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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85. Kevin Conneff: The Chieftains & The Dublin Trio - Part 1

Episode 85 is the first of a two-part conversation with six-time Grammy winner Kevin Conneff of The Chieftains and The Dublin Trio.Conversation includes: ‘Pride Of Pimlico’; introductions; The Liberti...

23 Juli 20241h 3min

84. Fun Lovin' Criminals: Musical Legends

Episode 84 brings you a conversation between Fender Jackson and Fun Lovin’ Criminals as the guys play Monroe’s as part of the Galway International Arts Festival.Conversation includes: (re)introduction...

17 Juli 202438min

83. Seamus McGarvey: Cinematographer - Part 1

Episode 83 is a forensic insight into the mysterious world of shooting movies from one of the world’s most accomplished and desired cinematographers, Armagh’s Seamus McGarvey.Conversation includes: in...

16 Juli 202456min

82. Lillis Ó Laoire & Seán Ó hEaráin: Aodh Ó Canainn & Saggart Heron

Episode 82 is a conversation with An Feannadóir (Fender Jackson), his father Seán Ó hEaráin and Lillis Ó Laoire around a book written by the late Aodh Ó Canainn about Priest Heron which tracks the lan...

13 Juli 202452min

81. Dr. Patrick Collins: AI & UrbanLab Galway

Episode 81 is another failed conversation between Dr. Patrick Collins and Fender Jackson as they get sidetracked on AI and UrbanLab instead of talking about Pat’s book from Orpen Press. Conversation i...

11 Juli 20241h 26min

80. Jake Burns: Stiff Little Fingers' Singer & Guitarist

Episode 80 is a conversation between Fender Jackson and his childhood hero Jake Burns of Stiff Little Fingers.Conversation includes: introductions; life in Belfast in the 1970s; moving to London in 19...

9 Juli 202438min

79. Steve Hofstetter: Stand Up Comic - Over 1 Billion Views!

Episode 79 is Fender Jackson interviewing Steve Hofstetter, a comedian and author known for his quick wit, sharp humour, and extensive presence on social media platforms where he has a combined total ...

3 Juli 202437min

78. Jack L: All Round Music Man - Part 2

Episode 78 is the second part of a two part conversation between Jack L aka Jack Lukeman and Fender Jackson as he completes his 'Echo On' tour in Town Hall Theatre, Galway.Conversation includes: a per...

24 Juni 20241h 2min