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This podcast showcases the Irish living in Toronto today. We discuss why they came, what made them stay, what they miss about home and will their future be in Canada or in Ireland. Subscribe and share with your friends and family. Please send any feedback, positive or negative to pasheehan31@gmail.com. Thanks to Shannon Heaton for the music. Please listen to her podcast, 'Irish Music Stories', a show about traditional music. Thanks to Natalie Barbuzzi for our lovely logo. Thanks to Barry Conway for convincing me this was a good idea. Bain taitneamh as! Enjoy!
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Tá Muireann Ní Corcrain ar scoláireacht Fulbright i mbliana in Ollscoil Connecticut. Labhraíonn sí linn faoina saol san oirthuaisceart agus faoin ról atá ag an gCumann Lúthchleas Gael fós ina saol ann. Bainigí taitneamh as. Má tá aon ceisteanna agaibh, ná bíodh drogall oraibh scríobh chugam ar pasheehan31@gmail.com
Thosaigh John Prendergast ag imirt iomána don chéad uair riamh agus é ag staidéar i Missoula, Montana. I ndiaidh sin, bhunaigh sé club Chumainn Lúthchleas Gael in Ollscoil Notre Dame. Má tá aon cheisteanna agaibh, scríobh chugam ar pasheehan31@gmail.com
Labhraíonn Eimearr linn faoin gcuaille agus faoin tionchar atá ag an spórt nua ar a saol. Is féidir ríomhphost a sheoladh chuig pasheehan31@gmail.com má tá aon cheisteanna agaibh.
Inniu, beidh mé ag labhairt le Séan Ó Conaill, Ollamh in Ollscoil Chorcaí agus saineolaí maidir le dlí agus spórt. Insíonn Seán dúinn cad a spreag a shuim i gcúrsaí spóirt. Labhraíonn sé faoi ról an dlí i sacar na hEorpa agus sacar na hÉireann, ach go háirithe. Ag deireadh an phlé, labhraíonn Seán faoi na difríochtaí úinéireachta atá ann idir spórt i Meiriceá Thuaidh agus san Eoraip, topaic atá an-suimiúil tar éis na conspóide a bhain le Superleague molta na hEorpa. Bainigí taitneamh as an bp...
Inniu, beidh mé ag labhairt le hAodh Ó Corráin. Ciarraíocht is ea é a thugann léargas suimiúil dúinn faoina shaol mar ríreathaí nó ultra runner. Ceann de an comhráite ba shuimiúla a bhí agam riamh, insíonn Aodh dúinn cen fáth a thugann sé faoi na dúshláin mhóra seo agus bheifeá spreagtha tar éis a bheith ag éisteacht leis. Bainigí taitneamh as an bplé. Má tá aon tuairimí agaibhse don seó, ná bíodh drogall oraibh scríobh chugam ar Twitter @PaSheehan nó trí ríomhphost pasheehan31@gmail.c...
Inniu, beidh mé ag labhairt le Darragh O’Brien. Imríonn Darragh le foireann shinsir Cheatharlaigh le beagnach deich mbliana anuas. Chomh maith leis sin, tá cúpla craobh sinsir an chontae buaite aige lena chlub Éire Óg. Oibríonn sé mar mhúinteoir corpoideachais agus Gaeilge freisin. Labhraíonn sé linn faoi na buntáistí is na deacrachtaí a bhaineann le clubanna a dhéanann iarracht tabhairt faoin iomáint agus faoin bpeil Ghaelach. Chomh maith, labhraíonn sé go hionraic faoina athair, Turlough, a...
Inniu, beidh mé ag labhairt le Mark O’Donnell. Anois, is Oifigeach Forbartha Cluichí de chuid an Chumainn Lúthchleas Gael é Mark in Institiúd Teicneolaíochta Luimnigh ach fear iarthair an Chláir is ea é amach is amach. D’oibrigh sé le foireann sinsir iománaíochta an Chláir faoi stiúir Donal Moloney agus Gerry O’Connor. Beimid ag caint faoin ról a bheadh aige le foireann éigin. Tabharfaidh sé samplaí dúinn de sheachtain thipiciúil agus de sheisiún tipiciúil a bheadh aie le foireann idi...
Chaith Kevin tréimhse i gContae Chiarraí agus sa Fhrainc mar pháiste. D’imir sé peil le contae Lia Troma agus contae Chorcaí sular bhog sé go dtí an Chóiré Theas trí bliana ó shin. D’fhéadfá a rá gur fear an-siúlach is ea é. Beimid ag caint faoina shaol sa Chóiré Theas agus conas a úsáideann sé spórt chun brú oideachais a laghdú i measc páistí ach go háirithe. Chomh maith, labhróimid faoi spiorad an Chumainn Lúthchleas Gael san Áis agus na deiseanna is na deacrachtaí atá ag clubanna sa ...
Originally from Malahide in North County Dublin, Donal has been living in Toronto for the past eighteen years, after having spent four years outside of Ireland before then. This is a fascinating and intriguing conversation with a person who has got me thinking about a lot of things since our chat. We are both well able to talk and as a result, this episode is slightly longer than most but well worth a listen. We discuss everything from arriving in Toronto with a six-month-old baby to sports g...
I first met Gerry at a Pop-Up Gaeltacht in PJ O’Brien’s just before Christmas last year. Gerry is a retired English teacher and we hit it off discussing some of our favourite Irish authors. In this chat, Gerry describes his experience moving to Toronto in the 1990s from his hometown of Athenry and what made him stay. We chat about his journey with the Irish language and we discuss the year he spent in Ireland in 2008 where he made a film in Galway and we discuss his children’s relationship wi...
Today, I will be speaking with Saffiya Ramhendar-Armogan, a student of mine here at the University of St. Michael’s College in the University of Toronto. Saffiya was raised in Dublin but chose to complete her undergraduate degree in Politics and Criminology at the University of Toronto. She waited until her fourth year here to dip her toes into Celtic Studies and is currently taking my Irish language class. In this conversation, we discuss the challenges of moving to a new country for u...
Having grown up in Nenagh, Carrick-on-Shannon and Dublin, John Doyle moved to Toronto in 1980 to pursue a PhD in English Literature at York University. Having done some student and freelance journalism in Ireland, John continued to write in Canada and eventually abandoned writing for academic reward to concentrate on writing as a career. He describes himself as a sometimes critic, columnist and soccer writer at the Globe and Mail for whom he wrote for nearly thirty years. He has also written ...
Originally from Montréal, Padraic now lives in Toronto where he is Associate Professor at the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies and the Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources at the University of Toronto. In this episode, Padraic discusses growing up with an Irish name in Montréal as well as his research on the Irish Famine. In 2025, he published his third book, titled Rot: An Imperial History of the Irish Famine. We discuss his research, his and his family’s relation...
Today, I will be speaking with Colleen Corbett. Any Irish person who has moved to Toronto is sure to have encountered the famous Colleen at some stage. She brings energy and enthusiasm to any conversation she is in and this is no exception. Colleen’s mother, the equally famous Maureen Mulvey O’Leary, winner of the 2024 Irish Person of the Year Award, was a previous guest on this podcast. Colleen talks about how her mother raised her as Irish in Toronto, attending Irish cultural events in the ...
Today, I will be speaking with Sarah Cartin, who I refer to as ‘Saz’ for the remainder of this podcast. Saz moved to Canada the same month as I did and we became friends through her ex-partner. In this episode, Saz opens up about her initial struggles finding a job here in Toronto to her fractured relationship with alcohol. This episode is being released one day before Saz’s three-year soberversary. She is refreshingly honest about her journey to sobriety and I admire how she approaches it. H...
While we have had some amazing guests on this podcast over the past three years, today I am proud to introduce our most distinguished guest of all, Her Excellency, the Consul General of Ireland in Toronto, Ms. Janice McGann. In fact, Janice became the inaugural Consul General of Ireland in Toronto back in 2022. As her appointment in Toronto comes to its end, Janice took time out of her busy schedule to sit down with me and suffer through what she called a truly authentic Irish in Toront...
Today, I’ll be chatting with Michael Doyle. I first came to know Michael when his daughter Madeleine was selected as the winner of the inaugural Irish Heritage Awards for her artwork depicting Thomas D’arcy McGee and the expectations of Irish emigrants to Canada. Michael was born in Toronto to two Irish parents and this provides us with a unique insight into the identity of a second-generation Irish-Canadian. Michael is very honest about his perspective on his Irish identity and how tha...
Today, I’ll be chatting with Robin Bury. I recently read Robin’s memoir: On the Margin, in which he writes about his life, particularly about growing up as the son of a Protestant clergyman in county Cork. We discuss some of that during this episode as well as Robin’s move to Toronto nearly a decade ago, in his mid-seventies. Born in India, raised in Ireland, periods spent in the UK, Kenya and now residing in Canada, Robin has a great story to tell. Stay tuned for an especially interest...
Cormac came to Canada from Clonsilla, Dublin in 2010 (one of the few times it wasn’t fun to be in Dublin) and has settled into a Canadian banking career over the last 15 years. Cormac is currently an Executive Vice President and Partner at Stonebridge Financial, a Toronto based asset manager. Since coming to Canada, he has been a player and treasurer with St. Pats GAA and recently chaired the Ireland Funds St. Patrick’s Day luncheon coming out of COVID. He’s also been known to pull a pi...
Today, I’ll be chatting with Declan O’Sullivan. You might know him better as ‘Paddyman’. Declan is a professional entertainer and songwriter who has performed live for over 1 million people all around the world. Originally from Kildare, Declan originally moved to Canada twenty-five years ago where he met his wife before moving to Dubai for sixteen years. Declan and his family are now back in Canada, residing in Niagara Falls, Ontario. We recorded this conversation a couple h...
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Fantastic podcast with excellent topics, highly recommend.