Capital Irish - Wellington

Presented by Roy McGuinness

Join us for another episode of Capital Irish, where this week Roy is joined in studio by the fantastic Harpist Karen Jones, and his old mate Julian Ward on Guitar, where they share stories and some great music played live in studio. 

First of all we have the classic 'Nancy Spain' with Roy on Vocals, Julian on Guitar, and accompanied by Karen on the harp. Then we get a couple of traditional Celtic numbers from Karen on the harp which are 'The Aran Boat' and "Rosalyn Castle'.

Karen is also a music teacher, so if you're interested in getting any of your little ones into music check out Karens website - https://www.ceol.co.nz/childrens-music-centre/

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 shares a selection of Irish summer hits

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 joined in-studio by Laurie Winkless for part 2 of their interview. Laurie is Irish born but is now a New Zealand-based physicist, author, broadcaster, keynote speaker and science and engineering communication expert. She chats about all things friction and how it was the focus of her second book, Sticky. 

This is the first part of a two part interview. You can check out her website on https://www.lauriewinkless.com/

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

Presented by Anthony Gaffney

This week on Capital Irish, Anthony looks forward to 2026 and looks back at some of the history of the Irish music charts.

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. 

On this week's show, Jim talks about past Christmas' in Ireland, and his memories of them. He recalls historical Irish events that take place in the month of December and chats about the new Irish films being made and the stories behind them. Listen in to hear about the history of the much-kissed Blarney Stone plus lots more! 

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 leans right into Christmas and shares some Carols with an Irish connection.  A very big thank you to all our listeners for supporting us throughout the year.  We hope you continue to enjoy our programme in 2026.

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. 

This week Andy is joined in-studio by Laurie Winkless. She is Irish born but is now a New Zealand-based physicist, author, broadcaster, keynote speaker and science and engineering communication expert. She chats about all things friction and how it was the focus of her second book, Sticky. 

This is the first part of a two part interview. You can check out her website on https://www.lauriewinkless.com/

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

Join us this week as Ciara Jo is back in studio, bringing us a very festive themed show full of Christmas songs and Christmas traditions old and new, also some top tips on what's happening in the Irish community over the next wee while.

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

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.