terry Woods as he takes us from his childhood into his first bands including Sweeney’s Men, Steeleye Span, The Woods Band and more.Conversation incl...

12 Aug 20241h

92. Seamus McGarvey: Cinematographer - Part 2

Episode 92 continues with the detailed conversation with Armagh’s most illustrious cinematographer Mr. Seamus McGarvey.Reintroductions: Spacey vs Bacon; Matthew McConaughey & Penelope Cruz; Charlotte’...

7 Aug 20241h 2min

91. George Lowden: Guitar Luthier

Episode 91 is a walk through the rollercoaster timeline of George Lowden’s life of making of guitars for the likes of Eric Clapton, Paul Brady and Ed Sheeran to name but a few. Introductions: early ye...

5 Aug 202455min

90. Armagh GAA Seniors: All Ireland Winners 2024

Episode 90 tracks Sam Maguire as he arrives in Maghery Sean McDermott complete with reaction from players and the supporters. The craic was 90 indeed!Joe Fox: Chairman of Maghery Sean McDermottMaura R...

31 Juli 202453min

89. Voices From Armagh: The Day After The All-Ireland Final

Episode 89: Fender and The GAA Correspondent for The Ireland Podcast travel the length of Armagh the day after the All Ireland final to get a sense of the celebrations going on in the Orchard County.S...

31 Juli 202429min

88. Kevin Conneff: The Chieftains & The Dublin Trio - Part 2

Episode 88 is the second of a two-part conversation with six-time Grammy winner Kevin Conneff of The Chieftains and The Dublin Trio.Conversation picks up with the same performance of ‘Sé Fáth Mo Bhuar...

29 Juli 202444min

87. Prof. John Portmann: One Of The 1st Irish Passport Holders Through DNA

Episode 87 is a heartwarming story of Prof. John Portmann as he became one of the first people to gain an Irish passport through DNA evidence.Conversation includes: introductions; John’s journey; ance...

25 Juli 20241h 12min

86. Malachi O'Doherty: Author & Journalist

Episode 86 is a conversation between Fender Jackson and a voice of reason which kept him company for years when he was in China, the writer Malachi O’Doherty.Conversation includes: introductions; earl...

24 Juli 20241h 5min