Weird Ireland Podcast

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

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

Email:
[email protected]

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

Email:
[email protected]

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
Email:
[email protected]

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

Email:
[email protected]