Can a TV documentary--filmed in your #Irish hometown--capture the real story? To find out, I watched the clip and then wrote a micro #memoir, "Christmas Lies and Lights" set in that same town (TV clip included): ainegreaney.medium.com/christmas-de... @irishexpat.bsky.social @irishstewpodcast.com

What do Trump's America and Ireland's housing crisis have in common? Former diplomat Ted Smyth connects the dots in our year-end political episode—dropping midnight EST. "Affordability will define 2026" 🎧 IrishStewPodcast.com #Politics #Podcast @tedsmyth.bsky.social #GlobalIrishNation #SpéirGhorm

Thrilled that we'll be joining Irish Arts Center in featuring author and Irish Stew podcast alum @cauverymadhavan.bsky.social this spring as a part of their new season! Tickets are on sale to the public now — learn more about the event here: production.irishartscenter.org/event/cauver... #NYC

1) Sean Granahan talks about the origin story of @floatinghospital.bsky.social and how it supported waves of impoverished 19th century #Irish immigrants into #NYC Different century and countries - the mission remains unchanged #GlobalIrishNation #Giving #IrishPodcast #SpéirGhorm

Recent guest John Coffey and his Thyme restaurant team getting well deserved kudos for their wonderful food We had the pleasure of hosting John on our #OffTheBeatenCraic series. #HiddenHeartlands #Athlone #Westmeath #FineDining #IrishFood #SpéirGhorm www.irishtimes.com/food/restaur...

1) How do you get to know a town? We’re big believers in walking tours. In #Athlone there’s no better man than Vincent Harney of Athlone Guided Tours After our walk, Vincent sat down with us to talk about the Shannon River town on our latest episode #IrishPodcast #OffTheBeatenCraic #podcast

1) Our latest episode features Timmy Donovan, Seanchaí of Sean's Bar. The venerable #Athlone spot is considered the oldest pub in Ireland and maybe the world Here's Timmy expounding on why people come to visit the town at the center of the #HiddenHearlands #SpéirGhorm #IrishPodcast #Podcast

1) We spent eight jam-packed days in Ireland's #HiddenHeartlands. Here's a quick look at the first three days as we traveled across #Offaly and #Westmeath, recording new #podcast episodes and stopping off at places that piqued our curiosity. #SpéirGhorm #IrishPodcast #LoveIreland

Great #IrishFilm opportunity to get knowledgeable eyes on your work at the @solasnuadc.bsky.social Capital Irish Film Festival. We had the pleasure of attending and producing #podcast episodes last year, and it was one of our most engaging weekends. #Shorts filmfreeway.com/CapitalIrish...

1) Neale Richmond reflects on how Ireland has changed for the better in his lifetime, and how economic success has expanded diversity Our latest #podcast episode is available on all major platforms, or you can find linked in the thread ⬇️ #SpéirGhorm #IrishPolitics #IrishPodcast #GlobalIrishNation

📣 New Episode - Hear Joe Kennedy III on Irish Stew! Learn about Northern Ireland's inspiring leadership, lessons for #USPolitics, and the Kennedy legacy in community service. 🎙️ www.irishstewpodcast.com/jk3 #IrishPodcast #Podcast #USPol #SpéirGhorm @joekennedyiii.bsky.social

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No one owns the Water. No one owns the Land. No one owns the sand. These are given by Our Mother. The Planet provides for Free. Only by the hands of the Greedy does the Earth require a Fee 🌺

Now that’s a deal! #IrishHistory

Some conflict archaeology spotted on our Far Horizons archaeology tour. Repairs to the bridge at the W.B. Yeats home of Thoor Ballylee, Galway, carried out after it was blown by Anti-Treaty forces during the Civil War. They preserve a "ghost" of that wartime damage (marked with red arrows).

4) Our media partner, IrishCentral, has the story on our latest #podcast episode featuring Irish filmmaker Declan Curran #IrishSky #SpéirGhorm #IrishPodcast #IrishFilm @solasnuadc.bsky.social www.irishcentral.com/culture/ente...

It’s been 3 years since we last hosted Damian Shiels and much has changed: - New country: Finland - New podcast: Transatlantic - New book: Green & Blue On all major #podcast platforms or at the link 👇 www.irishstewpodcast.com/from-finnish... #IrishHistory #IrishAmerica #SpéirGhorm

I wake in a dark flat To the soft roar of the world. Pigeons neck on the white Roofs as I draw the curtains And look out over London Rain-fresh in the morning light.   This is our element, the bright Reason on which we rely For the long-term solutions. Derek Mahon #IrishPoetry

Tariff wars are not new. 93 years ago #OnThisDay, Ireland remained steadfast in its refusal to pay British Land Annuities. That stance led to the Anglo-Irish trade war. #IrishHistory #Tariffs #TradeWars #SpéirGhorm #IrishSky www.irishstewpodcast.com/blog/outbrea...

Tragedy struck 75 years ago #OnThisDay when Muiris Ó Súilleabháin, one of Ireland's most unique literary voices died in an accident. #IrishLanguage #GlobalIrishNation #Gaeilge #IrishBiography #IrishWriters #IrishHistory www.irishstewpodcast.com/blog/muiris-...

1) Congrats to former guest Shaunagh Connaire with big news as she moves into drama based #film #IrishFilm #GlobalIrishNation variety.com/2025/film/gl...

During the multiple 19th century struggles for national self determination in #LatinAmerica, one Irishman was frequently found at the center of things. John Thomand O'Brien was born in #Wicklow 239 years ago #OnThisDay #IrishBiography #IrishHistory www.irishstewpodcast.com/blog/otd-joh...

1) On our latest episode, filmmaker Declan Curran talks about the challenges of reviewing online feedback for his film 'Dear Imelda' from Japanese distributor SAMANSA. Available on all major #podcast platforms or our website linked in the comments #IrishFilm #IrishPodcast #SpéirGhorm

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#speirgorm #irishsky For those of us who struggle with the written text ( who sez what to whom) HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Ulysses - listen to the epic RTÉ dramatisation share.google/yXlxbzd5ftXf...

Tomorrow is #Bloomsday, a celebration of #Ulysses considered by many to be the greatest novel of the 20th century Here are 3 episodes from our backlist where #JamesJoyce and/or his greatest novel are central to the episode #Books #SpéirGhorm #Dublin www.irishstewpodcast.com/categories/j...

1) Tomorrow we celebrate William Butler Yeats’ 160th birthday. If you’re interested in developing a deeper understanding of the poet and his times, we recommend ‘Pilgrim Soul’ by @danmulhall.bsky.social #YeatsDay #Poetry #IrishHistory #IrishBiography #BookSky www.newisland.ie/shop/p/pilgr...

Letting it rip! That's how Nicola Tuthill sets a new Irish U23 record in the #Hammer #IrishSports #TrackAndField #IrishAthletics www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZjR...

Back to my newsletter after a bit of a hiatus. Found something unexpected in the archives of a German-Jewish newspaper: revolutionary and former Hotel Lux resident Emmy Leonhard searching for Simone Weil's family in a 1943 "missing persons" notice. open.substack.com/pub/archiver...

Conflict on the streets of America is not new. The Broad Street Riot happened 178 years ago #OnThisDay With the passage of time, we’d hope America has learned to temper its bigotry towards migrants and #migration #IrishHistory #IrishAmerica www.irishstewpodcast.com/blog/otd-bro...

1) Our last #LostInBelfast episode includes a conversation with Máirtín O Muilleoir. Here, he is discussing the gap in understanding of the draw Ireland has for Irish Americans. Cultivating that connection is helping revitalize #Belfast #GlobalIrishNation #SpéirGhorm #NorthernIreland #IrishPodcast

Many children of famous artists find it challenging to escape the shadow of a talented parent. That did NOT prove to be the case with Julia O'Faolain, who was born #OnThisDay 93 years ago. #IrishWriters #SpéirGhorm #IrishHistory #IrishBiography www.irishstewpodcast.com/blog/julia-o...

In the mid-17th century, wars wracked Ireland, the Gaelic Irish coalesced around the leadership of Owen Roe O'Neill. 379 years ago #OnThisDay O'Neill led his men to a dramatic victory at the Battle of Benburb in #Tyrone #IrishHistory #SpéirGhorm www.irishstewpodcast.com/blog/otd-bat...

The wars that led to Oliver Cromwell in Ireland were bloody, long before God's Executioner presented himself to the Irish. Some 600 men died in #Cork 382 years ago #OnThisDay #IrishHistory #Battles #OTD #OnThisDate #SpéitGhorm #IrishSky www.irishstewpodcast.com/blog/otd-bat...

1) Our latest episode features Irish Poet Linda McKenna reading "Fifty Miles" from her collection "Four Thousand Keys" published by Doire Press #IrishPodcast #IrishPoetry #Poetry #LostInBelfast #Writing @lindamckenna.bsky.social @doirepress.bsky.social #NorthernIreland #Malahide #Kinsealy

Wicklow-born John Thomand O'Brien was one of many intriguing #IrishHistory characters who played a significant and surprising role during the 19th-century nation-state formation in #LatinAmerica He died 164 Years ago #OnThisDay #SpéirGhorm #Wicklow #OTD www.irishstewpodcast.com/blog/otd-joh...

Michael Davitt - from Fenian prisoner to Land League founder. He unlocked the iron grip of absentee landlords in Ireland, and his quest for justice inspires to this day. Davitt passed 119 years ago #OnThisDay #SpéirGhorm #IrishHistory #IrishBiography www.irishstewpodcast.com/blog/michael...

James Plunkett author of Strumpet City, one of the best best books written about early 20th century #Dublin, was born 105 years ago #OnThisDay #GlobalIrishNation #IrishHistory #IrishBiography #OTD #OnThisDate #OTD www.irishstewpodcast.com/blog/otd-jam...

Good article from @fotoole.bsky.social (sub req) While #Brexit temporarily lanced the boil of nationalistic anger, a further schism driven by English identity may fracture the #UK with significant implications for #NorthernIreland #SpéirGhorm #IrishPolitics www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Died #Onthisday 1929, #Meath born, Alice Stopford Green, historian, nationalist & member of the 1st Seanad www.dib.ie/biography/gr... ‪@clodaghfinn.bsky.social‬

Ever struggle to describe how windy a given day was? Perhaps you haven't mastered the Beaufort scale created by Francis Beaufort, who was born in #Meath 251 years ago #OnThisDay www.irishstewpodcast.com/blog/otd-fra... #GlobalIrishNation #IrishHistory #IrishBiography #OTD #OnThisDate #Meterology

Drumanagh is such an exciting project. I had the chance to discuss it with the excavation director Christine Baker on a recent ep of Amplify Archaeology Podcast: www.abartaheritage.ie/digging-drum...

Interesting find in #Fingal #IrishHisory #Archaeology #GlobalIrishNation #AncientRome #Roman @irishacw.bsky.social @neiljackman.bsky.social www.rte.ie/news/2025/05...

400 men died on the Hill of Tara 227 years ago #OnThisDay #GlobalIrishNation #IrishHistory #OTD #OnThisDate www.irishstewpodcast.com/blog/otd-the...

Now leave the check-reins slack, The seed is flying far today - The seed like stars against the black Eternity of April clay. … Forget the worm's opinion too Of hooves and pointed harrow-pins, For you are driving your horses through The mist where Genesis begins. Patrick Kavanagh

1) A snippet of Kate Meenan-Waugh talking about her first encounter with DC based Irish Arts organization where she is now co-chair of the board Kate’s story along with other key players is the subject of our latest #podcast episode #IrishPodcast #IrishArts #SpéirGhorm #IrishSky #GlobalIrishNation

Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington was born in Kanturk, Cork 148 years ago #OnThisDay #IrishHistory #IrishBiography #HerStory www.irishstewpodcast.com/blog/hanna-s...

For visitors to #Dublin and for locals, I highly recommend the #Yeats exhibition at the National Library @nlireland.bsky.social And entry is free of charge. Check it out. It gives great insight into Yeats’s life and work.