Sheela na gigs and digital heritage with Gary Dempsey

Weird Ireland is coming live to Dublin on the 27th of April

That's right The 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's the link to grab yourself tickets: ticketmaster.ie/weird-ireland-dublin-27-04-2026/event/18006465E9F9A451

Hooley Homebrew

Today me and Miles went to talk to the masked man behind Hooley Homebrew who's looking to rise up the local booze scene in Ireland plus we talk all about poitín, homebrewing, folklore and all that good stuff Follow Hooley Homebrew: hooleyhomebrew.ie instagram.com/hooleyhomebrew.ie Follow Weird Ireland: instagram.com/weird.ireland tiktok.com/@weirdireland youtube.com/@weirdlyireland Weird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island is out now Or you can order it online ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/weirdirelandbook?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaYgzZJhQgilOp9YcNOOyBRfSzlcTHh7ABugnp_jPTTra6b-wfQcj9demnk_aem_ihlvRkyxoRsx2oN8jda8-A] Email: weirdireland.jpeg@gmail.com

Hiberno Toys, action figures, and cartoons

If you want to support this podcast you can buy me a coffee! buymeacoffee.com/weirdireland One of my cousins showed me Hiberno Toys on Instagram last year and I was so impressed and amused that I really wanted to meet the maker behind the page! So in this chat myself and Richard Collier sit down and talk about his eccentric toys of Irish characters then whatever else comes to mind. Follow Rich: instagram.com/hibernotoys Follow Weird Ireland: instagram.com/weird.ireland tiktok.com/@weirdireland youtube.com/@weirdlyireland Weird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island is out now Or you can order it online ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/weirdirelandbook?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaYgzZJhQgilOp9YcNOOyBRfSzlcTHh7ABugnp_jPTTra6b-wfQcj9demnk_aem_ihlvRkyxoRsx2oN8jda8-A] Email: weirdireland.jpeg@gmail.com

Sheela na gigs and digital heritage with Gary Dempsey

I was really interested to learn about digital achievers, folk who preserve physical artefacts by scanning them to make a digital copy for posterity. So me and Shameen went to Galway to meet Gary Dempsey of Digital Heritage Age to learn all about it and chat sheela na gigs and other Irish artefacts too. Follow Gary: digitalheritageage.com instagram.com/digitalheritageage If you want to support this podcast you can buy me a coffee! buymeacoffee.com/weirdireland Follow Weird Ireland: instagram.com/weird.ireland tiktok.com/@weirdireland youtube.com/@weirdlyireland Weird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island is out now Or you can order it online ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/weirdirelandbook?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaYgzZJhQgilOp9YcNOOyBRfSzlcTHh7ABugnp_jPTTra6b-wfQcj9demnk_aem_ihlvRkyxoRsx2oN8jda8-A] Email: weirdireland.jpeg@gmail.com

Irish boogieing with dancer and ethnochoreologist Siobhan Butler

Dance is one of the iconic traditions of Ireland with the old styles and the new celebrated in festivals, competitions, dancehalls, clubs, pubs, and now online on TikTok and the like. So myself and Sessiongoth headed to Manorhamilton to learn more about it from Siobhan Butler, a dance teacher and ethnochoreologist. Follow Siobhan: banogirishdance.com siobhanbutler.com instagram.com/siobhanbutler nstagram.com/banog_irishdance If you want to support this podcast you can buy me a coffee! buymeacoffee.com/weirdireland Follow Weird Ireland: instagram.com/weird.ireland tiktok.com/@weirdireland youtube.com/@weirdlyireland Weird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island is out now Or you can order it online ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/weirdirelandbook?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaYgzZJhQgilOp9YcNOOyBRfSzlcTHh7ABugnp_jPTTra6b-wfQcj9demnk_aem_ihlvRkyxoRsx2oN8jda8-A] Email: weirdireland.jpeg@gmail.com