A rare midweek episode as artist Alannah Robins arrives in Stockholm to exhibit her work at Galleri Duerr. Titled "Comfort Ye My People", Alannah has created some tremendous visual work based on the surroundings of her Connemara studio, where the rugged mountains and age-old landscape give an impression of permanence, despite the ongoing climate crisis. I visited the exhibition before it opened and Alannah took me through the process of creating the work, bringing it to Stockholm and e...
Nov 09, 2023•30 min
This weekend we went behind the scenes with the Glass Mask theatre company as they took a play by one of Sweden's foremost writers and staged it in the Swedish capital. The director and cast tell us what it takes to put on a show like this, what it's like to perform in a different country and culture, and whether or not they might be back again with another English-language production any time soon ...
Nov 06, 2023•42 min
Few people can have had an impact as profound as that of Father Denis Slattery, an Irish priest from Fermoy whose St. Finbarr's Schoool in Nigeria went on to set the standard for they country's education system. Former pupil Adedeji Badiru joined me to reminisce about the man who gave him - a young boy with no shoes and his options fading fast - the chance at an education that has sustained him through a successful career in business and academia.
Nov 02, 2023•54 min
This week we've a discount code for a theatre event in Stockholm at the weekend, and Rory Moore from the Irish Chamber Of Commerce in Sweden joins me to talk about the upcoming gala dinner and networking event, as well has how you can make nominations for the annual Beacon Award! Get your tickets for "ACT" by the Glass Mask Theatre Company here: https://tix.kulturhusetstadsteatern.se/sv/specialoffer/ffczjbwwbl25q/
Oct 30, 2023•31 min
On this week's podcast, we unravel the mystery of an Irish-themed mural in Mölndal depicting the mythical figure of Niamh Cinn Oir, and Paul O'Mahony from the Local comes to the studio to talk about the stories that are making the news in Sweden.
Oct 24, 2023•51 min
Since open ing its doors in 1995, the Irish Cultural Centre in London has become one of the most important places for Irish culture outside our island. With a varied and exciting program, it is tasked with both preserving our culture and providing a platform for new artists, as well as being a meeting-place for the Irish in the British capital. William Foote sat down with me to take me through its history, its mission and what the future holds for an iconic Irish institution.
Oct 18, 2023•47 min
The GAA season came to an end in the Hague on Saturday with the final European Gaelic football round, and the girls of the Stockholm Gaels were there taking part in the junior competition. Tara O'Neill joined us from pitch-side to recount the games of the day, and camógie queen Michelle Cotter then jumped on to talk about how the season has been for women in the Nordic region and her hopes for next year. There's also a business shout-out from Stephanie at the Läs Is More bookstore in a f...
Oct 16, 2023•50 min
I travelled to London to keep my promise to Joe O'Neill and attend an event with the Irish Creative Collective, and I was blown away by the range of talent on show - brilliant young Irish performers supporting one another in a fantastic venue, all in an atmosphere of mutual support and love. Through the evening I collected the voices of many of those who took to the stage, and we talked about their sense of Irishness, where they fit in in London and what this collective means to them - and n...
Oct 12, 2023•1 hr
This week we head out north of Stockholm to talk to Helen Kavanagh Berglund, who is moving on from a career spent in public service to an exciting new one as a consultant in the areas of leadership and sustainability. There's the usual round-up of community news and events and a reminder to book your table in your favourite Irish bar for the upcoming Rugby World Cup quarter-final with New Zealand! Support the podcast: Patreon.com/ourmaninstockholm Swish: 1232424166...
Oct 09, 2023•56 min
Another jam-packed episode this week as Rosalie Wagenaar joins me to talk about her upcoming Irish dance workshops in Stockholm and her plans to do others around Sweden, and Aaron Kennedy drops by the studio to talk about getting in shape, the benefits of bulletproof coffee and how to behave when out on the town! There's also a bit of camógie and embassy news, and our first business shout-outs! You can find Rosalie's Irish dance website here: https://www.iersedansschool.nl/ And be sure t...
Oct 02, 2023•1 hr
Las Vegas-based Dubliner Dave Rooney has done it all - broken Guinness world records, won Emmys and songwriting awards and played in every corner of the globe, and he did it all despite the anxiety that sometimes consumed him. In his new book "Living With Anxiety - The Road Back", Rooney tells his full story for the first time, and he joined the podcast to talk about his life in music and the arts, becoming an ambassador for Ceol Eireann and how he hopes that sharing his tale will help...
Sep 28, 2023•54 min
This week we're on the west coast where Irish-American Stephanie Coughlan is launching an online second-hand bookstore called Läs Is More. Stephanie hopes to soon have a physical store in central Gothenburg from which she can share the many English-language books that she has acquired, finding new homes for great stories! You can find the shop's website here - do her a favour and grab yourself a book to help her get her business going! https://www.lasismore.com/
Sep 25, 2023•49 min
This week we talk to Dan Reid about the amazing story behind the Equator Gaels and how Ugandan coaches are teaching Ugandan kids to play Gaelic games in East Africa! Kilkenny man Dan moved to Uganda as a young teacher and found himself at the centre of an African hurling revolution that has seen Ireland's traditional sports entrench themselves in schools there, offering children both an education and a chance to swing the timber like never before! Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/our...
Sep 21, 2023•51 min
Another jam-packed episode featuring Anthony Morrissey and the announcement of the Irish Chamber Of Commerce In Sweden's gala event for 2023, a new open mic night at Wirströms and Josh Lenn introducing improv comedy at the Liffey, and we round off with a shout-out from the Mary Wallopers to the Stockholm Gaels camógs! Support the show: patreon.com/ourmaninstockholm
Sep 18, 2023•45 min
On this week's podcast Wexford man Kevin Deegan joins me to talk about his work as vice-president of innovation at Finnish food giant Valio, and there's also recommendations for new books by Irish authors Tadhg Hickey (A Portrait Of The Piss Artist As A Young Man) and Aoife Moore (The Long Game - Inside Sinn Féin). Support the podcast: patreon.com/ourmaninstockholm
Sep 15, 2023•53 min
A jam-packed episode this week as we catch up with Ireland captain Katie McCabe in Linköping to ask her about being nominated for the Ballon d'Or as the world's best footballer, and we talk to Albin Winbo from Varberg about his adventures with Cork City in the League Of Ireland! There's also news of our new ambassador, a diplomatic Swedish-Irish connection to Hungary and some gigs to add to your calendar, as well as one or two to remove! Support the podcast: patreon.com/ourmaninstock...
Sep 10, 2023•55 min
Ireland have travelled to France for the Rugby World Cup with best squad we've ever had and in the form of our lives, but we're facing perhaps the toughest draw we've ever had too. Irish rugby legend Alan Quinlan joins me to answer the question - after some past disappointments, can this be the team that finally answers Ireland's World Cup call?
Sep 06, 2023•46 min
Sport brings out the best in our communities, and the Irish in Sweden are no different - this weekend it was the turn of our hurlers and especially our camógs to remind us of the remarkable things we can achieve when we all pull in the same direction. Brendan Weathers of the Viking Gaels and Michelle Cotter of Stockholm Camógie join me to report on an incredible weekend for the small-ball game, and there's updates on the career of our chef extraordinaire Claire O'Halloran and news of unm...
Sep 04, 2023•54 min
Kurdish-Swedish comedian Özz Nujen joins me to talk about his family's extraordinary flight from Turkey to Sweden in search of refuge, how the country has changed and how its application to join NATO has once again put the Kurds in the firing line. We also cover the shame of Fortress Europe, where migrants are left to drown in the Mediterranean.
Aug 30, 2023•48 min
A report from a magnificent day of Gaelic games in Gävle is followed by a chat with Sligo man Tony McCarrick, for whom a teaching job in Nigeria ended up in a marriage to Nina and eventually, a job as a strategic advisor on artificial intelligence and all things technological!
Aug 28, 2023•58 min
This week I'm joined by Irish author Kate Kerrigan, whose new one-woman show "Am I Irish Yet?" explores questions of identity from the perspective a woman who grew up in an Irish family in London. Kate went on to be a hugely successful magazine editor and author, and her show is now taking audiences by storm as she mixes humour and anecdotes to get to the bottom of that thorny question for our diaspora - what do we have to do to be considered truly Irish?
Aug 26, 2023•45 min
The Irish In Sweden microphone was out and about and ended up under the noses of a huge amount of people as the Swedish-Irish Society and the Stockholm Gaels put on a mighty family day at Skarpnäcks IP on Saturday that featured the first game of camógie ever played in Sweden. Here from the fabulous camógs, those new to the parish and a few familiar voices on a great day out.
Aug 21, 2023•46 min
In our final podcast looking at the Women's World Cup, I'm joined by Ireland's Chloe Mustaki who takes us behind the scenes at the tournament. The defender looks back on the highs and lows of Ireland's debut at a major finals, and we look forward to the upcoming Women's Super League Season in England where she plays with Bristol City, as well as talking about the state of the game generally and where it goes form here.
Aug 17, 2023•40 min
All good things must come to an end, and even if the tenure of Ambassador Austin Gormley was undoubtedly one of the best things that happened to our community, but the time has come for him to move on. He will soon officially take up his new role in South Africa, but before he departed Sweden's shores he sat down with me to talk about his time here and what it meant to both him and us.
Aug 14, 2023•58 min
After coming up short in a Celtman triathlon, Dubliner Willie Murphy felt he was pretty much done with the sport - but then his name was pulled out of the hat as one of only 260 racers at the 2023 Norseman - the world's most extreme triathlon - and he had to think again. But there was a a problem. Willie had lost all his motivation and hadn't trained in ages, so how on earth could he get from being on his couch to the finish line of the Norseman - a 3.8km swim, 180km bike ride and a mara...
Aug 12, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Michelle Cotter and Hazel Reilly from the recently-founded Stockholm Camógie join me to talk about the rapid progress the team has made during the summer, and give us the lowdown on the preparations for their first tournament in the Hague in the first week of September.
Aug 07, 2023•58 min
The last week of July saw the global GAA family gather in Derry for the World Games, with footballers, hurlers and camógs from all over the world battling for glory in a truly international series of competitions. Gaelic Games Europe Development Officer Tony Bass joins me on this week's podcast to talk through the event and what it means for our games around the world.
Aug 05, 2023•45 min
Stockholm Pride will have an Irish tint this year as drag queen Dee Bugg makes her Celtic presence felt - Dee came to the IIS studio to talk about the event and how you can go about becoming the most fabulous version of yourself!
Jul 31, 2023•1 hr 14 min
The Girls In Green are out, but not down and there's still one more chance to impress as they take on Nigeria on Monday in their final World Cup group game. Before the tournament I spoke to Samuel Ahmadu, Africa's foremost football journalist, to get the lowdown on the continent's most successful team, male or female.
Jul 29, 2023•52 min
As Sweden experiences some very Irish summer weather, we pay a visit to Växjö to talk to legal expert Graham Butler about living in Sweden, working in Denmark and how different laws at different levels influence how we live our lives - not least if you're running a microbrewery like some of our previous guests!
Jul 24, 2023•1 hr
