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Jim O'Callaghan is a Fianna Fáil politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Bay South constituency since the 2016 general election. He has a BCL degree from University College Dublin, a…Read more
Antrim native, Ian has served as the Member of Parliament for North Antrim since the 2010 general election. Previously he was a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for North Antrim from 1998 to 2010.…Read more
Tadhg Hickey joins Shared Ireland to talk about his entry into comedy, his struggles with alcoholism, transcendental meditation, online abuse, and much more. You can follow Tadhg and catch his latest comedy sketched here on…Read more
Declan McLaughlin is a folk singer songwriter from Derry, Ireland. Having risen to notoriety in former outfits 'The Screaming Bin Lids' and 'The Whole Tribe Sings', Declan has had an incredible career to date including…Read more
This weeks Shared Ireland guest is Kieran Harrahill. Kieran has written a cuple of articles for us before which you can view here and here. Kieran Harrahill is a 3rd year PhD researcher with University…Read more
Rights Campaigner, Vice-Chair & NI spokesperson for VotingRights.ie & Co.Derry native Emma DeSouza joins Shared Ireland to talk about her successful 3 year with the UK Govt regarding her right to be recognized solely as…Read more
Kyle Paisley, son of Rev Ian Paisley and twin brother of Ian Paisley Jr joins Shared Ireland this week to discuss his father, northern politics and following in his father's footsteps to become a Minister…Read more
Former Ulster Farmers Union President Ian Marshall joins us this week to discuss his omission from the 26th Seanad Eireann. Ian has been a Unionist voice in the previous Seanad, picked by Leo Varadkar. Ian…Read more
???? ? - Matthew O'Toole @MatthewOToole2 speaks to #SharedIreland about working in @10DowningStreet , his move into politics and his first 6 months as @SDLPlive MLA for south BelfastRead more
???? ? of our podcast w/ @GildernewColm MLA & @sinnfeinireland spokesperson for Health where we continue to explore the response and approach to #Covid19 & what a potential all-Ireland Heath Service may look like …Read more
???? ?- Colm Gildernew @GildernewColm MLA, @sinnfeinireland spokesperson for #Health spoke to Shared Ireland recently about Stormont's response to #COVID19 & benefits of possible all island approach.Read more
Conor Houston, @ConorHouston_, founder of @connect_citizen, Governor of The Irish Times Trust & Director of @ShoutOut_IE an LGBTQ charity joins #SharedIreland in our latest installment of "A Conversation With" series.Read more
Singer & Politician Frances Black @frances_black joined #SharedIreland to discuss her work as a Senator, being Chairperson of @IrelandsFuture setting up the @RISEFoundation, ideas on a "new Ireland" & spending time on #RathlinIsland.Read more
Derry native & National Policy Director for Ogra Fianna Fail Andrew McFadden joins #SharedIreland for our latest installment of our "A Conversation With" podcast series to discuss GE2020, Irish unity and preparing for a unity…Read more
Sligo native & founder of @QUBelfast Branch of Young Fine Gael @yfg @QUBYFG Jude Perry @judeperry98 joins #SharedIreland to discuss #GE2020, prospects of @fiannafailparty / @FineGael govt, #IrishUnity #COVID19 & more.Read more
With Coronavirus dominating the news, we bring you a podcast with some voices of business owners & customers from the Mid-Ulster area on how this has affected daily lives SocialDistancing COVID19Read more
Our bonus podcast w/ Aisling Conway @YourAisling, a light-hearted Q&A incl. favourite place in Ireland.Read more
This week we are joined by Aisling Conway from Healing your life with Aisling. Aisling Conway is from Cookstown Co. Tyrone and We are delighted to welcome Aisling @YourAisling as part of #SharedIreland's focus on…Read more
Our light-hearted, quickfire Bonus podcast with Prof. Colin Harvey & Barrister Mark Bassett. Our full podcast can be accessed via https://sharedireland.com/full-list-of-podcasts/ as well as SoundCloud, Google Podcasts & Spotify. Who would you be for a…Read more
Prof. Colin Harvey & Barrister-in-law Mark Bassett @qubschooloflaw join #SharedIreland to discuss their joint paper launched by @GUENGL "The EU & Irish Unity: Preparing & Planning for Constitutional change in Ireland"Read more
In our 13 minute podcast, this week we are joined by QUB Professor Colin Harvey as he asks us about our upcoming event at The Greenvale Hotel, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone on the 25th of February.…Read more
Our light-hearted, quickfire Bonus podcast with Robbie Butler @RobbieButlerMLA from the @uuponline. Our full podcast w/ Robbie can be accessed via http://www.sharedireland.com as well as SoundCloud, Google Podcasts & Spotify.Read more
Ulster Unionist Party MLA Robbie Butler joins Shared Ireland this week and we were delighted to sit down with him. Robbie discusses with us his mental health podcast 'Mind your Bap' and what needs to…Read more
Our bonus podcast w/ filmmaker Seán Murray @sean_murray1 which is a light-hearted quickfire round with questions such as favourite place in Ireland.Read more
Documentary filmmaker Seán Murray Unquiet Graves joins us this week to discuss his hugely successful documentary Unquiet Graves. Seán talks to Shared Ireland in our first podcast of 2020 about his @RTS_NI award-winning film #UnquietGraves @glenannefilm…Read more
Our Bonus podcast with Brian Dooley @dooley_dooley A light-hearted quickfire round, w/ questions such as favourite place in #Ireland & if you could be anyone for a day.Read more
Senior Advisor to US-based NGO @humanrights1st, rights activist & author Brian Dooley @dooley_dooley joins #SharedIreland to discuss his work & experiences w/ rights issues in S. Africa, Hong Kong, Ireland and much more.Read more
Our Bonus podcast w/ Fermanagh & South Tyrone MP Michelle Gildernew @gildernewm Questions including favourite place in Ireland & most famous person in your phonebook.Read more
Fermanagh & S.Tyrone MP Michelle Gildernew joins Shared Ireland to share her views on #Brexit, being part of SF delegation to @10DowningStreet, #IrishUnity & vision for health on the island. Her twitter account can be…Read more
Andy Pollak, journalist, writer, co-author of Seamus Mallon's "A Shared Home Place" joins Shared Ireland to explore subjects such as Peace-building, Unionist engagement & Mallon's "Parallel consent" concept.Read more
This week Shared Ireland are delighted to visit Rathdowne TD Neale Richmond in his office for this weeks podcast! Neale talks about the Poppy, Irish Politics Irish Rugby, Investment in Rural Ireland, Stormont & much…Read more
Following yesterday's "Letter to An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Shared Ireland are delighted to bring you a podcast exclusive Irelands Future to discuss the initiative #CitizensAssembly #LetterToLeo. ‘Ireland’s Future calls on Taoiseach to begin planning for…Read more
Here is the bonus round of this weeks podcast with Sam Thompson.Read more
Former RUC, PSNI Officer & author of "Nights in Armour" Sam Thompson joined ShareIreland to talk about his experiences through "The Troubles", his secondment with An Garda Síochána, 50/50 recruitment & more. You can find…Read more
This week, we are presenting to you a Shared Ireland podcast special on the hugely important subject of legacy. We sit down with Mike Nesbitt, Linda Dillon, Andree Murphy and Rev. David Latimer. If you…Read more
Shared Ireland brings you the second segment of our popular podcast series. Dr. Margaret Ward participates in our fun round and answers us a few questions like her favourite place in the island of Ireland.Read more
We are delighted to sit down this week with feminist historian Dr. Margaret Ward. We discuss what modern Ireland can learn about influential women who have helped shape society, how civic society can drive change,…Read more
Our bonus podcast w/ Doire & Pearse from Our Future Our Choice NI. Some light-hearted questions such as "most famous person in your phonebook, favourite place in Ireland". You can follow Our Future Our Choice…Read more
Shared Ireland sat down this week with Pearse Smith and Doire Finn from Our Future, Our Choice NI. We discuss Brexit, the importance of youth in politics, growing up in post conflict Ireland and the…Read more
Here is our Bonus podcast with Queens University Professor Colin Harvey. A light-hearted, quickfire round with questions such as favorite book, film & place in Ireland. Enjoy! Professor Harvey is a leading expert in Human…Read more
We are honored to welcome Professor Colin Harvey to our podcast this week. Among the topics discussed this week is parity of esteem, civic society, Irish language, unity debate, human rights, and returning to the…Read more
Here is our Bonus podcast with Emma Rainey and Dr. Maeve O'Brien with questions such as favourite book, film and place in Ireland to escape with your thoughts! #SharedIreland #SharedFuture. You can find the first…Read more
This week, Shared Ireland sits down with Emma Rainey and Dr Maeve O' Brien. They talk about Brexit, RepealThe8th, Activism, what it means to be a woman in Ireland, IrishUnity & much more! …Read more
Here is our Bonus podcast with John O' Dowd. A light-hearted, quickfire round with questions such as favorite book, film & place in Ireland. Enjoy! You can find the first part of this podcast here.…Read more
Sinn Féin MLA John O'Dowd speaks to Shared Ireland in our latest podcast! John talks about Sinn Fein views on Brexit, the DUP, a New Ireland, ILA & much more! You can check out John's…Read more
This week we sit down with the DUP member Jeffrey Donaldson discussing topics such as Brexit, North-South relations, Boris Johnson, a potential Irish Unity referendum & need for a "Truth & Reconciliation" process. We also…Read more
In our lighthearted bonus round with SDLP's Claire Hanna, she reveals to us the most famous politician in her phone book, what makes Hanna happy/sad, who could she be for one day and why, her…Read more
This week we are delighted to sit down with SDLP MLA Claire Hanna, an international relations and law graduate, originally from Connemara, Galway. Her professional background is in international development, latterly in a policy and…Read more
In our fun round with the Rev. David Latimer of First Derry Presbyterian Church, we ask him a series of likes and dislikes and David also reveals his favorite spot on the island of Ireland.Read more
We sat down with First Derry Presbyterian Church minister Rev. David Latimer to discuss his book, 'A Leap of Faith', his friendship with the late Martin McGuinness as they sought to bridge the divide, what…Read more
In our bonus round with Shared Ireland Podcast, Rose Conway Walsh tells us who she admires, who she would invite to dinner, the most famous person in her phone book, what makes her happy and…Read more
We are joined this week by Leader of Sinn Fein in the Senate Rose Conway-Walsh who discusses her Gaelic football days, the diaspora, farming, mercusor, and what is required to create a truly Shared Ireland.…Read more
In our bonus round John Connors reveals to us what makes him happy, what makes him sad, be anyone for one day, water or alcohol, best film, favourite food, and more.Read more
This week we sat down with Love/Hate actor John Connors to discuss Travelers rights, John's show "Irelands Call", the Irish Language Act, an hilarious story about his Grandmother on her deathbed, Tyson Fury, Conor McGregor,…Read more
In our bonus round, Sen. David Norris tells us the most famous person in his phone book, what makes him happy, and sad, who he could be for one day, water or alcohol, favourite book,…Read more
We had the pleasure to sit down with Senator David Norris who discusses with us his early life, the equal marriage referendum, decline of the Roman Catholic Church, taking Ireland to the European court of…Read more
We ask Mike Nesbitt a quick fire round of fun questions including favourite book, food, film most famous person in his phonebook, what makes you happy and sad,be anyone for one day and more.Read more
Mike Nesbitt, ex Commissioner of Victims and Survivors, journalist and current Ulster Unionist Party MLA for Strangford discusses recent election performances, gives us his thoughts on legacy issues, a shared future and an update on…Read more
We ask David McCann a quick fire round of fun questions including favourite book, food, most famous person in his phonebook, what makes you happy and sad,be anyone for one day and more.Read more
We are joined this week by Slugger O'Toole deputy editor David McCann to discuss what formed his political thinking, border poll, the decline in UUP vote. Davis also turns the tables and interviews Shared Ireland.…Read more
We ask Glenn Bradley and Danny Morrison what makes you happy, what makes you sad, most famous person in their phone book, water or alcohol, be anyone for one day, best book, and more.Read more
We are joined this week by former National Director of Publicity for Sinn Fein Danny Morrison, & Glenn Bradley, a former soldier, politician, now businessman & Humans Rights activist. We discuss how we can create…Read more
We ask Doug Beattie who is the most famous person in his phone book, what makes him happy, be anyone for one day, water or alcohol, best book, best film, favourite colour, meat, fish or…Read more
Doug Beattie is the first Unionist politician to join us and we are delighted to talk with him. We discuss issues arising from partition and inequality, dealing with the past, Irish Language Act, prosecution of…Read more
For our bonus round, we ask Clare Bailey the most famous person in her phone book, be anyone for a day, water or alcohol, best book, best film, favourite color, favourite beauty spot in Ireland…Read more
Green Party leader Clare Bailey joins us to discuss being homeless, The Green Party approach to a border poll, factory farming, LGTBQ rights, support for Irish Language Act, and how do we achieve a Shared…Read more
We are delighted to sit down this week with Irish language rights activist, and Cairde Turas Irish language project leader Linda Ervine to discuss origins of Irish place-names, current Stormont talks, benefits of bilingualism, and…Read more
Shared Ireland sat down with Alex Kane this week to discuss early years, current impasse in the North, the backstop, Brexit, the widening debate withing Nationalism and the failure of Unionist selling Unionism. You can…Read more
Seanad Eireann member Niall Ó Donnghaile joins us this week to discuss early life, why he joined Sinn Fein, role in Seanad Eireann, working with Ian Marshall, Irish Unity, infrastructure and investment in the Island…Read more
Seanad Eireann member Ian Marshall joins us this week to discuss cross border cooperation, #irishfood, role as senator, civic groups, and building links with Science Ireland. You can follow Ian on twitter here. He also…Read more
Frazer and Nigel sat down with Shared Ireland and we were delighted to host them. Frazer and Nigel who are from a Unionist background. They give us their insight on what a Shared Ireland means…Read more
This weeks Shared Ireland podcasts welcomes Stephen Travers and Eugene Reavey. We discuss The Miami Showband massacre, as well as the Netflix special. A riveting account of a horrific event in Irish history. Two ordinary…Read more
We continue our conversation with Alliance Party leader Naomi Long as we discuss a shared society, diversity on the island of Ireland, death threats, symbols and emblems, the unappealing nature of British jingoism, and politics…Read more
This week we are joined by Alliance Party leader Naomi Long who discusses her early life, transition into politics, why she joined the Alliance party, online trolls, sock-puppet accounts, and also Irish Citizenship. You can…Read more
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood joins us for our first podcast as we discuss the impasse in the North, English/Irish relations, Brexit, and what it takes to create a Shared Ireland.You can follow Colum on Twitter…Read more
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