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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69. Dr. Josh Q. Newman - James Joyce Centre

Episode 69 marks the first of a series promoting the life and works of James Joyce with Fender Jackson interviewing Dr. Josh Q. Newman from the James Joyce Centre in Dublin.Conversation includes: intr...

10 Juni 20241h 4min

68. Niall Teague: Musician and Songwriter

Episode 68 champions Niall Teague and his wonderful music as he teams up with his musical partner Padraic Joyce for the third Galway Folk Festival.Conversation includes: introductions; booking and pla...

6 Juni 202459min

67. Seán Keane: Singer and Musician

Episode 67 features Seán Keane in conversation with Fender Jackson in the run up to the third Galway Folk Festival running from 5th to 9th June 2024.Conversation includes: introductions; other jobs; M...

5 Juni 20241h 4min

66. Anna Falkenau: Traditional Musician & Researcher

Episode 66 is a conversation with musician and researcher, Anna Falkenau. Anna takes us through her personal journey from East Germany to the West of Ireland with a few musical performances along the ...

3 Juni 20241h 12min

65. Gerry McAvoy: Rory Gallagher's Bassist - Part 2

Episode 65 is the second part of a series which is celebrating Gerry's magnificent work with arguably the greatest guitarist every to have lived. Gerry McAvoy is a bass guitarist best known for his lo...

31 Maj 202425min

64. Tony Scullion: All-Ireland Winning Legend - Part 2

Episode 64 of The Ireland Podcast concludes the movie treatment interview with Fender Jackson steering Tony Scullion through his journey to All-Ireland success playing for Derry in 1993. Warning: Cont...

30 Maj 202458min

63. Tony Scullion: All-Ireland Winning Legend - Part 1

Episode 63 of The Ireland Podcast features Tony Scullion, a renowned former Derry Gaelic footballer. In this episode, Scullion shares his experiences growing up in rural Derry during the Troubles, his...

29 Maj 202453min

62. Gerry McAvoy: Rory Gallagher's Bassist - Part 1

Gerry McAvoy is a bass guitarist best known for his long tenure with Rory Gallagher's band, with whom he played from 1971 until 1991.Conversation includes: introductions; learning the bass; meeting Ro...

28 Maj 202454min