Irish Stew Podcast

Irish Stew Podcast

Irish Stew the podcast for the Global Irish Nation featuring interviews with fascinating influencers proud of their Irish Edge. If you're Irish born or hyphenated Irish, this is the podcast that brings all the Irish together

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Encore Mick Mellamphy! The Smuggler is Loose in Ireland
July 6, 2025

Encore Mick Mellamphy! The Smuggler is Loose in Ireland

The Smuggler is back and rhyming its way through Ireland, so we updated our earlier episode with actor Mick Mellamphy with news of his Irish tour of Ronán Noone’s award-winning one-man tour de force this July. Set on a wealth...
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Declan Curran - From YouTube to Film Festivals
June 22, 2025

Declan Curran - From YouTube to Film Festivals

In this episode, host Martin Nutty chats with Declan Curran, actor, writer, and producer of the acclaimed short film Dear Imelda . Declan traces his creative path from creating teenage comedy sketches on YouTube to crafting a...
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Coming Home to Belfast with Máirtín Ó Muilleoir & Connla McCann
June 8, 2025

Coming Home to Belfast with Máirtín Ó Muilleoir & Connla McCann

When you have a good story to tell, why not invite the world? For our Lost In Belfast series finale, we convene in the Titanic Hotel’s grand vaulted hall, where the ill-fated ship was designed. Hundreds have gathered from across local communities and from around the globe for the Belfast Internatio…
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4,000 Keys: Unlocking Linda McKenna's Poetic Journey
June 1, 2025

4,000 Keys: Unlocking Linda McKenna's Poetic Journey

In the 10th episode of the Irish Stew Podcast's Lost in Belfast series, host Martin Nutty sits down with poet Linda McKenna. Together, they discuss poetry, history, and forgotten voices of Irish history. Linda's path to poetr...
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Solas Nua – Illuminating Irish Arts in Washington, DC
May 25, 2025

Solas Nua – Illuminating Irish Arts in Washington, DC

In this episode of Irish Stew , host Martin Nutty connects with key figures from Solas Nua , a dynamic Washington, D.C.-based arts organization devoted to contemporary Irish culture. Recorded during the Capital Irish Film Fes...
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Reviving the Spirits of Belfast with McConnell’s Whisky CEO John Kelly
May 18, 2025

Reviving the Spirits of Belfast with McConnell’s Whisky CEO John Kelly

Join us in jail, or is it gaol, as in the Crumlin Road Gaol, the last Victorian era prison relic in Northern Ireland, now being put to better use as the home of the Belfast Distillery Company, working to revive the classic ol...
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Recent Blog Posts

Outbreak of the Economic War: June 30, 1932
June 30, 2025

Outbreak of the Economic War: June 30, 1932

Irish Independent, July 1, 1932, with headline story on Anglo-Irish economic tensions Background to the Anglo-Irish Trade WarWhile the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 granted Ireland a measure of independence, many in the newly formed Saorstát &E…

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OTD: James Plunkett (1920 - 2003)
May 28, 2025

OTD: James Plunkett (1920 - 2003)

James Plunkett, author of Strumpet City, one of the best books on Dublin, was born on 21 May 1920 in the Hibernian metropolis. Strumpet City details the lives of common Dublin folk and their hero, James Larkin. The novel is an excellent fiction…

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Brexit and the Irish Border
May 6, 2025

Brexit and the Irish Border

In our latest Irish Stew Podcast episode, cohost Martin Nutty sat down with documentary filmmaker Alan Gilsenan and journalist John Walsh to explore their thought-provoking film, The Irish Question. We think this episode makes for good list…

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Reviews

Irish Stew Podcast

"We LOVED the two Irish Stew podcasts we just listened to on a snowy Colorado day. It’s so great to feel so easily connected to the global Irish community! Bridget Bray got us excited about genealogy …"

Land Library | Oct. 26, 2020

Loving the Stew!

"I'm very impressed with the first few podcasts. Jeffery Hazlett is a charismatic person with an engaging energy. John and Lee ask pointed questions that make that interviews effortless. Bridget Bray …"

dasherbug | Nov. 1, 2020

The Right Ingredients

"Accomplished guests plus thoughtful hosts who’ve prepped in advance, don’t intrude on their guests and close with fine summaries. Karen Daly NYC"

novemx | March 3, 2021

Love it!

"Thank you to the creators and guests, what an amazing contribution to a great culture."

Fenian 1916 | March 29, 2021

Great podcast with great hosts!

"This podcast is well worth checking out. The hosts are really well-prepped and knowledgeable and the guests are super interesting. Highly recommend giving it a listen!"

Caoimhe Donnelly | Jan. 14, 2023
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