List of Irish podcasts
Podcasting has been embraced in Ireland, both in terms of Irish audiences consuming podcasts but also in Irish people creating their own shows.[1] [2] The following is a list of podcasts (as opposed to radio programmes made for radio and released as podcasts) which are produced either in Ireland or by Irish people internationally.
Podcast | Host or Narrator | Genre | Creation Year | Produced by | Ref | |
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5 Minutes to Change Your Life | Joanne Mallon | Self-help | 2021 | Anchor | [3] | |
Agony Rants | Gearóid Farrelly and Niamh Kavanagh | Comedy | 2021 | HeadStuff Podcasts | ||
Basically with Stefanie Preissner | Stefanie Preissner | Current Affairs | 2020 | HeadStuff Podcasts | ||
Beo ar Éigean | Siún Ní Dhuinn, Áine Ní Bhreisleáin and Sinéad Ní Uallacháin | chat (Irish language) | 2017 | Raidió Teilifís Éireann | [4] | |
Double Love | Anna Carey and Karin Moynihan | Literature | 2017 | HeadStuff Podcasts | ||
Dubland | PJ Gallagher and Suzanne Kane | Comedy | 2015 | HeadStuff Podcasts | ||
Fad Camp | Grace Mulvey and Conor O'Dowling | Health | 2020 | HeadStuff Podcasts | ||
Fascinated with Gearóid Farrelly | Gearóid Farrelly | Music | 2014 | HeadStuff Podcasts | ||
Fireside | Kevin C. Olohan | Folklore | 2018 | HeadStuff Podcasts | ||
For Tech's Sake | Elaine Burke and Jenny Darmody | Technology | 2022 | HeadStuff Podcasts | ||
Here's How | William Campbell | Current Affairs | 2015 | William Campbell & Kevin Volf | [5] | |
Hold My Drink | Charleen Murphy and Ellie Kelly | Society | 2021 | GoLoud | [6] | |
I Know That Face | Andrew Carroll and Stephen Porzio | Films, TV | 2019 | HeadStuff Podcasts | ||
I'm Grand Mam | Kevin Twomey and PJ Kirby | Comedy | 2019 | [7] [8] | ||
Juvenalia | Alan Maguire and Sarah Maria Griffin | Pop Culture | 2016 | Tall Tales | [9] | |
Keep It Tight | Emma Doran and Deirdre O'Kane | Comedy | 2024 | HeadStuff Podcasts | ||
Mike & Vittorio's Guide to Parenting | Mike Rice and Vittorio Angelone | Comedy | 2023 | [10][11] | ||
Motherfoclóir | Darach Ó Séaghdha | Irish Language | 2017 | HeadStuff Podcasts | [12] | |
Mothers of Invention | Maeve Higgins and Mary Robinson | Society and Culture | 2018 | [13] | ||
My Therapist Ghosted Me | Vogue Williams and Joanne McNally | Comedy | 2021 | [14] | ||
Personality Bingo with Tom Moran | Tom Moran | Celebrities | 2017 | HeadStuff Podcasts | ||
Phoning It In | Dave Coffey | Comedy | 2018 | HeadStuff Podcasts | ||
Second Captains | Eoin McDevitt, Ken Early and Ciarán Murphy | Sports | 2013 | The Irish Times | [15] | |
Sissy That Pod | Cian Sullivan | TV, Pop Culture | 2019 | HeadStuff Podcasts | ||
Talking Ted | Joe Rooney and Patrick McDonnell | TV | 2022 | HeadStuff Podcasts | ||
The 2 Johnnies | The 2 Johnnies | Comedy | 2016 | Spotify | [16][17] | |
The Baby Tribe | Afif EL-Khuffash and Katie Mugan | Parenting | 2023 | HeadStuff Podcasts | ||
The Blindboy Podcast | Blindboy | Literature and Comedy | 2017 | Acast | [18] | |
The Bookshelf with Ryan Tubridy | Ryan Tubridy | Literature | 2024 | [19] | ||
The Cinemile | Dave Corkery and Cathy Cullen | Films | 2016 | Acast | [20] | |
The Creep Dive | Sophie White, Jen O’Dwyer and Cassie Delaney | News | 2018 | Tall Tales | [21] | |
The David McWilliams Podcast | David McWilliams | Economics | 2019 | Acast | [22] | |
The G Spot | Grace Alice O'Shea | Sex Education | 2024 | HeadStuff Podcasts | ||
The Irish FIRE Podcast | Michael Houghton | Personal Finance | 2019 | Podbean | [23] | |
The Irish History Podcast | Fin Dwyer | History | 2010 | Acast | [24] | |
The Irish Mythology Podcast | Marcas Ó hUiscín and Stephanie Ní Thiarnaigh | Mythology | 2019 | Anchor | [25] | |
The Irish Passport | Naomi O'Leary and Tim Mc Inerney | Irish Culture | 2017 | [26] | ||
The Knowledge Master Podcast | Josh Quinn | Self-help | 2021 | Podcast Ireland Network | [27] | |
The Lovely Show | Justine Stafford and Kevin McGahern | Comedy | 2024 | HeadStuff Podcasts | ||
The Michael Anthony Show | Michael Anthony | Multigenre | 2018 | [28] | ||
The Philosophists | Declan McGrath and Simon Robertson | Philosophy | 2021 | The Philosophists | [29] | |
The Stand | Eamon Dunphy | Current Affairs | 2021 | Acast | [30] | |
Tony Cantwell's Hit Show | Tony Cantwell | Comedy | 2019 | HeadStuff Podcasts | ||
Words To That Effect | Conor Reid | Literature | 2017 | HeadStuff Podcasts | ||
Young Hot Guys | Shane Daniel Byrne, Tony Cantwell and Killian Sundermman | Comedy | 2023 | HeadStuff Podcasts | [31] |
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- ^ "Sunday TV Tips: Creedon explores Irish place names, a Sunday Game double-header". IrishExaminer.com. July 18, 2021. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
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- ^ "Hold My Drink". Go Loud. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
- ^ "I'm Grand Mam". shows.acast.com. 2025-08-17. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
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- ^ "Podcast". Vittorio Angelone. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
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