Capital Irish - Wellington

Presented by Alice Paul

Join us this week as Alice has a very special guest in studio, none other than Darren from the Hutt Valley Irish Society, who is in to tell us all about the upcoming Irish Cultural Festival happening out at Brewtown in Upper Hutt on 13 September. 

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

This week Andrew delves into the recently recommended Spotify playlist of "A Breath of Fresh Éire" exploring the art of spoken word as well as the traditional mix of folk 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 Anthony Gaffney

Presented by Jim Friel

This week on Capital Irish with Jim, we hear about some Irish-related news making the headlines as well as some history about the liberator, Daniel O’Connell and his wife, Mary.   And of course, Jim shares a selection of Irish music.

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 Alice Paul

This week on Capital Irish we are so very fortunate to be joined by the EU Ambassador to New Zealand, Lawrence Meredith. 

In the episode Alice chats to Lawrence about his time here in New Zealand, along with his strong connections to Ireland.

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.

Correction! Alice was most enthusiastic about her niece Aine Byrne's recording that was played at the end of our show and mistakenly said it was an original composition. While we have great faith in Aine's ability to compose wonderful music, she did not in fact compose this one! Addicted to you is composed by Ryan Hennessy and Jimmy Rainsford from the Irish band, Picture This.

Presented by Roy McGuinness

The week on Capital Irish, join Roy and his guest Julian Ward for some great yarns and some wonderful music live in the studio.  

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 Alice Paul. 

Alice is joined in studio by the fabulous Ciara Jo Hanlon. Ciara is the 2025 New Zealand Rose of Tralee entrant who will travel back to the emerald isle in August to represent Aotearoa. She explain to Alice how she ended in Wellington and her memories of the international rose festival from her childhood days. 

You can support Ciara Jo and her fundraising efforts by coming along to the Mid Winter Ceili on Saturday 26th July in Vogelmorn Hall.  More details here: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BpE1R9zE5/ 

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

Join Andy this week, as he shares with us some stories and highlights from a Podcast he's discovered called Empire, which talks about 'How do empires rise?' and has some connection to Ireland. You can find the podcast here - https://podcasts.apple.com/gp/podcast/empire/id1639561921

Andy has also discovered some quality Irish music by an artist called Hazlett Keers all the way from Fermanagh, and this show features songs from his album The Groves of Boho: Music from County Fermanagh, along with a great story of how his Granny's accordion featured on the TV show 'The Repair Shop' - https://fermanaghherald.com/2025/02/boho-man-gary-brings-grannys-accordion-back-to-life/

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 Marian acknowledges the wintery weather in Wellington with a selection of Irish songs on the theme of rain, cold and storms - time to get cosy with a cup of Barry’s tea!

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 Kerr.

Andy is joined in studio with Trish Given. Trish, a native of Tír Chonaill (Donegal), chats with Andy about her decision to stand in the upcoming council elections and why. The music played in the show is KhakiKid, Saint Demarcus - Date Nite. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN7O6WzOp1I

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.