Weird Ireland Podcast
Episodes
Weird Ireland is coming live to Dublin on the 27th of April
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Hooley Homebrew
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today me and Miles went to County Sligo to talk to the masked man behind Hooley Homebrew who's looking to rise up the local booze scene in Ireland...
Hiberno Toys, action figures, and cartoons
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 y...
Sheela na gigs and digital heritage with Gary Dempsey
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I was really interested to learn about digital achievers, folk who preserve physical artefacts by scanning them to make a digital copy for posterity.S...
Irish boogieing with dancer and ethnochoreologist Siobhan Butler
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dance is one of the iconic traditions of Ireland with the old styles and the new celebrated in festivals, competitions, dancehalls, clubs, pubs, and n...
Fungie the Dolphin & Dingle as told by Jamie Ó Flannúra
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ri...
Chatcore with IX Fall$
21 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Pints and Purls with Siobhsknits
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Siobhan O'Reilly from Limerick goes by Siobhsknits online has been knitting waves with her iconic handmade designs depicting transport routes of Irela...
It's Fatal Deviation Day so let's talk about the 1st feature length Irish martial arts film
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 c...
This is a St Patrick's Day episode
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 suppor...
How to make a Tabletop RPG about Irish folklore with Emmet Byrne of Old Oak Games
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Tedfest
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
The Lough Ree Monster & Adolf's Irish nephew
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 know...
Pints with Publican Enemy
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Stone Talk with traditional stone mason Dominic Keogh
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 m...
St Brigit, & Biddys Day in Kilorglin
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Bobbo the Bard and Brinsley podcast in a Supermacs carpark
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 si...
Interview with Brinsley McNamara
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Irish Memes with Sessiongoth the Meme Maker
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brinsley and Sessiongoth chat about Irish memeology and other stuff. Follow Sessiongoth: instagram.com/sessiongothIf you want to support this podcast ...
McDaid's Football Special with Seamus McDaid
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I sat down with Football Special owner, Seamus McDaid, to chat all things fizzy sweet and Donegal.Follow Football Special: https://www.instagram.com/m...
Weird Ireland's Christmas Jumble
25 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Irish Stick Fighting with Chieftain Bernie Leddy
22 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Bog Iron, smelting, and forge welding with your friendly neighbourhood blacksmith, Reece Foster
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 sho...
Podcasting from a haunted house with Paranormal Researchers Ireland
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Well, today I'm talking to Tina, Chris, and Billy from Paranormal Researchers Ireland about paranormal investigations, Ireland's most haunted ...
Weird Irish Placenames
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 Rathc...
In the pub with 3 urbexers
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 cou...
The Weird Ireland Book is out!
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 suppor...
Stick talk with 5th generation blackthorn stick maker Francis McCaffrey
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This time we're talking sticks, specifically blackthorn sticks, or shillelaghs, with traditional blackthorn stick maker Francis McCaffrey. How he ...
Ramblings about Irish Halloweens
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode myself and Shameen O'Burke go on about Halloween traditions in Ireland past and present, reminisce Halloween memories, speak spook...
Talking about a Victorian ivory dildo and other stuff with Shawna Scott of Sex Siopa
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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, horro...
Well, my name is Brinsley McNamara and welcome to the Weird Ireland Podcast
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 yo...