Weird Ireland Podcast

That's rightThe 1st Weird Ireland live show is going down on the 27th of April in the Sugar Club, Dublin City, Ireland. Hope to see ye there, here's the link to grab yourself tickets: ticketmaster.ie/weird-ireland-dublin-27-04-2026/event/18006465E9F9A451

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]

Father Ted is probably the most influential and iconic Irish comedy TV show so far. So much so that there's an annual festival to celebrate the 30 year old programme on Inis Mór, County Galway where attendees dress up like priests and nuns, deep lore references to the show dictate the rituals of the convention, and absurdity becomes the normality for a weekend. So I chatted to Peter Philips, one of the organisers of the 18 year old event since it's beginning, to learn all about it.Follow Tedfest: instagram.com/tedfesthqtedfest.orgIf 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]

This week me and Shameen sat down to talk out two odd tales. I went for the Irish phenomenon of lake and sea monsters, and Shameen for the little known relation between Ireland and one of the world's most notorious tyrants.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]

Colm Dalton, the Publican Enemy, is on a quest to visit every Irish pub in the world, all 6500 of them. So I met him in an Irish bar in London to talk about it.Follow Colm: instagram.com/publicanenemypublicanenemy.comIf 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]

I was stone mad to learn about traditional stone masonery so me Miles and Shameen went to Manorhamilton to learn all about it from traditional stone mason and conservation worker amongst lots of other things, Dominic Keogh.Follow Dom: instagram.com/memento_mori_stoneworkIf 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]

Happy Brigid's Day! And happy Bridget's bank holiday weekend!For Brigit's Day I went to Killorglin, County Kerry, to see their Biddy's Day Festival, which is a tradition going back decades or even centuries there.I chatted to Neil Browne, one of the organisers of the event, to learn about the festive day.Follow Biddys Day in Kilorglin: instagram.com/biddys_dayTheir email:[email protected] 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]

Myself and Bobbo the Bard met in the carpark of a Supermacs in County Clare to talk about his experiences with the Sí, his quest to visit a sacred site in every county in Ireland, and his iconic musical instrument.Follow Bobbo: instagram.com/bobbo_the_bardtiktok.com/@bobbothebardIf 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]

Today's one year of Weird Ireland! So for the hell of it I decided the do my first, and maybe only ever AMA (Ask Me Anything). Shameen O'Burke is here to ask Brinsley the questions submitted by ye the followers!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]

Brinsley and Sessiongoth chat about Irish memeology and other stuff. Follow Sessiongoth: instagram.com/sessiongothIf 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]

I sat down with Football Special owner, Seamus McDaid, to chat all things fizzy sweet and Donegal.Follow Football Special: https://www.instagram.com/mcdaids_football_specialIf 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]

For our Christmas party me and Shameen talk about Christmas in Ireland and get merrier as we go onMerry Christmas everyone!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]

Back in August I met Bernard Leddy in County Leitrim and we talked Bataireacht, or Irish Stick Fighting, which is a martial art from Ireland that uses blackthorn sticks as a defensive implement, and which Bernie is a practitioner, teacher, and preserver of. Follow Bernie: fightinghares.comIf 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]

Me and Miles spun down to Mountshannon, County Clare, to meet with traditional blacksmith, Reece Foster, who works out of a 270 year old forge. He showed us how blacksmiths work in a forge, and told us all about the trade and it's connection to the locality.Follow Reece: instagram.com/saulforgedIf 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]

Well, today I'm talking to Tina, Chris, and Billy from Paranormal Researchers Ireland about paranormal investigations, Ireland's most haunted places, spooks, scares, and what not.Follow Paranormal Researchers Ireland: instagram.com/paranormal_researchers_irlfacebook.com/pararesearchersirelandListen to Paranormal Researchers Ireland Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2kuGHBoBADqR8YnFO9woc9?si=4ed8b214af7046ceIf 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]

In this episode Shaman was tired so we talked some place names in Ireland that are hard said. Here's the list of them: ​ Meath​ Howth​ Rathcroghan​ Uisneach​ Caher​ Ballivor​ Ballinagh​ St Faithleach’s Well​ Elphin​ Dunany​ Legan​ Kesh/Keash Caves​ Athlone/Athenry​ Togher​ Lough Lene​ Cobh​ Killaloe​ Creagh​ Lemanaghan​ IrelandIf 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]

I went urbexing (urban exploring) with Becca of Abandoned NI and Ines and Julie of Lobas Urbex Ireland, then afterwards we went to the pub so they could tell me all about urbexing. Follow Abandoned NI: instagram.com/abandoned_nitiktok.com/@abandonedniFollow Lobas Urbex Ireland: instagram.com/lobas_urbex_irelandtiktok.com/@lobas_urbex_irelandIf 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]

Weird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island is out now in shops in Ireland and the UK. Or you can order it online ⁠here⁠If you want to support this podcast you can buy me a coffee! buymeacoffee.com/weirdirelandFollow Weird Ireland: instagram.com/weird.irelandtiktok.com/@weirdirelandyoutube.com/@weirdlyirelandEmail:[email protected]

This time we're talking sticks, specifically blackthorn sticks, or shillelaghs, with traditional blackthorn stick maker Francis McCaffrey. How he makes them, how he got into stick making, and the place of old school walking sticks in Ireland.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]

In this episode myself and Shameen O'Burke go on about Halloween traditions in Ireland past and present, reminisce Halloween memories, speak spooky encounters, and talk films for the season.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]

In this episode myself and Shawna Scott of Sex Siopa talk about her sex toy business, how she came to own an ivory dildo from the Victorian era, horror films, history, and the like.Follow Shawna and Sex Siopa: instagram.com/an_siopa_gneastwitter.com/sexsiopaIf 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]

This is just an intro to let you know what Weird Ireland is, and what to expect from the Weird Ireland Podcast. 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]