Irish Voices

In our latest Irish Voices podcast, Gerard Gough speaks to father and son, Hughie and Martin Connor about a brand new book—written by Martin and inspired by Hughie—called Between Two Countries: An Irish Boy in the Gorbals, which documents Hughie’s story of growing up in Glasgow as the son of Irish immigrants in the 1960s, while travelling back 'home' to Donegal with the family during the summers. In the course of our conversation, we talk about life, love and laughter as well as Celtic, charity and the importance of our mental health too!

Gerard Gough speaks with Scotland GAA Chair, Jennifer Treacy, in the latest edition of our Irish Voices podcast about growing up in the United States, her impressive gymnastic background—which saw her harbour Olympic dreams—a life-changing meeting in Butch McGuire's pub in Chicago, playing for and coaching Glasgow Gaels, helping to drive Scotland GAA and Pearse Park forward, enjoying a Kingfishr gig in a living room and much more!

In the latest edition of our Irish Voices podcast, Gerard Gough speaks with Irish Consul General of Ireland in Scotland, Jerry O'Donovan about his varied upbringing in Canada, the USA and Cork, getting into the Irish Diplomatic Service and the countries it has taken him to, his work with the British-Irish Council, meeting, interacting and growing with Scotland's multigenerational Irish community, the current fortunes of the Rebel County's footballers and hurlers, and much more!

Gerard Gough speaks with Davy Rispin in the latest edition of our Irish Voices podcast. Davy is a former GAA columnist for The Irish Voice, but now, along with his partner Micky Brennan, hosts the extremely popular We Are Meath podcast. In this episode, Davy talks about his earliest memories of playing and watching Gaelic Football, dipping his toe in and then diving headfirst into the media world, his love for Arsenal and Celtic manager Martin O'Neill, his hope for the future of Gaelic Football and Hurling in the Royal County and much more!

In the latest edition of our Irish Voices podcast, we speak to young Irish dancer, Damien Fisher, about getting into the sport, growing and flourishing year after year, competing all over the world and his dancing ambitions. We also dive into some of his outside interests too, such as his love of Celtic FC and trains and railways!

Mary McGinty speaks with lawyer Frank Cannon of Cannon's Law Practice in the latest edition of our Irish Voices podcast about his life and work, including his Irish roots and his love of flying, which has saw him volunteer as an air ambulance pilot, found Malinair and playing a key role in the establishment of Donegal Airport!

In the latest edition of our Irish Voices podcast, we speak to Cathal Ó Gaillín about his journey across the Irish Sea to Scotland to study, playing GAA with Dalriada and how his devotion to sport and freedom found a new home through his involvement with GAA Palestine!

Irish Voices is joined in this most recent podcast by the President and Chairman of the Belfast Celtic Society, Charlie Tully Jr and Pádraig Coyle. The latter has written extensively about Belfast Celtic through books and a stage show, while the former is the son of Belfast Celtic and Glasgow Celtic legend, Charlie Tully. In this edition, both men give an insight into the life and death of the club, some of the main characters associated with it—including Cheeky Charlie himself—and the work of the Belfast Celtic Society in keeping the memory of the club alive to this day.

In the latest Irish Voices podcast, one of Ireland's finest comedians, Paddy McDonnell talks to us about: growing up in West Belfast, how comedy acted as an antidote to depression for him, some of the stages he's graced and who he's graced them with, whether or not Roy Keane has forgiven him, what he loves about his city and so much more!

Danny Boyle, the Parliamentary and Policy Officer for BEMIS Scotland—the national ethnic minorities led umbrella body supporting the development of the Ethnic Minorities Voluntary Sector in Scotland—speaks to us in our latest Irish Voices podcast about: his Donegal connections, playing music with St Roch's Ceili Band, playing Gaelic Football with Tir Conaill Harps, his work representing the Irish community both past and present and the challenges facing that community today.