1) “You want founders to be confident, a little cocky, but also humble and coachable.” Alan Merriman, founder of Elkstone on the contradictions VCs look for, this week on Irish Stew 🎙️ #SpéirGhorm #IrishPodcast #VentureCapital #Founder

1) "Their BS radar is pretty strong." Dr. Martin Russell doesn't mince words about what happens when you try to engage a diaspora community for the wrong reasons. New episode of Irish Stew is up 🎙️ #IrishPodcast #IrishDiaspora #IrishPodcast #SpéirGhorm #Diaspora

A real honour to have Hotel Lux shortlisted for the Royal Irish Academy's Michel Déon Prize for non-fiction 🙏 www.ria.ie/2026/07/03/s...

Six books shortlisted for the €10,000 Michel Déon Prize for non-fiction - Royal Irish Academy

The Royal Irish Academy in association with the Department of Foreign Affairs has today, 3 July, announced the six shortlisted titles for the 2026 Michel Déon Prize for non-fiction.

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Cohost @nuttyinnyc.com on his journey to America We encourage Irish American’s to tell their stories or those of their family in celebration of #IrishAmerica250 #GlobalIrishNation #SpéirGhorm americaeire.org/stories/dubl...

A story from Dublin, Ireland

A living archive of the stories, journeys, and histories of the Irish in America. Part of the Irish America 250 initiative.

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Adele Farrell talking about the importance of giving back and how helping others is deeply rooted in #Irish tradition You can hear the full Irish Stew conversation with Adele and partner John Cummins on your favorite #podcast platform. #IrishPodcast @irishstewpodcast.com #SpéirGhorm

1) “What would lead a young man my son’s age to get on a ship with nitroglycerin and risk his life for the cause?” Terry Golway at Fresh Stew Live with the question that’s central to the whole conversation. Episode out now - link in thread 👇 #IrishAmerica #SpéirGhorm #IrishPodcast

It’s not everyday an archaeologist gets to crack a virgin #Viking site. Former guest Neil Jackman reports on day 1 of his work at Woodstown which lies to the west of Waterford city We want to wish Neil and his team all the best as they prove millennium old secrets #IrishHistory #Archaeology

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It's [hopefully] going to be a really interesting couple of weeks! We're doing a research dig at the Viking site at Woodstown Waterford, with support from @ria.ie, @nationalmons.bsky.social and Waterford City & County Council, in a collaborative project between Irish & Norwegian archaeologists

"Rather than get angry behind a keyboard - Soul Lab was a response to the George Floyd moment. What could I do?" Kwame Daniels on how Solab became North Star, now at NYC's Irish Arts Center. 🎧 #GlobalIrishNation #IrishPodcast #Podcast

🎬 Three films. Five voices. Irish Stew's #CIFF2026 episode drops tonight at midnight EST / 5 AM Irish Time 🇮🇪🎧 Directors of Saipan, lead actor of Báite (CIFF Audience Award winner 🏆), and Film Ireland's Gemma Creagh on the Irish film ecosystem. #IrishFilm #Saipan #Báite #RoyKeane #IrishStew

Co-host Martin Nutty moderated a conversation with author Cauvery Madhavan at the Irish Arts Center NY. Her novel, The Inheritance, is set on West Cork's Beara peninsula. Afterwards, a chat with Ireland's UN Ambassador Fergal Mythen. #GlobalIrishNation @cauverymadhavan.bsky.social

1) NEW — Irish Stew with Aileesh Carew of EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum. Recorded at Fergie's Pub, Philadelphia. Out now. 🎧 #GlobalIrishNation #SpéirGhorm #IrishPodcast #IrishHistory

Tomorrow on Irish Stew — Aileesh Carew of EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum joins John for a conversation spanning 1,500 years of Irish immigration, identity, and the deep Irish roots of American democracy. On all major podcast platforms #GlobalIrishNation #IrishPodcast #Podcast #SpéirGhorm

Out now. Irish Stew live on stage at CIFF 2026 in Washington DC — with director Colin McIvor and producer Ruth Carter of No Ordinary Heist, a Belfast thriller based on the real 2004 Northern Bank robbery. The film doesn’t let go. Neither does the conversation. #GlobalIrishNation #IrishFilm

I Hate How Trump Has Made Us Untrustworthy. And my No Kings image you can use for signs on saturday's nationwide No Kings protests.

I Hate How Trump Has Made Us Untrustworthy

And did he commit Treason?

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Episode drops tomorrow. “It was really always about a story of two human beings who were forced together to save their families.” — Colin McIvor on No Ordinary Heist. New episode Monday 30 March. A Solas Nua event. #IrishFilm #GlobalIrishNation #CIFF2026 #NoOrdinaryHeist #Spéirghorm

Something different coming Monday. We recorded a live on-stage Q&A at the 2026 Capital Irish Film Festival in Washington DC with director Colin McIvor and producer Ruth Carter of No Ordinary Heist #IrishFilm #GlobalIrishNation #CIFF2026 #NoOrdinaryHeist #SpéirGhorm @solasnuadc.bsky.social

The incredible view over our house just now. We have been having some Northern Lights show in Finland the last few days. #NorthernLights

🎭 Irish Stew alum Paddy Cullivan is bringing his: The Murder of Michael Collins to the U.S. this April! Portland • Boston • Port Jefferson • NYC (x2) • Chicago Grab tickets 👇 🔗 NYC: tinyurl.com/y8ptyedz 🔗 Full tour: see below This is unmissable for anyone who loves Irish history and theater.

“I didn’t know what I was doing at all. We had one keg of Guinness that night, and it was gone in 40 minutes." Fergus “Fergie” Carey is on the Irish Stew. New episode out now. 🎙️ Link in thread 👇 #IrishDiaspora #Philadelphia #FergiesPub #IrishStewPodcast #IrishAmerica #SpéirGhorm

Tomorrow on the Irish Stew. Fergus “Fergie” Carey — Dublin to Philadelphia, Burgerland to Broad Street, and 31 years of Fergie’s Pub. Bígí linn. 🎙️ #GlobalIrishNation #IrishDiaspora #Philadelphia #FergiesPub #IrishPodcast @fergiespub.bsky.social

Ten episodes. That's how many times the Irish language has shown up as a central theme on the Irish Stew. If this week's conversation with Mollie has you curious all ten are in one place. irishstewpodcast.com/categories/irish-language #IrishLanguage #Gaeilge #Spéirghorm #GlobalIrishNation

"People have this negative reaction to Irish — and yet this regret for not learning it. There's a very complicated relationship. But I don't think the language itself is complicated." Mollie Guidera is back on the Irish Stew. New episode out now. 🎙️ Link in bio / comments. 🎙️ Link in comments

Tomorrow on the Irish Stew. Mollie Guidera on the Gaeilge Guide, what Híberno English tells us about who we really are, and the legacy of Manchán Magan. Bígí linn. 🎙️ #GlobalIrishNation #IrishLanguage #Gaeilge #SpéirGhorm

This is basically my family story. My grandfather was born in Argentina then moved back to rural Longford as a child But I hadn’t realised that the Longford Argentinians were responsible for Peron! www.rte.ie/news/regiona...

Ballymore to Buenos Aires: Spotlight on Midlands links

From Ballymore to Buenos Aires: For around 100 years, there was large-scale emigration from Ireland to Argentina.

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1) Kicking off the Solas Nua Capital Irish Film Festival tonight at the stunning AFI Silver Theatre! First up: Saipan — one of the most controversial moments in Irish sporting history.

1) What does it take to make 60 films? Ruán Magan found his answer in a single moment — the realization that film could be a job, a career, a way to create something that matters. 🎬

1) Michael Dowling: "The Glucksman House has been basically the centre of Irish and Irish-American studies. It reminds us about heritage, reminds us about history. It reminds us about contribution — not just to Ireland, but to America." #GlobalIrishNation #IrishAmerica @kevinkenny.bsky.social

1) "He's a radical innovator yet never changes the architecture of the music fundamentally at all." Nuala O'Connor on Donal Lunny's genius New Episode now on all major #podcast platforms or at our website linked below #IrishMusic #Documentary #Irish #SpéirGhorm

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🎙️ OUT NOW: Filmmakers Aislinn Clarke & Tanya Doyle on horror, documentaries & storytelling. Irish-language cinema. 5 years filming. International distribution. www.irishstewpodcast.com/ciff-wiif-ii/ #IrishFilm #WomenInFilm #IrishPodcast #Gaeilge #SpéirGhorm #Podcast

Irish Women in Film II

In this conversation recorded at the 2025 Capital Irish Film Festival, host Martin Nutty sits down with two trailblazing Irish filmmakers who are pushing boundaries…

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