OffTheBeatenCraic Episodes

Nov. 2, 2025

Sean's Bar Shanachie - Timmy Donovan

The oldest pub in Ireland, Europe…the world? Lend an ear as we explore the legend and lore of Sean’s Bar with the pub’s official storyteller Timmy Donovan. A central character in the Sean’s Bar story for the past 37 years, Timmy flips the calendar back to AD 900 when Luain Mac Luighdeach set up an …

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Oct. 26, 2025

Chef John Coffey – Homegrown Haute Cuisine in the Hidden Heartlands –…

Taste Ireland…more specifically, taste the Hidden Heartlands of the Irish Midlands through a completely original cuisine designed around the fresh local produce from surrounding farms, on offer at Athlone’s Michelin Bib Gourm...

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Oct. 19, 2025

Irish Stew Goes “Off the Beaten Craic” in the Hidden Heartlands

Your cohosts are back from an eight-day road trip through Ireland's Hidden Heartlands, where instead of profiling a person, they went “Off the Beaten Craic” to explore a place - the Irish Midlands. Some tourists might view it as "drive-through country,” as they motor west from Dublin to the Wild At…

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