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Stories and interviews from the Irish Diaspora

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Diana Beresford-Kroeger

October 06, 2019 12:00 - 54 minutes - 12.6 MB

Diana Beresford-Kroeger - To Speak for the Trees: My Life's Journey from Ancient Celtic Wisdom to a Healing Vision of the Forest

Bat species in Ireland

September 29, 2019 12:15 - 50 minutes - 11.5 MB

Carole Reynolds

Connemara National Park

September 29, 2019 12:00 - 6 minutes - 1.55 MB

Siobhan Geoghegan

John Joe Conwell - Portumna

September 22, 2019 12:30 - 33 minutes - 7.66 MB

John Joe has written a number of local histories including Lickmolassy by the Shannon, Hearts of Oak - the rise to glory of Portumna GAA Club and From Little Acorns ... A Centenary History of Portumna Golf Club. His latest book, Portumna A Galway parish b

Galway2020

September 22, 2019 12:00 - 19 minutes - 4.45 MB

Bridgette Brew about the launch of Galway2020

In Conversation with Calvin Vollrath Canadian Fiddle Champion

September 15, 2019 12:50 - 9 minutes - 2.24 MB

Calvin Vollrath

Cyndyslist.com at BIFHSGO

September 15, 2019 12:40 - 8 minutes - 2.45 MB

Cyndi Ingle

Audrey Collins at BIFHSGO

September 15, 2019 12:20 - 19 minutes - 4.55 MB

Audrey Collins

BIFHSGO Conference - organizing research and US and European records

September 15, 2019 12:05 - 13 minutes - 3.12 MB

Nancy Loe

BIFHSGO 25th Annual Conference

September 15, 2019 12:00 - 5 minutes - 1.36 MB

Duncan Monkhouse President BIFHSGO

Marrinan Clann Gathering

September 08, 2019 12:45 - 12 minutes - 2.85 MB

Micheal Marrinan spearheaded the 2019 gathering

Marrinan Clan Gathering

September 08, 2019 12:45 - 12 minutes - 2.85 MB

Micheal Marrinan spearheaded the 2019 gathering

The London Visitors at the Marrinan Gathering

September 08, 2019 12:40 - 5 minutes - 1.29 MB

Michael, Laura and Jacob Marrinan

Marrinan Gathering

September 08, 2019 12:25 - 6 minutes - 1.55 MB

Bob Moeller - Joanna Marrinan Leyden

Telenn Tri at Marrinan Gathering

September 08, 2019 12:15 - 9 minutes - 2.45 MB

Christine Morphett

Marrinan Clan Gathering - Catherine O'Brien

September 08, 2019 12:00 - 13 minutes - 3.22 MB

Catherine O'Brien travelled from Australia to attend the 2019 Marrinan Clan Gathering in Ennistymon, Co Clare Ireland

Adams & Butler

September 01, 2019 12:45 - 14 minutes - 3.36 MB

Siobhan Byrne Learat, founder at Adams & Butler tells of where she saw an opportunity to service customized travel vacations in Ireland

Teeling Whiskey

September 01, 2019 12:35 - 6 minutes - 1.53 MB

Lisa Jameson of Teeling Whiskey gives the background to distilling in Dublin and the Teeling Distillery Experience

Griffin Group

September 01, 2019 12:30 - 7 minutes - 1.92 MB

Liam Griffin tells of the family business

SheenCo Travel

September 01, 2019 12:20 - 8 minutes - 2.03 MB

Genevieve Sheehan on the customized SheenCo travel services for visitors to Ireland

Giants Causeway

September 01, 2019 12:10 - 10 minutes - 2.72 MB

John Higgins of the National Heritage on The Gian's Causeway ExperienceTrust

Moloney & Kelly

September 01, 2019 12:00 - 9 minutes - 2.09 MB

Colin Wynne of Moloney & Kelly describes their travel services

Rose of Tralee celebrates it's 60th International Festival 2019

August 25, 2019 12:45 - 12 minutes - 2.92 MB

Kathleen Zuk, Ottawa Rose 2019

Rose of Tralee International Festival 2019

August 25, 2019 12:30 - 11 minutes - 2.54 MB

Sarah O'Shea Western Canada Rose 2019 talking about her experiences.

Claire White provides a guided tour of Glin Castle and Gardens

August 25, 2019 12:00 - 26 minutes - 6.08 MB

In the early 14th century the Earl of Desmond, head of the Geraldines, made hereditary Knights of 3 illegitimate sons he had sired with the wives of various Irish chieftains, creating them the White Knight, Green Knight of Kerry & Black Knight of Glin.

Social Media And Democracy How Do We Balance Rights And Responsibilities

August 18, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 14.4 MB

Brian O'Neill, Gavin Sheridan explored the challenges and opportunities that digital and social media opens in our society and the growing case, across Europe, for online content regulation and controls.

Gwen McNamara Bond, Founder of the Siarsceal Festival

August 11, 2019 12:40 - 16 minutes - 3.87 MB

SiarScéal Festival 2019 takes place over two days, commencing on Friday, 11 October and continuing through Saturday, 12 October at Roscommon County Library HQ in Roscommon Town.

Thommy Fegan - The Thomas D'Arcy McGee Summer School 2019

August 11, 2019 12:20 - 20 minutes - 4.83 MB

The theme of this year’s Thomas D’Arcy McGee Summer School in Carlingford on 20th and 21st August, 2019 reflects the instability evident in the lives of our politicians, businessmen, academics and the wider communities – north and south, east and west.

Will Peat talks about the progress at Ireland Park

August 11, 2019 12:00 - 12 minutes - 2.98 MB

Ireland Park is the principal memorial to the Irish Famine experience in Toronto. It is a bridge from the past to the future. It is a bridge that links two nations and two cities. It is the story of a destitute people overcoming unimaginable hardship and

The Irish Remembered at the Bytown Museum

August 04, 2019 12:00 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MB

Grant Vogl is the Collections and Exhibitions Manager at Bytown Museum and tells of the wealth of Irihs history housed there.

Beechwood Cenetery Irish Connections

July 28, 2019 12:00 - 59 minutes - 13.6 MB

Nick McCarthy, the Director of Marketing, Communications and Community Outreach provides an insight into some of those people and their historical impact on Ottawa and Canada.

Shane Lowry after turning professional June 2009

July 22, 2019 12:05 - 7 minutes - 1.68 MB

Shane Lowry is an Irish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. His notable achievements include winning the Irish Open as an amateur in 2009.

The Irish Famine Walk, Strokestown - Dublin

July 21, 2019 12:30 - 25 minutes - 5.89 MB

The Famine Walk took place from May 27th - Jun 1st 2019 as a group followed the footsteps of the 1,490 tenants from Mahon’s Strokestown Park House estate, who were escorted by a bailiff to Dublin to ensure they boarded ship in 1847

The Irish Famine Walk, Strokestown to Dublin

July 21, 2019 12:00 - 25 minutes - 5.8 MB

On 30th May 2019, a group of walkers iarrived at the Jeanie Johnston Famine Ship in Dublinhaving walked from Strokestown Park the new officially accredited 165km national heritage trail – the National Famine Way.

In conversation with Fanaid

July 14, 2019 12:50 - 16 minutes - 3.78 MB

Fanaid - Tradition Music Group from Belfast - recently toured Eastern Ontario.

Andy Irvine in Conversation

July 14, 2019 12:20 - 24 minutes - 5.55 MB

Andy Irvine is one of the great Irish singers, his voice one of a handful of truly great ones that gets to the very soul of Ireland.

Jigjam - in conversation with Jamie McKeogh

July 14, 2019 12:00 - 10 minutes - 2.41 MB

Jamie McKeogh - JigJam are a multi-award winning quartet from the heart of the midlands in Ireland.

Lost Children of the Carricks

July 07, 2019 12:30 - 26 minutes - 6.21 MB

Joe Mc Gowan - Sligo Heritage

Democracy, Truth and Trust in Europe

June 30, 2019 12:00 - 52 minutes - 12 MB

Michele Nicoletti is Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Trento.

Dimitri Lazarev of CIS Force at Collision 2019 Toronto

June 23, 2019 13:45 - 13 minutes - 3.1 MB

Dimitri Lazarev -CIS Force works to provide companies all over the world with access to the best talents of Eastern Europe and Russia in a reliable, fair and transparent way.

Tim Sexton of GuardYoo at Collision 2019 Toronto

June 23, 2019 13:30 - 16 minutes - 3.84 MB

GuardYoo helps to address key cybersecurity concerns.

Gary McDarby of XLR8Solutions at Collision 2019 Toronto

June 23, 2019 13:15 - 18 minutes - 4.31 MB

Gary McDarby was a founding director of Camara (www.camara.ie) - a not for profit entity that refurbishes discarded computers with open source software and distributes them to schools in Africa.

Ciaran Haughey of Table4One at Collision 2019 Toronto

June 23, 2019 13:00 - 10 minutes - 2.36 MB

Ciaran Haughey spends about one-third of his working life on the road and while he enjoys meeting people and visiting new places, dining on his own is one aspect of business travels he dislikes.

When All Is Said - Anne Griffin

June 16, 2019 19:40 - 17 minutes - 4.03 MB

Anne Griffin began writing in 2013, and in 2015 undertook an MA in Creative Writing in UCD studying under James Ryan, Éilis Ní Dhuibhne, Frank McGuinness, Lia Mills, Paul Perry and Anne Enright.

John Dooley Mayor of Hudson BC

June 16, 2019 12:20 - 26 minutes - 6.1 MB

Nelson BC Mayor John Dooley was born and raised in Ireland, emigrating to Canada in 1967. He became a Canadian citizen in 1974.

In Conversation with Mike Hurley - Mayor of Burnaby

June 16, 2019 12:00 - 15 minutes - 3.56 MB

Mike Hurley was born in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland, in 1958 and came to Canada in 1983 at the young age of 25. Music and Gaelic football dominated his youth as did soccer which advanced him to a semi-professional league.

Collision 2019 Toronto - Mindfule

June 09, 2019 12:50 - 9 minutes - 2.27 MB

Ali Milne is the founder of Mindfule, which is the personalized nutrition tracking app, guiding people towards healthy and strong minds through AI and Machine Learning to track food, mood and cognition.

Chatting with Dubliner Oisin Hanrahan atCollision 2019 Toronto

June 09, 2019 12:35 - 18 minutes - 4.27 MB

Dubliner Oisin Hanrahan is the CEO and co-founder of Handy, the leading on-demand home services platform. Oisin founded Handy along with Umang Dua, Ignacio Leonhardt and Weina Scott.

Collision 2019 Toronto - Kevin Twomey

June 09, 2019 12:20 - 13 minutes - 3.1 MB

Kevin Twomey is a marketing professional with over 10 years international experience, working in Canada, The Netherlands and Ireland.

Collision 2019 Toronto in conversation with Donie O'Sullivan

June 09, 2019 12:00 - 19 minutes - 4.38 MB

Donie O'Sullivan _ It's a long way from Cahersiveen and the world of South and Mid-Kerry rowing, to the studios of CNN World News in New York.

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