This week Ian Moloney joins med from Gothenburg to talk about his new pub venture with the Flying Barrel, the first celebration of St. Patrick's Day in the city and how the local community is working hard to re-instate a direct flight to Ireland that is sorely missed. There's also news of the St. Patrick's Day concert on Stockholm on March 11 - you can get tickets for it here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/st-patricks-day-concert-tickets-1254356557229?aff=oddtdtcreator
Mar 04, 2025•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast There is no end of talent in the Swedish-Irish community, and out in front right now is drag queen Dee Bugg, who is likely to get us all deported with her new single "Queen Of Sweden", in which she expresses her undying love for Prince Carl-Philip. Dee joins me to talk about the inspiration of Melodifestivalen, the process of making a smash hit, and why she wants a TV show to poke fun at Sweden - all in the best possible taste (bonus points for anyone who gets that reference!)....
Feb 27, 2025•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week's guest is the incredibly talented Lorcan O'Neill, whose remarkable career in dance, particularly contemporary and ballet, eventually brought him to Stockholm, where he now resides among us. We talk at great length about going against the grain in his native Cork and how dancing took him around the world before landing him here in Sweden. An unmissable conversation with one of the most interesting characters in our community.
Feb 20, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast At long last we get to the interview with the brilliant Simon Chretién, our Irish-Belgian-Kiwi footballer smashing into tackles int he far north of Sweden! Simon's cosmopolitan background and adventurous nature have taken him around the world several times, and now he's up just shy of the Arctic Circle playing for IFK Luleå to see how far he can climb. There's also news about an intriguing development in the pub scene in Gothenburg, Peter Miller's ceramics and how drag queen Dee ...
Feb 14, 2025•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Swedish-Irish music fan Alva Dunne from Malmö is one of three hosts for a new podcast about Melodifestivalen - the annual competition where Sweden's Eurovision entry is chosen - that is flying up the charts! The 11-year-old is a life-long lover of all things Eurovision and Mello, and she talked to the Irish In Sweden podcast about what she likes about the competition, this year's entries and who at home is the better singer - mamma Linn, or dad Kevin!
Feb 10, 2025•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plans to talk to Kevin Walker in his home town of Örebro took a turn this week with the news that a school shooting had occurred there on Tuesday. I've been working in the town ever since, and decided to drop out to Kevin's house to talk to him about what happened, as well as his career in professional football and his new path as a full-time songwriter and musician.
Feb 07, 2025•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week I'm joined by the wonderfully talented Lydia Lafferty to talk about the upcoming production of Oscar Wilde's play "The Importance Of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde. The holder of a degree in drama, Lydia talks about how she fell in love with the footlights at a local drama group for kids in Tyrone, and how that led to a life-long love of the stage that will no doubt be in evidence when the play hits the boards in late March in Stockholm. We also talk about access to cu...
Jan 31, 2025•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Irish film-maker Dennis Harvey won the award for best short film at the Swedish Guldbaggen awards, which are the Nordic nation's equivalent of the Oscars, and he popped by the studio to talk about what this means for his work making movies about the politics of migration. There's also some good news around sponsorship - we're very close to having the podcast funded for the remainder of 2025 but we're still looking for sponsors to ensure that the podcast will be financially viable...
Jan 21, 2025•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast The build-up to Christmas continues, so we have another shout-out for our small businesses, plus a great gift idea - tickets to the "Trad On the Prom" show featuring Irish music and dancing, which is to Växsjö, Norrköping and Gothenburg on Jan 4/5/6. I am joined by show creator Chris Kelly and promoter Sten Cranner to find out about the show itself, the musicians and dancers performing, and how the two decided to bring it to Sweden for the first time. You can get your tickets for the three shows...
Dec 18, 2024•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast There was a strong Swedish-Irish connection when Ireland went to the polls around ten days ago as former Gothenburg resident and current South Dublin council member Eoin O'Broin stood in the Dublin Midwest constituency for the Social Democrats. Standing in the same race as Sinn Féin's housing spokesperson of the same name, Eoin got involved in party politics after coming to Sweden in 2004, and despite not being successful this time, our own Swedish-Irish "sosse" has his heart very much set on a ...
Dec 08, 2024•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Saturday Nov 23 saw the biggest attendance yet for the ICCS annual gala and Beacon Award ceremony, which was held at the Elite Marina Hotel in Stockholm, and needless to say the Irish In Sweden podcast was there to record what went on behind the scenes! Hear from board members, guests, keynote speaker Brian O'Toole and award-winner Jim Dowling among others as we re-live what was an incredible night for the Swedish-Irish business community. This podcast was made with the kind financial support of...
Nov 26, 2024•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast On a great day for Swedish-Irish relations, Sweden has opened a brand-new embassy on Pembroke Row in Dublin, ending a 14-year spell without one in the Irish capital. Ahead of the very first event held at the embassy featuring author and journalist Alexandra Pascalidou, I sat down with new ambassador Lina van der Weyden to talk about what this means for the future of the relationship between the two countries.
Nov 18, 2024•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week I'm joined by the legend that is Alan Mahon, a mechanic and engine-whisperer of unmatched skill and one of the most sought-after men in the business. Al has been head-hunted by basically every major car brand in the Nordic region and is now working with technical support for the new breed of electric cars on the market - we spoke about them, the older petrol and diesel models still on the roads, and how one goes about buying a new four-wheeled friend in Scandinavia that won't let you d...
Nov 09, 2024•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast As winter approaches and the evenings get shorter, stand-up comic and Sweden's number 13-ranked snooker player Brian O'Grady dropped by the studio for a chat about his life on stage and at the table. We talk about how he came to live in Sweden, what happened when he first saw live stand-up comedy in the Liffey, and how a lot of what he has done since has been to impress the ten-year-old lad growing up in Thurles in a very different Ireland to the one we know today.
Nov 01, 2024•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's been a minute, as the cool kids say, but we are back with a podcast to tell the community about the latest Arrivals exhibition featuring 18 Swedish-Irish artists at Galleri Assessor, Assessorsgatan 14 in Stockholm on Oct 24-27. Created and curated by Sarah Galligan and Sophie Lundkvist McCormack with support from Tara O'Neill, the artists, the Irish Embassy and the Irish Chamber Of Commerce In Sweden and a host of others, the exhibition's theme is "Beyond The Threshold". I sat down with Sar...
Oct 18, 2024•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast With Ireland's Girls In Green set to face Sweden in two crucial Euro qualifiers in the space of a week, I sat down with Sweden coach Peter Gerhardsson to talk about football, the Fontaines DC, Drogheda hospitality and a whole lot more!
May 22, 2024•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week's guest is Patrick Hamilton Walsh, who as a teenager in Tyrone realised he wasn't actually much good at anything - but he had some dreams, and a plan, and nothing was going to get in his way. Since then he has visited more than 150 countries and is now based in Sweden with his family in the midst of a life that touches on sport, business and experiencing all that the world has to offer. There's also news of Claire O'Halloran's new restaurant and FREE TICKETS for Swe...
May 06, 2024•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Irish In Sweden podcast is calling it - winter is OVER and the Gaelic football season is underway, so this week's episode comes to you from the Danish capital of Copenhagen, where Stockholm Gaels, Malmö GAA and Sandviken Gaels were all flying the flag for Swedish Gaelic football! There's a range of voices old and new from all over Ireland, brought together by the big ball game that has done so much to bring our community together. Support the podcast: patreon.com/ourmaninstockholm...
Apr 29, 2024•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this week's episode, Stephen Smith joins me to talk about how his time with Leinster Rugby led to the foundation of his company Kitman Labs, which brings together vast amounts of data about athletes and teams to provide greater insight and improve performance, a fascinating tale of a journey from the rugby boot-room to Silicon Valley and beyond. Support the podcast: patreon.com/ourmaninstockholm
Apr 23, 2024•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Last Thursday saw an incredible array of Irish talent in Sweden exhibiting their art at the Ambassador's residence as part of the "Arrivals" exhibition organised by Carrie Cooke and Sarah Galligan. Though I didn't get to speak to all the artists, I got to talk to many of them, as well as the organisers themselves about what was a hugely successful event!
Apr 22, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Spring is in the air and with it a hot of events and happenings in Sweden! This week I paid a visit to our good friend Aaron Kennedy at his new FSA gym at Odenplan, and I caught up with Carrie Cooke and Sarah Galligan to talk about the upcoming Arrivals art exhibition at the Ambassador's residence in Stockholm this week. Support the podcast: patreon.com/ourmaninstockholm Aaron's new gym: https://fsaworkoutsstudio.se/en/ The Arrivals Insta page: https://www.instagram.com/arrivals.2024/...
Apr 15, 2024•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast When Irishman Tomás Mac an tSaoir goes out for a spin on his bike, he's often away a little longer than the average lycra warrior - the Kerryman is currently in the middle of a marathon journey form New Zealand to Ireland by bike, across some of the most beautiful and rugged terrain in the world - and this is after traversing America and Africa on similar journeys. Currently back home recharging his batteries for a final push from Dubai, Tomás joined me to tell his fascinating story of lions...
Apr 12, 2024•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Shrugging off another bout of man flu to bring you Ireland's hottest TV star in Sweden right now. Fireman Mark Bannon from Waterford is blazing a trail on "Robinson", Sweden's answer to "Survivor", and he joins me to talk about moving here and finding home in a small town of 1500 people near Örebro - and, of course, life on the Robinson island!
Apr 08, 2024•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Last week I was in Gothenburg on the west coast for a soccer game so I took the opportunity to sit down with Ian "Mocha" Moloney, musician, photographer, occasional curmudgeon and nowadays one of the driving forces in bringing the Irish community there together. He told me all about the St. Patrick's Day celebrations there, the plans for the future and how singer/guitarists (known as "trubadurs" in Swedish) are getting all the gigs around the country at the moment....
Mar 25, 2024•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Even though she got her first camera at the age of six, Holly McGlynn wasn't sure that she wanted to be a photographer, but having studied fine art and PR, she felt the pull of making pictures and threw herself in at the deep end in Berlin. From there she has gone on to be one of Ireland's foremost fashion photographers, working with huge global brands and taking pictures of supermodels for household-name designers - but there's a lot more to her than just the glamour game. Holly joi...
Mar 22, 2024•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast The long tradition of a St. Patrick's Day parade in the Swedish capital continued on Saturday March 16, with community organisations and companies represented at Kungsträdgården. We took the chance to talk to some of those in attendance about what they were up to! Support the podcast - patreon.com/ourmaninstockholm
Mar 16, 2024•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Northern Ireland's Gray Hawthorne is well-known in music circles, as much for his ten-gallon hat and his love of country music as for his skill as a guitarist, singer and songwriter. Last week I met up with him as he visited Stockholm to talk about his love of country and how a change in his family situation has led to him writing new songs, and we close out with an acoustic rendition of a brilliant new tune of his called "Into The Night", exclusively on the Irish In Sweden podcast...
Mar 11, 2024•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast We're celebrating International Women's Day on the Global Gael by handing over the reins to Molly Breen, our wonderful business development manager in the Stockholm office and one of the many talented young women that we have the privilege of working with! Among many great suggestions for female guests for March 8, Molly has chosen to interview fellow Malahide girl and musical genius Lauryn Gaffney about how her work in songwriting and musical theatre has brought her to London, San Diego...
Mar 08, 2024•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast On a visit to Dublin last week, I met up with Motala's own Madeleine Johansson, who moved to Dublin 19 years ago and got involved in local politics, leading to a seat on South Dublin County Council for left-wing party People Before Profit. Motala's loss has very much been Ireland's gain, and we talked about what it's like to be at the coalface of local Irish politics in the teeth of a chronic housing crisis, among other challenges. Please share and support the podcast financially...
Mar 04, 2024•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Tipped as a possible leader of the next Irish government, Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald jumped at the chance to join the Global Gael to talk about what our diaspora means to her and her party - and what them being in government might mean for us. In a wide-ranging - and very different - conversation we talked about emigration, housing, voting rights for those of us abroad and why, despite the dreadful situation in Palestine, her party still wants to meet American representatives in Washi...
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