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Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 07/12/25Ceol agus Craic playing great Irish music. Wonderful interview with playwright, Megan Murphy from 4th Line Theatre about her upcoming play Wild Irish Geese.Great music from Derek Ryan, Liam O'Connor, Beoga and more...2025-07-121h 04Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 06/28/25A great selection of music as the lads are back together once again2025-07-121h 02
ROYALTY: Let’s Make Sense of This Sh*tCeol of Wessex: Survival, Shadows, and the Fragile ThroneCeol of Wessex: Survival, Shadows, and the Fragile ThroneRoyalty: Let’s Make Sense of This Shit 👑Blood spilled, power seized—the chaotic heart of early Wessex unfolds.Ceol’s reign was brief, obscure, and overshadowed. Yet, in the wreckage of Ceawlin’s fall, this shadowy king held the kingdom together—barely. What did it mean to rule a realm on the edge of collapse, where family was both ally and enemy?🔥 In this episode:Family feuds, betrayals, and brutal violence that decided kingship in the 590s.The mystery of...2025-06-1547 minCeol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 05/24/25A great mix of Irish talented musicians. Some great new tracks. Our Guinness calendar of events and the usual sport coverage.It all awaits you in this episode.2025-05-271h 07Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 05/17/25Today we have Irish singer Eimhear Ni Ghlacain to chat about her Canadian tour and Hugh Foley calls in from Peterborough to chat about the upcoming play 'Crossing Over'We will have the local Guinness community calendar and the chat about the GAA and other sports.2025-05-231h 02Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 05/10/25Delighted to welcome as our Reliance Home Comfort guests of the week two wonderful ladies. First, our new Toronto Rose of Tralee, Rachel Hoare will give us a review of the big event from last weekend and secondly Colleen Corbett will join us to chat about the upcoming Fr. Ted Quiz coming up on the 24th May.We will also cover the sports and news stories, as well as our local Guinness community calendar of events. And of course you will hear some wonderful Irish musicians and Irish songs.2025-05-121h 01Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 04/26/25Delighted to welcome as our Reliance Home Comfort guest of the week our very own Consul General of Ireland in Toronto Janice McGann.We will also cover all the sports and news stories, as well as our Guinness community calendar of events. And of course you will hear some wonderful Irish musicians and songs. 2025-04-281h 05Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 04/19/25Delighted to welcome as our Reliance Home Comfort guest of the week Irish actor and writer Tom Moran, who will perform a one-person show called 'Tom Moran is a Big Fat Filthy Disgusting Liar' as part of the Canada Ireland Foundation Bealtaine Theatre Festival 2nd and 3rd May. Get tickets here: https://www.canadairelandfoundation.com/explore/bealtaine-theatre-festival/We will cover all the sports and news stories, as well as our Guinness community calendar of events. And of course you will hear some wonderful Irish musicians and songs.2025-04-231h 07Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 04/12/25Delighted to welcome as our Reliance Home Comfort guest of the week Martha Knight who will perform a one-person show called 'King of all birds' as part of the Canada Ireland Foundation Bealtaine Theatre Festival. Get tickets here: https://www.canadairelandfoundation.com/explore/bealtaine-theatre-festival/2025-04-121h 00
Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 04/05/25We remember the great Mick O’Dwyer with a great interview with Fergal Byron and we also interview Bronwyn Brennan on her new book The Man from Dublin.Great Irish tunes and the Guinness community calendar of events.2025-04-071h 01Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 03/29/25Delighted to welcome to the program as our Reliance Home Comfort guest of the week, Member of Parliament for Etobicoke / Lakeshore, James Maloney as he kicks off his election campaign.Great Irish tunes from the likes of; DUG, David James, Amble, The Bothy Band, Trudi Lawlor and the Whileaways.Mother's Day in Ireland so we had a little musical theme to the Mammies. God bless them all. 2025-04-021h 05Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 03/22/25We are back together for a bit of craic and the round up of community events along with the sports from home and some amazing Irish music, including; Hozier, The Dubliners, Foster and Allen, Paul Kelly, Kingfishr, Darren Kiely, Beoga and Snow Patrol.Enjoy!2025-03-241h 03
Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 03/15/25Our St. Patrick's Day edition, lots of great Irish tunes. Our special guest is Chair of the St. Patrick's Day Parade, Shaun Ruddy.Get yer green on and keep her lit!2025-03-201h 07Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 03/10/25Another show in the books, 1st week of Irish Heritage month completed. Irish Person of the Year luncheon and The Ireland Fund Luncheon, two mighty days in the community,2025-03-151h 01Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 03/03/25Irish Heritage month kicks off and we have MP James Maloney and Ambassador John Concannon join us for a chat. Great Irish music on tap as well2025-03-041h 12Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 02/22/25Our Reliance Home Comfort guests of the week are Shane O'Neill Chair of IPOY who will announce this year's Flag Raiser which will be on 16th March 9AMWe also have singer songwriter David Howley, formerly of We Banjo 3, he will be at the Rivoli on Wednesday 26th February and finally we have Irish comedian David Nihill, he recently appeared on the Late Late show and will be in town on Friday 28th February at the Queen Elizabeth theatre.We will cover all the sports and news stories as well as our Guinness community calendar of events...2025-02-221h 11Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 02/15/25Love is in the air and Mark has the tunes this week Reliance Home comfort guest this week is David McLean from Toronto International Auto Show. Mark remembers his daddy with tunes.2025-02-221h 02
Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 02/08/25Our Reliance Home Comfort guest of the week is Emma Darmody from Toronto Irish Players. TIP have a new play 'The Hostage' by Brendan Behan. Directed by Aodhan Melly, produced by Geraldine Browne.Show opens on February 20th and runs until March 8th. There will be 2 matinees, Sunday 23rd February and Saturday 1st March.Joe Mulchay joins us to chat about the “Open your heart for the homeless” event at PJ O'Brien's Sunday 9th February.Check out the great music and the sports round up.2025-02-081h 04
Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 02/01/25We look forward to your company tomorrow morning Saturday 1st February 10AM - 11AM EST http://saturdayirishradio.com/ or you can also find us on https://ceolaguscraic.mixlr.com/Our Reliance Home Comfort guest of the week is Kevin Conneff of The Chieftains fame and now of The Dublin Trio both of which you can find on our monthly Spotify playlists. We are thrilled to have this legend of traditional music on the show.It is Six Nations time of the year so you know we will build up to Ireland v England match. We will cover...2025-02-021h 09
Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 01/25/25A great show of Irish music, sport and news2025-01-281h 02
Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 01/18/25Our Reliance Home Comfort guest of the week is our good friend Terry Smith from Just Socks Foundation.
Terry is in her 10th year of keeping those less fortunate a little
warmer in these tough winter months.Terry needs our help over the next month to reach their goal of raising $30,000 to purchase new socks for those in need from January 15th - February 15th, 2025. This year, why not donate a box of socks! - A $100 donation buys one box of socks (60 pairs of socks in a box)- A $50 donation buys 30 pairs...2025-01-211h 05Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 01/11/25Mark is back from the sun and all tanned up and on the tunes. So many of our Irish artists that have passed away in the month of January and Mark will honour many of them with their tunes. the likes of, Delores, Philo, Seamus and Liam... Even Elvis would have been 90 this week.2025-01-131h 06
Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 01/04/25Well here we go, the start of a new year and our first show for 2025. Today we remember the man that started this show back in 1998, Eamonn O'Loghlin. All the music will be dedicated to Eamonn and the fine county Clare.
One edit, I said the last song Farewell to Miltown Malbay was song by Seamus Begley but it was Tim Dennehy.
We hope you enjoy the show and as always we appreciate you listening.
Ken and Mark2025-01-051h 02Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 12/28/24Our last show of 2024 some crackin tunes from Mark's selection.
Looking forward to a great 2025
Thank you for listening to our show.2025-01-031h 03
Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 12/21/24Well it's our Christmas show. Some best wishes from a few in the community. We reflect on our Christmas memories and favourite songs and things to do. We have a lovely selection box of Christmas songs sung by Irish artists some new and some old. What do ye think of the Christmas jumpers?
Beannachtaí an tSéasúir agus Nollaig Shona daoibh a chairde.
Tóg go réidh é!
2024-12-231h 04Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 12/14/24Our Reliance Home Comfort guests of
the week will be Shane O'Neill, Chair of IPOY. We are also pleased to welcome Sandra Moffatt from Tourism Ireland for a recap on the year and a look forward to 2025.We will have the Guinness community calendar of events, a sports chat and great Irish music. Mark is on the tunes and I am sure there will be some ceol Nollag agus amhrán ó Joe Dolan. 2024-12-161h 02Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 12/07/24Our Reliance Home Comfort guest of the week will be Lee Reeves, Irish boxer who will be fighting on Sunday December 8th Live @ Rebel Nightclub 11 Polson St. Toronto We will have the Guinness community calendar of events, a sports chat and great Irish music.2024-12-091h 02
Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic New Irish Music Show 4 DECKen spins some great new tunes from Ireland in this new show. We have fantastic new music releases from Christy Moore, Cathy Jordan, Lorraine Nash, James Vincent McMorrow, Mary Coughlan, Amble and Susan O'Neill kicks off the show with her new song Hail.
Hope you enjoy the music!2024-12-0536 minCeol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 11/30/24Another great show of Irish music and sport conversation plus the local Guinness community calendar of events.2024-12-021h 03Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 11/23/24Our Reliance Home comfort guests of the week are first a legend of Irish radio in Canada, our very own Colm O'Brien. Colm has hosted a radio show in the community for almost 39 years and is bringing it to an end. His final LIVE show will be this coming Tuesday at 2PM available on https://www.radioregent.com/ We will chat to Colm about the years on the airwaves and bringing the likes of The Bothy Band, DeDannan and Christy Moore to Canadian audiences.We will also welcome Sinead Canavan, Vice-Chair, Irish
Cultural Society of Toronto to chat...2024-11-231h 04Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 11/16/24We have a packed show and are pleased that our Reliance Home Comfort guests of the week are Shane O'Neill, Chair of the IPOY, yes it is that time of year! We are also delighted to welcome singer Eve Stafford from Limerick (her new single
'The room next door' went to #1, written by Brendan Graham and music by Denis Carey) and last but not least MP for Etobicoke Lakeshore, James Maloney to chat about Irish night on Parliament Hill.We will have the Guinness community calendar of events and great Irish music and of course the sports round-up.2024-11-181h 04Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 11/09/24We have another great show lined up for ye and we look forward to your company (Saturday 9th November) 10AM - 11AM EST http://saturdayirishradio.com/ or you can also find us on https://ceolaguscraic.mixlr.com/We are pleased that our Reliance Home Comfort guest of the week is Maurice McGrath, singer, songwriter from Dublin and member of the band Ragged Amber.We will have the Guinness community calendar of events and great Irish music from the likes of Christy Moore, John Spillane, Mary Coughlan, Cherish the ladies and Ragged Amber and of course the sports...2024-11-091h 02Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 11/02/24Our Reliance Home Comfort guest of the week is none other than Cork, Ireland legend John Spillane; musician,
singer, songwriter, composer and now folk opera writer/composer. Is there anything this man can't do? John is always a great interview and we are pleased to welcome him back to our show. John's new album Fíoruisce - The Legend of the Lough is out now and available to purchase
on https://www.fioruisce.ie/ or stream on Spotify.We will have the Guinness community calendar of events and great Irish music and of course the sports round-up. Who w...2024-11-041h 04Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 10/26/24The second Tuesday club had a very successful fundraising event at PJ O'Brien's pub this past Sunday, tune in to hear the results. A massive thank you to the volunteers and donors and of course the wonderful entertainment by Kevin and Samantha Kennedy and Jonathan Lynn.We will have the Guinness community calendar
of events and great Irish music from the likes of Noel Briody, John Spillane, Socks in the frying pan, Polly Barrett and The Mighty Ship.2024-10-291h 03Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 10/19/24Our Reliance Home Comfort guest of
the week will be Joe Mulcahy, the main man for organizing a good gathering. The second Tuesday club present a fundraising event at PJ O'Brien's pub this Sunday 20th October from 3PM to 6PM and it is for a
great cause; https://canadianfeedthechildren.ca/This promises to be a wonderful afternoon, all are welcome. Entertainment by Kevin and Samantha Kennedy and Jonathan Lynn.We will have the Guinness community calendar of events and great Irish music. 2024-10-191h 02Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 10/12/24Mark is on the dials and Aisling Carty joins us from Toronto Irish Players to talk about their new play, Dublin by Lamplight byMichaelWest and directed by Maureen Lukie and produced by Geraldine Browneand Jackie Coleman.Set in 1904 Dublin, during the opening of The National Theatre ofIreland. Be ready for heroism, questions on identity and eccentricity!Dates for 8pm shows are as follows:Oct 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 31, Nov 1 & 2nd.Dates for 2pm Matinees: 20th & 27th OctWe are at the Alumnae Theatre, 70 Berkeley St. Toronto.
2024-10-191h 03Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 10/05/24Our Reliance Home Comfort guest of the week will be Dan Possumato. Dan is a Pittsburgh born traditional Irish (mostly) musician, composer and writer. His new tune is composed in honour of a dear Irish friend who died in a tragic mountain climbing accident in Pakistan a few years back. He was the first Irishman to reach the summit of K2, the second highest mountain in the world and considered far more difficult and dangerous to climb than Mt. Everest. His story was covered by all the Irish newspapers at the time (2008). The you tube video was just released t...2024-10-071h 00Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 09/28/24Mark is on the dials with the usual Joe stuff and the Guinness calendar is loaded
2024-10-021h 02Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 09/21/24It was just meself and himself in the studio this week. We have the full Guinness community calendar of events and some fantastic Irish music from the likes of Maura O'Connell, Kila, new music from The Three Amigos, Derek Ryan and Olivia Douglas, Altan and Padraig Jack.
Ah you'd have to tune in.
Keep her lit!2024-09-241h 02Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 09/14/24Thanks to Reliance Home Comfort our
guest this weekend is Fergus O'Byrne. Born in Dublin, Ireland, Fergus emigrated to Canada in 1967. While living in Toronto hebecame a founding member of the Irish folk band Ryan's Fancy. In 1971 the groupmoved to St. John's, Newfoundland. During the next fourteen years, Fergus touredextensively throughout North America and Ireland as part of the trio. As a member ofRyan's Fancy, Fergus has been featured on many television shows throughout his careerincluding the very popular C.B.C. series Ryan's Fancy, which ran as a...2024-09-191h 02Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 09/07/24Singer / songwriter Ger O’Donnell is our Reliance Home Comfort guest this week, he chats to us about the new song himself and fellow writer Johnny B. Broderick wrote for Sean Keane. We play the fabulous new song from Sean called 'Wait along' and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
We also celebrate Eamonn O'Loghlin's birthday through Clare music. As many of you know Eamonn stared Ceol agus Craic and was taken from us all far too soon in 2013.
We chat sport and the Guinness community calendar of events.
2024-09-101h 03Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 08/31/24Mark is spinning the tunes this week. We chat lots of sport including the Para Olympics. Our Reliance Home Comfort guest this week is the St. Patrick's Day Parade Chair, Shaun Ruddy. Shaun will provide details for the half way to St. Patrick's Day festival happening at Centre Island on the 14th September.
Mark gives us a run down on the Guinness community calendar2024-09-021h 03Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 08/24/24A busy show this week with two lovely guests thanks to Reliance Home Comfort. We have singer/songwriter Niall McCabe calling in from Clare Island, off the coast of Mayo to chat about his upcoming Toronto gig at Hugh's Room. We also have farmer Eleanor McGrath chatting about their FIELD & FEAST FESTIVAL SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 14TH and SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 15TH
We have a great selection of music by Irish musicians such as John Spillane, Amble, Tully's, De Dannan, A night at the Opry and the aforementioned Niall McCabe.
We cover the sports and the Guinness community...2024-08-271h 04Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 08/17/24Well, the man himself is back from Ireland and on the tunes and of course there is a Joe Dolan track but plenty of other great Irish bands, new and old. We have a great interview with Clare man Pa Sheehan who will be teaching a course in Irish Studies at St. Michael's college starting 3rd September you can register here https://stmikes.utoronto.ca/program/irish-studies-course-ce-registration 2024-08-171h 03Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 08/10/24Our guest this week is Chair of the board Nine Ships, Brendan Moher. An amazing story of 9 ships that sailed from Cork in 1825 to Canada and the more than 2,000 settlers that landed and developed Peterborough County. There will be many activities throughout 2025 commemorating the bicentennial in the area so stay tuned.
Enjoy the great music selection from Irish musicians, The Chieftains and Van Morrison, Jim McCann, The Cranberries, Maura O'Connell, Stephen Doherty and The Pogues.2024-08-101h 01Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 08/03/24Our first show of August, we have two wonderful guests. Eileen O'Toole joins Ken to chat about the Drumshanbo Written Word Festival, not only that, Eileen reads and sings for us, what an entertainer! https://drumshanbowrittenword.ie/
We also have Cheryl Prashker the artistic director of the Goderich Celtic Folk Festival on for a chat, one not to be missed. https://www.celticfestival.ca/
Brilliant Irish music from The tumbling Paddies, Lorraine Nash, Reillys, Sinead Black, Cathal Dunne and Colm Mac Con Iomaire2024-08-031h 03Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 07/27/24Ken manages the great Irish tunes this week as Mark left for Ireland.
Our Reliance Home comfort guest this week; Sean Egan from The Chieftains GAA Club, along with some youth members to chat about their trip to the CYC in Boston2024-07-271h 02
Irish in TorontoKen Tracey, Ceol agus CraicToday, I’ll be chatting with Ken Tracey. Ken arrived in Toronto in 1989 on the first ever direct flight from Shannon. I got to know Ken through his work presenting ‘Ceol agus Craic’, a Saturday morning Irish radio show here in Canada, which he presents with his good friend, Mark O’Brien. ‘Ceol agus Craic’ is a great vehicle for the Irish to have their voice heard and spread the word on particular events that are happening in the community. It airs every Saturday morning from 10AM – 12.30PM on www.mixlr.com/ceolaguscraic. All the shows are made available o...2024-07-251h 02Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 07/20/24It’s all Ireland hurling weekend and Mark fires up the going home tunes as he prepares to head back to the homeland. Will Joe Dolan be featured?
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Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 06/01/24Panti Bliss joins us for a great chat about the upcoming show here in Toronto and life experiences. We will have some great tunes by Irish musicians.
2024-07-161h 07Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 06/08/24Sandra Moffatt from Tourism Ireland joins us to chat about the latest numbers for travel to Ireland and Mark is on the tunes.
All the latest sports is covered as usual.
2024-07-161h 02Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 06/15/24Ken rolls the tunes from great Irish musicians and bands and Dónal Kearney from the Irish band TRÚ joins us for a chat.
The lads cover all the sport; GAA, soccer and golf.
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Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 06/22/24The Two Johnnies are our special guests this week as they arrive in Toronto as part of their North American tour.
2024-07-161h 03Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 06/29/24As we celebrate Canada day long weekend Ken selects some of our great local Toronto artists to fill out the playlist. We chat all things sport and Irish goings on
2024-07-161h 06Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 07/08/24Join Ken and Mark as they broadcast live from The Irish Harp Pub in Niagara On The Lake, Ontario and the owner Jovie joins the lads with their Manager Leo. Paddyman also joins us for a chat and the Great man John O’Connell from Honeys Boutique to discuss his story and fashion.
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Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 07/15/24Irish music, sport, news, culture, events, interviews and craic (fun) 2024-07-161h 00
Léargas: A Podcast by Gerry AdamsShane | Dehumanising Palestinians | Christian CeolShane:Last Friday I travelled to Nenagh for the funeral of Shane MacGowan. It was a sad and yet joyous event with family and friends lifting their voices and their hearts as a succession of musicians played some of Shane’s best known songs, including the exuberant Fairytale of New York, Cór Cúil Aodha, including Seán O’Sé and Seán O’Riada’s son Peadar also did what they do best.The de-humanising of the Palestinians:Last Sunday was the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It was a resp...2023-12-1713 min
Seoda ón Taisce LitearthaNuair a Stadann an CeolBhuaigh an saothar Nuair a Stadann an Ceol le Marie Whelton duais sa chomórtas Saothar do Dhaoine Fásta de chuid Comórtais Liteartha an Oireachtais 2013.Is as Cúirt Mhic Shéafraidh, Co. Chorcaí, do Mharie ó dhúchas. Is léachtóir le teanga agus le litríocht na Gaeilge í in Institiúid Oideachais Marino, Baile Átha Cliath.Bhronn Éigse Éireann, i gcomhar le Cumann Múinteoirí Éireann, ‘Duais Chuimhneacháin Séamus Heaney’ uirthi sa bhliain 2014. B’údar í Marie freisin, ar Teagmháil agus Tnúthán: Staidéar ar an Apastróf i bhFilíocht na Nua-Ghaeilge (An Sagart, 2008...2023-07-1808 min
Vytamin DiceA New World - Ceol and the Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad Day - S1E12One might say that the worst part of Ceol Zual-Ti's day was when he was cut to ribbons by the chakram of his former people in the Arena of Xephol. Others might say it was being run through on the end of a spear when running into a scouting party. I personally think they're both wrong. No, Ceol actually goes through things even worse than that on his terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
**Content Warning** This Episode of Vytamin Dice features death and mentions of suicide.
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Bitesize Irish PodcastPodcast 132: Deirdre – Ciarraí, Ceol agus GaeilgeDeirdre is from Contae Chiarraí (Kerry), and lives for a number of years in Ontario, Canada. She focusses her time on learning Irish traditional music, along with diving into learning to speak the Irish language. We’re privileged to have her as a Grow member of Bitesize Irish. The intro of this podcast episode of the … Podcast 132: Deirdre – Ciarraí, Ceol agus Gaeilge Read More »The post Podcast 132: Deirdre – Ciarraí, Ceol agus Gaeilge first appeared on Bitesize Irish.2021-06-1423 min
Bitesize Irish PodcastPodcast 132: Deirdre – Ciarraí, Ceol agus GaeilgeDeirdre is from Contae Chiarraí (Kerry), and lives for a number of years in Ontario, Canada. She focusses her time on learning Irish traditional music, along with diving into learning to speak the Irish language. We’re privileged to have her as a Grow member of Bitesize Irish. The intro of this podcast episode of the … Podcast 132: Deirdre – Ciarraí, Ceol agus Gaeilge Read More »The post Podcast 132: Deirdre – Ciarraí, Ceol agus Gaeilge first appeared on Bitesize Irish.Support the showGo to www.bitesize.irish/links to find out more about courses and membership...2021-06-1423 min
Community Radio Kilkenny CitySAT Ceol Agus Comhra 27th March 2021 PODCASTListen back to the Ceol agus Comhra programme from Saturday 27th March 2021 with Nickey Brennan
On Ceol agus Comhrá on Community from Saturday 27th March, Nickey Brennan began the show with his regular contributor, Micheál O Diarmada who talks to us about an activity that many of us are enjoying right now, namely Springtime Gardening. Nickey second guest on the
programme was Pat Boyd the newly elected Chairperson of Keep Kilkenny Beautiful, a group that has been phenomenally successful in ensuring that Kilkenny continues to win national awards for the manner in which the city is presented. Pat was re...2021-03-2752 min
Community Radio Kilkenny CitySAT Ceol Agus Comhra 20th March 2021 PODCASTListen back to the Ceol agus Comhra programme from Saturday 20th March 2021 with Nickey Brennan
On Ceol agus Comhrá on Community from Saturday 20th March, Nickey Brennan began the show with his regular contributor, Micheál O Diarmada talks to us about Sean O Donnabhain - John O'Donovan, an Irish language scholar from Kilkenny.
Nickey also spoke to Joanna Reid the Goal Director of International Programmes. GOAL is the international humanitarian response agency which was established in Ireland over 40 years ago and I will be chatting to Joanna about their work throughout the world. Nickey was also joined by Gavan Re...2021-03-2052 min
Community Radio Kilkenny CitySAT Ceol Agus Comhra 6th March 2021 PODCASTListen back to the Ceol agus Comhra programme from Saturday 6th March 2021 with Nickey Brennan
On Ceol agus Comhrá from Saturday 6th March, Nickey Brennan began the show with his regular contributor, Micheál O Diarmada who chats to us about the poet Máirtín Ó Direáin, a native of the Aran Islands Gaeltacht. A significant theme of his poetic works deals with the tensions between the urban and rural, modernity and tradition, the English-speaking world and Gaeldom. Nickey was also joined on the phone by Cllr. Patrick O’Neill and they discussed local topics of interest to our listener...2021-03-0752 min
Embrace TherapyAnam Ceol Music TherapyBernadette Moran is a music therapist and founder of Anam Ceol Music Therapy. She is experienced in working with adult disability services and older age and dementia care. Bernadette practices in the Midlands, Ireland and is accredited by the Irish Association of Creative Arts Therapists.anamceolmusictherapy.iacat.iehttps://www.facebook.com/anamceolmt Twitter: @AnamCeol_MTIG: @anamceolmusictherapyLinkedIn: anam-ceol-music-therapy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-03-0649 min
Community Radio Kilkenny CitySAT Ceol Agus Comhra 27th February 2021 PODCASTListen back to the Ceol agus Comhra programme from Saturday 27th February 2021 with Nickey Brennan
On Ceol agus Comhrá from Saturday 27th February, Nickey Brennan began the show by speaking to regular contributor, Micheál O Diarmada who chats to us about Tulyar, an Irish bred, British-trained thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He won The Derby, the St. Leger Stakes, the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, the Ormonde Stakes and the Eclipse Stakes setting a record for a single season's earnings in England. He stood at stud in Ireland and America but failed to live up to expectations as a...2021-02-2852 min
Community Radio Kilkenny CitySAT Ceol Agus Comhra 20th February 2021 PODCASTListen back to the Ceol agus Comhra programme from Saturday 2021 with Nickey Brennan
On Ceol agus Comhrá from Saturday 20th February, Nickey Brennan began the show as always with Micheál O Diarmada who chats to us about Máire Mhac an tSaoi an Irish language scholar, poet, writer and academic of modern literature in Irish. She is regarded as "one of a trinity of poets who revolutionised Irish language poetry in the 1940s and 50s." One of CRKC’s most loyal listeners of the station’s sports broadcasting actually lives on the Isle of Lewis, off the coast of Scotlan...2021-02-2251 min
Community Radio Kilkenny CitySAT Ceol Agus Comhra 13th February 2021 PODCASTListen back to the Ceol agus Comhra programme from Saturday 13th February 2021 with Nickey Brennan
On Ceol agus Comhrá from Saturday 13th February, Nickey Brennan began the show with his regular contributor, Micheál O Diarmada who chats to us about Dónall Mac Amhlaigh an Irish writer active during the 20th century. He is best known for his Irish-language works about life as a labourer in the post-Second World War-era, as part of the Irish diaspora in Britain. His first book, Dialann Deoraí, is his most widely known publication and has been translated into English under the title "An Iris...2021-02-1453 min
Community Radio Kilkenny CitySAT Ceol Agus Comhra 6th February 2021 PODCASTListen back to the Ceol agus Comhra programme from Saturday 6th February 2021 with Nickey Brennan
On Ceol agus Comhrá from Saturday 6th February, Nickey Brennan began the show with his regular contributor, Micheál O Diarmada who chats to us about Antoine Ó Raifteirí an Irish language poet who is often called the last of the wandering bards. Deirdre Martin set up her own constancy business during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and she joined Nickey this morning to chat about her new venture and her focus on customer service and customer expectations. Deirdre is the immediate past President of the National Netw...2021-02-0653 min
Community Radio Kilkenny CitySAT Ceol Agus Comhra 23rd January 2021 PODCASTListen back to the Ceol agua Comhra programme from Saturday 23rd January 2021 with Nickey Brennan
On Ceol agus Comhrá from Saturday 23rd January, Nickey Brennan began the show thsi morning with Micheál O Diarmada who chats to us about a few Irish poems from South Kilkenny. This week the HSE South East Healthcare Safeguarding committee is promoting a campaign aimed at older adults to encourage them to plan for their future. Nickey was joined on the programme this morning by Caroline Hanley to discuss this important topic and why our older adults should be thinking of their own future. Th...2021-01-2452 min
Community Radio Kilkenny CitySAT Ceol agus Comhra 2nd January 2021 PODCASTListen back to the Ceol agus Comhra programme from Saturday 2nd January 2021 with Nickey Brennan
Nickey started this morning by wishing all his listeners a Happy New Year and hopefully 2021 will be a better year for us all than last year.
To start, Micheál O Diarmada is not with us this morning as he is taking a break for the next two weeks.
This time every year Ceol agus Comhrá reflects on those who left us during the past year. Sadly 2020 brought many deaths globally and some were due to COVID-19, including a number of those we will be re...2021-01-0336 min
Community Radio Kilkenny CitySAT Ceol Agus Comhra 5th December 2020 PODCASTListen back to the Ceol agus Comhra programme from Saturday 5th December 2020 with Nickey Brennan
On Ceol agus Comhrá from Saturday 5th December, Nickey Brennan began the show with his regular contributor, Micheál O Diarmada starts this Saturday morning’s Ceol agus Comhrá talking to us about former Kilkenny Kilkenny hurler, the late Denis Heaslip who died recently and who lived in Knocktopher. Denis played with the local team, which is now part of the highly successful Shamrocks Ballyhale Club.
We hope that with all shops reopening in Kilkenny in recent days that all businesses will enjoy a bumper Chris...2020-12-0651 min
Community Radio Kilkenny CitySAT Ceol Agus Comhra 28th November 2020 PODCASTListen back to the Ceol agus Comhra programme from Saturday 28th November 2020 with Nickey Brennan
On Ceol agus Comhrá from Saturday 28th November, Nickey Brennan began with his regular contributor, Micheál O Diarmada who started this Saturday’s Ceol agus Comhrá talking to us about Kilkenny artist, poet and short story writer Judy Rhatigan and her publication from last year ‘The Briary Wood’ on her own life journey. Nickey then spoke to Mark Keoghan a native of Threecastles who now lives in Derby in the UK. Mark and his wife Lucy have three children Alfie, Teddy & Molly and earlier this year...2020-11-2952 min
Community Radio Kilkenny CitySAT Ceol Agus Comhra 21st November 2020 PODCASTListen back to the Ceol agus Comhra programme from Saturday 21st November 2020 with Nickey Brennan
On Ceol agus Comhrá from Saturday 21st November, Nickey Brennan began the show with his regular contributor, Micheál O Diarmada who starts this Saturday’s Ceol agus Comhrá talking to us about Tomás Ó Criomhthain or Thomas O'Crohan, who was a native of the Irish-speaking Great Blasket Island off the coast of the Dingle Peninsula in Kerry. Many businesses in Kilkenny are being seriously impacted by the coronavirus lockdown. Many of Kilkenny’s finest hotels are among those affected by the current lockdown so Nickey wa...2020-11-2254 min
Community Radio Kilkenny CitySAT Ceol Agus Comhra 7th November 2020 PODCASTListen back to the Ceol agus Comhra programme from Saturday 7th November 2020 with Nickey Brennan
On Ceol agus Comhrá from Saturday 7th November, Nickey Brennan was joined by his regular contributor, Micheál O Diarmada who started this Saturday’s Ceol agus Comhrá talking to us about Peig Sayers, the Irish author and seanchaí born in Dunquin, County Kerry in 1873 who has been described as “one of the greatest woman storytellers of all time’. The Winter Dress is the story of Rose, a wild Irish dress maker and Brother John, an agnostic monk and scribe. Their paths cross at the end of a w...2020-11-0854 min
Community Radio Kilkenny CitySAT Ceol Agus Comhra 24th October 2020 PODCASTListen back to the Ceol agus Comhra programme from Saturday 24th Ocotober 2020 with Nickey Brennan
On Ceol agus Comhrá from Saturday 24th October, Nickey Brennan began the show with his regular contributor, Micheál O Diarmada who starts this Saturday’s Ceol agus Comhrá talking to us about Máirtín Ó Cadhain who was one of the most prominent Irish language writers of the twentieth century. Perhaps best known for his 1949 work Cré na Cille, Ó Cadhain played a key role in bringing literary modernism to contemporary Irish language literature. Politically, he was an Irish nationalist and socialist, promoting the Athghabháil na hÉireann ("Re-C...2020-10-2552 min
Community Radio Kilkenny CitySAT Ceol agus Comhra 17th October 2020 PODCASTListen back to the Ceol agus Comhra programme from Saturday 17th October 2020 with Nickey Brennan
On Ceol agus Comhrá onfrom Saturday 17th October, Nickey Brennan beagn the show with is regular contributor, Micheál O Diarmada starts this Saturday’s Ceol agus Comhrá talking to us about a topic and indeed a sport that he is passionate about, namely horse racing. His knowledge of the sport is immense and it just might be in your interest to take heed of what Micheál has to say as it could be to your benefit.
Many activities have been impacted by the corona...2020-10-1752 min
Community Radio Kilkenny CitySAT Ceol Agus Comhra 10th October 2020 PODCASTListen back to the Ceol agus Comhra programme from Saturday 10th October 2020 with Nickey Brennan
On Ceol agus Comhrá from Saturday 10th October, Nickey Brennan began the show with his regular contributor, Micheál O Diarmada who started this Saturday Ceol agus Comhrá with his subject being about the poem Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire or the Lament for Art Ó Laoghaire. It was composed by Ui Laoghaire’s wife Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill It has been described as the greatest poem written in either Ireland or Britain during the eighteenth century. It is considered one of the greatest laments ever written, a...2020-10-1153 min
Community Radio Kilkenny CitySAT Ceol Agus Comhra 26th September 2020 PODCASTListen back to Ceol agus Comhra from Saturday 26th September 2020 with Nickey Brennan
On Ceol agus Comhrá from Saturday, 26th September, Nickey Brennan began the show with his regular contributor, Micheál O Diarmada who this Saturday was talking to us about the poem ‘The Midnight Court’ (Cúirt an mhean-oíche), a racy, word-rich, bawdy poem; full of uncompromising language and attitudes which have earned it increasing admiration and popularity. It was written by Brian Merriman (Brian Mac Giolla Meidhre) in 1780. Merriman was an Irish language Bard, farmer, and hedge school teacher from rural County Clare. In the second half of...2020-09-2751 min
Community Radio Kilkenny CitySAT Ceol agus Comhra 19 - 9-20 PODCASTListen back to Ceol agus Comhra from Saturday 19th September with Nickey Brennan
On Ceol agus Comhrá from Saturday 19th September, Nickey beagn the show with his regular contributor. Micheál O Diarmada where he started this Saturday morning’s Ceol agus Comhrá talking to us about the song Sliabh na mBan, not the version we are very familiar with, but rather a version about the Irish fighting men being slaughtered on the slopes of Sliabh na mBan during the 1798 uprising. Nickey recently met with Maura Brennan the founder of the Acorn Project , Nickey Maurice Keane on our programme two weeks...2020-09-2053 min
Community Radio Kilkenny CitySAT Ceol Agus Comhra 12th September 2020 PODCASTListen back to Ceol agus Comhra from Saturday 12th September 2020 with Nickey Brennan
On Ceol agus Comhrá from Saturday 12th September, Nickey Brennan began the show with his regular contributor, Micheál O Diarmada who started this Saturday morning’s Ceol agus Comhrá by returning to a topic that is sadly still very much with us, namely the Corona-Virus.
The Radio Star 2020 competition to find the top DJ this year is nearing completion with the final votes to be cast in the coming week. The competition is now down to the last five DJ’s and among them is Kilkenny DJ Mark...2020-09-1253 min
Community Radio Kilkenny CitySAT Ceol agus Comhra 5th September 2020 PODCASTListen back to Ceol agus Comhra from Saturday 5th September 2020 with Nickey Brennan
On Ceol agus Comhrá on Community Radio Kilkenny City from Saturday 5th September, Nickey Brennan began the show with his regular contributor, Micheál O Diarmada starts this Saturday morning’s Ceol agus Comhrá talking to us the famous Racehorse ‘Tetrarch’. He was undefeated in a racing career of seven starts and was voted the best British-trained two-year-old of the 20th century according to the National Horseracing Museum. He did not race after 1913 and was retired to stud where he became an influential sire. In 1915 he was sent to T...2020-09-0553 min
Community Radio Kilkenny CitySAT Ceol Agus Comhra 29th August 2020 PODCASTListen back to Ceol agus Comhra from Saturday 29th August 2020 with Nickey Brennan
On Ceol agus Comhrá on Community from Saturday, Nickey Brennan began with his regular contributor Micheál O Diarmada who started this Saturday morning’s Ceol agus Comhrá talking to us about Tomás Ó Criomhthain - Thomas O'Crohan - a native Irish-speaker from the Great Blasket Island. He wrote two books, Allagar na h‑Inise (Island Cross-Talk) and An t‑Oileánach (The Islandman). Both have been translated into English. In the second half of the show, Nickey covered how Primary Schools will open fully this coming week. Some week...2020-08-2953 min
Community Radio Kilkenny CitySAT Ceol Agus Comhra 22nd August 2020 PODCASTListen back to Ceol agus Comhra from Saturday 22nd August 2020 with Nickey Brennan
On Ceol agus Comhrá from Saturday 23rd August, Nickey Brennans first guest was Micheál O Diarmada who started this Saturday morning’s Ceol agus Comhrá talking to us the Irish Scholar Sean O’Donovan from Slieverue in South Kilkenny. Just over one year ago the GAA appointed Geraldine McTavish as its first National Inclusion & Diversity Officer. Since her appointment Geraldine has been busy engaging with GAA units around the country on their responsibilities to promote inclusion and diversity throughout the Association. Nickey spoke to Geraldine during the wee...2020-08-2253 min
Community Radio Kilkenny CitySAT Ceol Agus Comhra 15th August 2020 PODCASTListen back to Ceol agus Comhra from Saturday 15th August 2020 with Nickey Brennan
On Ceol agus Comhrá from Saturday 15th August, Nickey Brennan began the show with Micheál O Diarmada who started the show by talking about the Dublin Horse Show and his annual visit to the Ballsbridge event. In the second half of the show, Nickey highlighted how last week saw the death of John Hume, a politician who perhaps more than any other played a huge role in bringing peace to Northern Ireland and who was rightly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work. Community Radio Ki...2020-08-1552 min
Community Radio Kilkenny CitySAT Ceol agus Comhra 25th July 2020 PODCASTListen back to Ceol agus Comhra from Saturday 25th July 2020 with Nickey Brennan
On Ceol agus Comhrá from Saturday 25th July, Nickey Brennan began the show with his regular contributor, Micheál O Diarmada who was talking to us about getting and taking Father’s Advice. In the second half of the show, Nickey spoke to Theresa McGinn, about the work in her clinic and its move in recent week to a new larger premises at Enterprise House, Dublin Road, Kilkenny to accommodate the growth in business at The Kilkenny Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Clinic which is County Kilkenny’s longes...2020-07-2652 min
Community Radio Kilkenny CityMON Ceol Agus Comhra Replay 20 - 7-20 PODCASTOn Ceol agus Comhrá from Saturday 18th July, Nickey Brennan began the show with his regular contributor, Micheál O Diarmada who started this morning’s Ceol agus Comhrá talking to us about the Travelling Community. In the second half of the show Nickey spoke about how the strength of communities throughout Ireland and especially here in County Kilkenny was never more evident than in recent months during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. The community out in Muckalee have worked diligently over the years to support parishioners and their latest project is the development of a new community centre which...2020-07-2052 min
Community Radio Kilkenny CitySAT Ceol Agus Comhra 11th July 2020 PODCASTListen back to Ceol agus Comhra from Saturday 11th July 2020 with Nickey Brennan
On Ceol agus Comhrá from Saturday 11th July, Nickey Brennan began the show with Micheál O Diarmada who on this Saturday morning’s Ceol agus Comhrá was talking to us the song An Poc ar Buile (The Mad Puck Goat). Later on in the show Nickey highlighted how a number of the licenced premises in Kilkenny City reopened for business recently, albeit having to serve food to a value of nine euro to each customer. Nickey met Ger Rafter, proprietor of the Rafter Dempsey’s Pub on Fria...2020-07-1253 min
Italiani in Olanda#17 | Giulia Ceol - Jack Link’s EMEAIl diciassettesimo episodio di Italiani in Olanda ha come ospite Giulia Ceol.
Giulia è originaria di un paesino vicino Bologna. La prima esperienza all’estero di Giulia è stata a Londra, un viaggio studio per “imparare l’inglese”. Al rientro da questa esperienza non era più la stessa persona di prima, aveva capito che l’Italia le stava troppo stretta.
Al secondo anno della magistrale, Giulia parte in Erasmus con destinazione Amsterdam, seppure il suo primo desiderio sarebbe stato ritornare a Londra.
Poco ci è voluto per innamorarsi di Amsterdam, una città che era anche più affine a lei com...2020-07-0852 min
Community Radio Kilkenny CitySAT Ceol Agus Comhra 27th June 2020 PODCASTOn Ceol agus Comhrá from Saturday 27th June, Nickey Brennan began the show with Micheál O Diarmada who on this Saturday morning’s Ceol agus Comhrá talking to us about a poem written by Monsignor Padraig De Brun originally from Grangemockler, Co. Tipperary. De Brun wrote the poem in English and it was called ‘The Ship’ by Oliver St. John Gogarty. When De Brun translated the poem into Irish, he called it Valparaiso and it will be familiar to many who studied Irish in school over the years.
After yesterday’s political developments, a new Government will assume office in Dublin l...2020-06-2854 min
Community Radio Kilkenny CitySAT Ceol Agus Comhra 20th June 2020 PODCASTListen back to Ceol agus Comhra from Sat 20th June 2020 with Nickey Brennan
On Ceol agus Comhrá from Saturday 20th June, Nickey brennan began the show with Micheál O Diarmada on Ceol agus Comhrá who talking to us about the Irish language in Glenmore in South Kilkenny.
Restaurants in Kilkenny have been forced to close during the Coronavirus pandemic and many have resorted to providing a take-away service to their customers. Nickey was be joined this morning by Frank Curran, owner of the Petronella restaurant on the Butterslip to chat about the resumption of his business and how he man...2020-06-2051 min
Community Radio Kilkenny CitySAT Ceol Agus Comhra 13th June 2020 PODCASTListen back to Ceol agus Comhra from 13th June 2020 with Nickey Brennan. (Welcome back Nickey)
After a twelve-week absence from the Community Radio Kilkenny City airwaves, Nickey Brennan was delighted to be back on air a live Ceol agus Comhrá programme.
Nickey began the show by expressing his thanks to Declan Gibbons and Mick Cummins for holding the fort during his period of absence. Of course, he must also acknowledge that Micheál O Diarmada kept the listeners updated each Saturday morning with his usual entertaining topic.
Nickey also at the outset of this morning’s programme extend grateful thanks to a...2020-06-1354 min
Bígí ag CeolTrailer: Bígí ag Ceol PodcastA music show for kids, featuring all types of music from rock to rap to pop! Listen and sing along! Clár ceol do pháistí. Bíonn gach saghas ceoil le cloisteáil ar an gclár ó rac-cheol go rap go pop! Éistígí agus bígí ag ceol!2020-02-2800 min
Siúlach ScéalachSiúlach Scéalach - Ceol as Gaeltacht na hAlbnaCeol agus amhráin a thaifead Seán Mac Réamoinn sa bhliain 1965 as roinnt d'oileáin Ghaeltachta na hAlbna.2019-01-2000 minSiúlach ScéalachSiúlach Scéalach - Ceol ó na Lennons ó Cho. LiatromaCeol a thaifead Ciarán Mac Mathúna sa bhliain 1974 ó Charlie agus Ben Lennon agus beirt mhac le Ben, Maurice agus Brian. B'as Coillte Clochair (Kiltyclogher) Co. Liatroma dóibh.2018-10-1400 minSiúlach ScéalachSiúlach Scéalach - Ceol ó Chluain Maine agus Dinny McLoughlinCeol a thaifead Ciarán Mac Mathúna i gCluain Maine Co Dun na nGall. St Mary's CB Cluain Maine. Dinny McLoughlin ó Bhun Cranacha ar an fhidil.2018-08-1900 min
LMFM DocumentariesCeol sa Bhaile Part 2 - Gerry CullenIn part 2 of Ceol sa Bhaile we meet Gerry Cullen founding member of the internationally acclaimed Voice Squad, hear the fascinating stories behind a lot of the songs Gerry has collected over the years which originate in Drogheda, hear about Gerry's early life growing up in a family of 14 in a small terraced house and how the Voice squad were formed and took the world by storm..... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-08-1521 min
LMFM DocumentariesCeol sa Bhaile Part 4 - Gerry O' ConnorIn The final episode of Ceol sa Bhaile, we visit the home of renowned violin player Gerry O Connor, hear how he started out his music career under the watchful eye of his mother, how violin making as well as playing became a passion and a vocation and how music has travelled down the generations to his own children who have become accomplished players in their own right. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-08-1520 min
LMFM DocumentariesCeol sa Bhaile Part 1 - Zoe Conway3 musicians 1 kitchen, many cups of tea chat agus ceol. Part 1 of Ceol sa Bhaile our special series celebrating home grown traditional Irish musicians, singers and players. Join folk singer/songwriter SJ Mc Ardle as he is invited into the homes of the musicians for tea and a chat about their lives and their work away from the stage. Part 1 focuses on violin virtuoso Zoe Conway and her husband and musical partner acclaimed guitarist John Mc Intyre. Hear how Zoe's home and school life nurtured her talent, the funny story of how John and Zoe met , fell...2018-08-1444 minSiúlach ScéalachSiúlach Scéalach - Ceol ó Chorcaigh 1958Ceol, amhráin agus filiocht a taifeadadh nuair a fosclaíodh stiúideo úr Chorcaigh sa bhliain 1958. I measc na n-aíonn tá Jerry McCarthy ar an fhidil, Máire de Barra le cúpla amhrán, Seán Ó Riordáin le cúpla dán agus Risteád Ó Drisceoil le hamhrán.2018-02-1100 min