Irish Radio Canada

Feb 02 2025 1080 ep. 21 mins 26
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St Brigit of Kildare in Medieval Ireland and Abroad

Feb 02 2025 11 mins  
St Brigit of Kildare (451–c. 525) is Ireland’s most renowned female saint and abbess, and one of the country’s three national patrons, alongside St Patrick and St Colmcille. Her name is preserved in numerous placenames, holy wells, churches, and streets throughout Ireland, Britain, and continental Europe. Medieval manuscripts containing accounts of her life, hymns in Latin an

Alexandra McKinnon - Private Joseph Patrick Buckley

Feb 02 2025 15 mins  
Private Buckley described his occupation as a “labourer” when he enlisted on 16 May 1916, and gave his address as “General Delivery, Olds, Alta” when he enlisted from Olds, Alberta. Olds is a small town in central Alberta, on the Prairies between Calgary and Edmonton. The Mountain View Museum and Archives in Olds has been unable to find any trace of him, but their assessmen

JJ Hurley - Private Joseph Patrick Buckley

Feb 02 2025 26 mins  
The Canadian Defence Forces are urgently trying to trace the relatives of a Canadian Soldier killed on the Western Front in 1917 and is believed to have had relatives in the Kinsale/Cork Area. Despite the Great War having ended over 106 years ago, the killing fields of the Western Front continues to give up the remains of soldiers lost in No Man’s land. The latest remains to be d

Irish Whiskey Tasting

Jan 26 2025 7 mins  
On February 11th, Brigid’s Well will be hosting another FREE Irish Whiskey tasting event hosted by Paul Gault of Somm4All. Samples of both @thesexton and @glendaloughdistillery Irish whiskies will be provided and also Paul will be conducting a guided tasting of each along with sharing the back story of each brand of whiskey.

Pop Up Gaeltacht in Ottawa

Jan 26 2025 14 mins  
Grant McIlhargey of CCE Ottawa talks about the Popup Gaeltacht A chance to speak and hear the Irish language in a live setting. The plan is to hold this on the last Tuesday of each month. This event is open to anyone with an interest in the Irish language, regardless of level or ability. This is a great opportunity for people of all levels to come together and speak or listen to th

Toronto CG Review 2024

Jan 26 2025 29 mins  
Irish Consul General to Toronto Janice McGann looks back on the activities and events of 2024 which included Ministerial visits, The Toronto Irish Film Festival, TIFF and numerous other important events.

Peter Robinson Settlers Assisted Emigration Scheme

Jan 19 2025 14 mins  
Amanda Slattery outlines plans for the 200 year commemorative events of the Peter Robinson In September 2025, we will mark the 200th anniversary of the Peter Robinson Settlers Assisted Emigration Scheme, many of these families left from communities across the Ballyhoura region including Mitchelstown, Doneraile, Kildorrery, Churchtown, Liscarroll, Charleville, Croom, Kilfinane, Kilb

Fever in the Jungle: Inside the World of an Epidemic Troubleshooter

Jan 19 2025 15 mins  
International Day of Epidemic Preparedness was observed on Friday, as it is annually on 27 December since first declared by the General Assembly of United Nations in 2020, to raise awareness about the importance of having effective measures at local, national, regional and global level to prevent and respond to epidemics. The resolution calls upon … all Member States, organisatio

2024 Review CG Western Canada

Jan 19 2025 29 mins  
Cathy Geagan,Irish Consul General to Vancouver and Western Canada provides a review of 2024

In Conversation with The Irish Ambassador to Canada

Jan 12 2025 50 mins  
John Concannon has recently been appointed as Ireland’s Ambassador to Canada, Jamaica, The Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Lucia. His most recent posting was as the Director General of the Global Ireland and Economic Division in Department of Foreign Affairs. John has had numerous leadership roles across both public and private sectors, including with Unilever PLC, Dubarr