Weird Ireland Podcast

Today me and Miles went to talk to the masked man behind Hooley Homebrew who's looking to rise up the local booze scene in Ireland plus we talk all about poitín, homebrewing, folklore and all that good stuffFollow Hooley Homebrew:hooleyhomebrew.ieinstagram.com/hooleyhomebrew.ieFollow Weird Ireland: instagram.com/weird.irelandtiktok.com/@weirdirelandyoutube.com/@weirdlyirelandWeird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island is out now Or you can order it online ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email:[email protected]

If you want to support this podcast you can buy me a coffee! buymeacoffee.com/weirdirelandOne of my cousins showed me Hiberno Toys on Instagram last year and I was so impressed and amused that I really wanted to meet the maker behind the page!So in this chat myself and Richard Collier sit down and talk about his eccentric toys of Irish characters then whatever else comes to mind.Follow Rich:instagram.com/hibernotoysFollow Weird Ireland: instagram.com/weird.irelandtiktok.com/@weirdirelandyoutube.com/@weirdlyirelandWeird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island is out now Or you can order it online ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email:[email protected]

I was really interested to learn about digital achievers, folk who preserve physical artefacts by scanning them to make a digital copy for posterity.So me and Shameen went to Galway to meet Gary Dempsey of Digital Heritage Age to learn all about it and chat sheela na gigs and other Irish artefacts too.Follow Gary:digitalheritageage.cominstagram.com/digitalheritageageIf you want to support this podcast you can buy me a coffee! buymeacoffee.com/weirdirelandFollow Weird Ireland: instagram.com/weird.irelandtiktok.com/@weirdirelandyoutube.com/@weirdlyirelandWeird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island is out now Or you can order it online ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email:[email protected]

Dance is one of the iconic traditions of Ireland with the old styles and the new celebrated in festivals, competitions, dancehalls, clubs, pubs, and now online on TikTok and the like.So myself and Sessiongoth headed to Manorhamilton to learn more about it from Siobhan Butler, a dance teacher and ethnochoreologist.Follow Siobhan: banogirishdance.comsiobhanbutler.cominstagram.com/siobhanbutlernstagram.com/banog_irishdanceIf you want to support this podcast you can buy me a coffee! buymeacoffee.com/weirdirelandFollow Weird Ireland: instagram.com/weird.irelandtiktok.com/@weirdirelandyoutube.com/@weirdlyirelandWeird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island is out now Or you can order it online ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email:[email protected]

Fungie was a bottleneck dolphin who lived in Dingle Harbour for nearly 40 years and took Ireland by solar flare with his gregarious habit of coming right up to boats to say hello! Fungie brought a lot of tourism and business to Dingle and even folk who went to him for his supposed healing powers, until he vanished in 2020. So while we was down there in Dingle for Paddys Day we met Jamie Ó Flannúra, who's seen and worked alongside Fungie all his life on the Dingle boats.Follow Jamie: instagram.com/jamie_flanninstagram.com/dingleseasafariIf you want to support this podcast you can buy me a coffee! buymeacoffee.com/weirdirelandFollow Weird Ireland: instagram.com/weird.irelandtiktok.com/@weirdirelandyoutube.com/@weirdlyirelandWeird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island is out now Or you can order it online ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email:[email protected]

IX Fall$ is a breakcore/atmospheric drum and bass producer from Dundalk who I've been listening to for years now so it was really cool to meet him and chat about music, his inspirations, the underground scene he is a part of and such.Listen to IX Fall$:https://open.spotify.com/track/5cy8Ra0V23WVJB1aLd39IM?si=pYCsdo5MRASytV_PqL_izwFollow IX Fall$: instagram.com/ixfallsIf you want to support this podcast you can buy me a coffee! buymeacoffee.com/weirdirelandFollow Weird Ireland: instagram.com/weird.irelandtiktok.com/@weirdirelandyoutube.com/@weirdlyirelandWeird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island is out now Or you can order it online ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email:[email protected]

Siobhan O'Reilly from Limerick goes by Siobhsknits online has been knitting waves with her iconic handmade designs depicting transport routes of Ireland and Irish pop culture so we chatted about it in Crew in Limerick CityFollow Siobhan: instagram.com/siobhsknitstiktok.com/@siobhsknitssiobhsknits.comIf you want to support this podcast you can buy me a coffee! buymeacoffee.com/weirdirelandFollow Weird Ireland: instagram.com/weird.irelandtiktok.com/@weirdirelandyoutube.com/@weirdlyirelandWeird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island is out now Or you can order it online ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email:[email protected]

also the 2nd feature length Irish martial arts film (Moving Target)This time, for Fatal Deviation Day (May 2nd), me and Shameen go on about the cult classic and 1st feature length Irish martial arts film - Fatal DeviationIf you want to support this podcast you can buy me a coffee! buymeacoffee.com/weirdirelandWeird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island is out now you can order it online ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Weird Ireland: instagram.com/weird.irelandtiktok.com/@weirdirelandyoutube.com/@weirdlyirelandEmail:[email protected]

It's St Patrick's Day so me and Shameen chatted about Paddy's days here and gone, the man himself, and other palaver.If you want to support this podcast you can buy me a coffee! buymeacoffee.com/weirdirelandWeird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island is out now you can order it online ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Weird Ireland: instagram.com/weird.irelandtiktok.com/@weirdirelandyoutube.com/@weirdlyirelandEmail:[email protected]

When I found out about Emmet making Beyond the Woods, a tabletop RPG based on Irish mythology and folklore, I knew I had to learn more about it. So we met in Athlone to talk about tabletop, Irish myths, and video games. Follow Emmet/Old Oak Games/Beyond the Woods: instagram.com/oldoakgamesoldoak-games.comIf you want to support this podcast you can buy me a coffee! buymeacoffee.com/weirdirelandFollow Weird Ireland: instagram.com/weird.irelandtiktok.com/@weirdirelandyoutube.com/@weirdlyirelandWeird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island is out now Or you can order it online ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email:[email protected]