Northern Ireland Episodes

March 3, 2025

From Hostilities to Hospitality with Anthony & Andrea Kieran of Belfa…

Join us in the Queen’s Quarter at the former derelict buildings that Anthony and Andrea Kieran transformed into Belfast’s stunning five-star boutique hotel, Regency House. Their story intertwines personal histories with The T...

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Feb. 24, 2025

Pride & Politics: Belfast’s Trailblazing Lord Mayor Micky Murray

Join us for the first stop on Day 2 of our Lost in Belfast Road Trip as we visit the magnificent City Hall to meet Lord Mayor Micky Murray. The city’s youngest and first openly gay Lord Mayor shares refreshing new perspective...

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Feb. 17, 2025

Exploring “Belfast’s Great Shared Space” with The Linen Hall’s Julie …

The third stop on our “Lost in Belfast” series is the city’s oldest cultural organization, The Linen Hall Library, located in an 18th-century building across the street from City Hall and a reminder of Belfast’s days as “Line...

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Feb. 3, 2025

Belfast Graft & Craft: Gerry White’s Jawbox Gin Journey

Gerry knows gin from his time behind the bar and from sipping his favorite tipple from the other side of the stick. But he found his perfect gin, though he could imagine just how it would taste, a taste he finally captured in...

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Jan. 27, 2025

Niall McKenna: Belfast Chef Knows “What's It All About”

Join us in the first leg of our “Irish Stew Gets Lost in Belfast Road Trip” in the vibrant Cathedral Quarter at its prime culinary destination Waterman House as we explore the recipe for restaurant success with Chef and Found...

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July 15, 2024

S6E11: Máirtín Ó Muilleoir: Building Bridges in Belfast, to Belfast

In New York for the annual New York New Belfast Conference, Máirtín Ó Muilleoir swung by the Irish Stew Global Headquarters for a transatlantic conversation with co-host John Lee. In this episode, the Belfast Media Group and ...

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March 11, 2024

S6E2: Michael McKillop - Whisky Distiller & Potato Purveyor

In the first of our “Irish Libations” series, we welcome Michael McKillop, who branched out from the 36-year-old Glens of Antrim Potatoes business to launch Glens of Antrim Distillery with its Lir line of Irish Whiskeys, amid...

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Sept. 18, 2023

S5E12: Jane Ferguson - No Ordinary Correspondent

Growing up in The Troubles in Northern Ireland, Jane Ferguson spent most of her life reporting on the global troubles in Yemen, Somalia, Sudan, Iraq, Gaza, Syria, and Afghanistan, reporting for CNN International, Al Jazeera, ...

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June 12, 2023

S5E7: Pauline Turley - The Muse of Irish Arts in NYC

When Seamus Heaney wrote, “Walk on air, against your better judgement,” he could have been writing about Pauline Turley. From Newry to New York, Pauline has paired hard work with serendipity to arrive at her pivotal role char...

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Nov. 22, 2021

S3E6: Colin Broderick - Searing Storyteller of the Irish

Colin Broderick likes to tell stories, needs to tell them, be they dark, dank, and dangerous, be they bright, affirming, and knowing. It’s all there in his new film A Bend in the River , his highly personal tale of a writer r...

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Nov. 8, 2021

S3E5: Clare McGee - Business Whisperer & Derry Girl

Clare McGee wears multiple hats, most notably as a principal of Innovate-NI , a management consulting company established 2016 in Derry, Northern Ireland. Along with cofounder Dr. Barney Toal , the company focuses on small bu...

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