Capital Irish - Wellington

Presented by Anthony Gaffney

This week on Capital Irish, Anthony shares some thoughts and a little of the historical back story of the new Netflix series - House of Guinness.  We also take a listen to some music from the show’s soundtrack

This program was also broadcast on Wellington Access Radio with the support of New Zealand on Air. 

Capital Irish has been making programs for the Irish Community in Wellington, New Zealand since 2003.

Presented by Jim Friel

This week on the show, Jim covers many Irish related stories from Catherine Connolly's background to this year's Dublin celebration of Oscar Wilde's life. His choice of music tracks includes the Fields of Athenry by Paddy Reilly and My Dear Old Galway Bay by  Dolores Keane. 

This program was also broadcast on Wellington Access Radio with the support of New Zealand on Air. 

Capital Irish has been making programs for the Irish Community in Wellington, New Zealand since 2003.

Presented by Andrew Kerr

Welcome back for another show, hosted by Andy Kerr this week who treats us all to some live music in the studio including his new track Kind of sky which is a an ode to the Wellington weather. Andy also shares some other new songs from home he's discovered, and another live rendition of the classic Humours of whiskey. Tune in and enjoy!

This program was also broadcast on Wellington Access Radio with the support of New Zealand on Air. 

Capital Irish has been making programs for the Irish Community in Wellington, New Zealand since 2003.

Presented by Roy McGuinness

This week on Capital Irish Roy has a special guest in the studio, Nick Swan, who shares some stories of playing folk music in New Zealand and Ireland and also plays some songs.

This program was also broadcast on Wellington Access Radio with the support of New Zealand on Air. 

Capital Irish has been making programs for the Irish Community in Wellington, New Zealand since 2003.

Presented by Andy Linton

Andy is back in the presenters seat following a 5-week-trip overseas. He shares some of his highlights from France, England and Ireland. Included are songs that take him back to his youth. 

This program was also broadcast on Wellington Access Radio with the support of New Zealand on Air. 

Capital Irish has been making programs for the Irish Community in Wellington, New Zealand since 2003.

Presented by Ciara Jo Hanlon

This week we have a very special guest presenter in the studio, with our very own New Zealand Rose Ciara Jo hosting proceedings. Ciara Jo is joined by Kieran Hegarty and Deirdre Mescal sharing some highlights and stories from their recent trip back to Ireland.
We're also lucky enough to be able to get to play a couple of tracks of Kierans, which you can find on soundcloud here:
Kieran Hegarty -  Kilmainham
Kieran Hegarty - On the Back Foot

This program was also broadcast on Wellington Access Radio with the support of New Zealand on Air.

Capital Irish has been making programs for the Irish Community in Wellington, New Zealand since 2003.

Presented by Marian Grealis

This week on Capital Irish, brings us up to date on Irish events in Wellington and plays a selection of amhráin as Gaeilge/songs in the Irish language.

This program was also broadcast on Wellington Access Radio with the support of New Zealand on Air. 

Capital Irish has been making programs for the Irish Community in Wellington, New Zealand since 2003.

This week on Capital Irish, Marian is stepping in for Alice and plays a select of Irish rock tracks nominated by the rest of the Capital Irish crew.

This program was also broadcast on Wellington Access Radio with the support of New Zealand on Air. 

Capital Irish has been making programs for the Irish Community in Wellington, New Zealand since 2003.

Presented by Anthony Gaffney

As we head into Spring and with Summer not too far around the corner, Anthony shares with us some music this week that is sure to be a great soundtrack to a lovely Spring day. 


This program was also broadcast on Wellington Access Radio with the support of New Zealand on Air. 

Capital Irish has been making programs for the Irish Community in Wellington, New Zealand since 2003.

Presented by Jim Friel

This week on Capital Irish, Jim updates us on some news from Ireland, including  new documentary about Eamon De Valera that has been making some headlines, among other stories.

This program was also broadcast on Wellington Access Radio with the support of New Zealand on Air. 

Capital Irish has been making programs for the Irish Community in Wellington, New Zealand since 2003.