This week on Capital Irish, Andy celebrates St Patrick’s day by playing a selection of music with a connection to home, including a track by Kabin crew from the documentary Gaeltra 

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.

Anthony is in the studio this week, and he's got some musical gems to share, along with everything that's happening across the St Patricks day period around the Wellington region. 

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 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, Jim talks about current affairs including the Irishman being held in a Texas detention center, the Freedom of Dublin award, the slaves of Baltimore Town and much more. Music highlights include the latest offering by Bruce Springsteen as well as an Irish throwback to the band Dervish.

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, Andy looks forward to some upcoming Irish gigs in Wellington, including the Hothouse Flowers and a  fundraising concert  Irish Musicians For Palestine  on Friday 06 March at Vogelmorn upstairs from 6:30pm.

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, Finbarr plays a selection of music inspired by this year's awards season.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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, 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.

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 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 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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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

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.

This week on Capital Irish, Andrew highlights a number of Irish artists who played at the recent Electric Picnic festival. Among them are Úna Ní Fhlannagáin, Kíla and Alan Doherty & Conal Early. 

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 presents a selection of Irish music where stories are told through song.

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 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, Andy shares some of his upcoming plans for his visit to the UK, Ireland and Europe and we welcome Dónal Gunning back to Capital Irish.  Dónal brings us up to date on what he's been up to since he last dropped by.  This includes a new EP being released on 29 August and planning for gigs across the country as part of his NZ Tour.  For more information on Dónal's music, check out these links to his spotify and social media: 

Spotify - Dónal Gunning

Instagram - Dónal Gunning

Facebook - Dónal Gunning 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Anthony is in the hot seat this week, and brings with us his usual mix of music and news, hope you 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.

This week on Capital Irish with Jim, we hear about a number of topics of Irish interest including the recent controversy with camogie player uniforms - Shorts Vs Skorts, how the Irish monasteries kept the torch of civilisation alive in Europe in the middle ages, and the hero of Clontarf - Brian Boru 

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 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 in the studio Roy is joined by good friends and musicians Murray and Sue who share a number of Irish folk songs with us.  We would like to wish all our mothers listening today a very happy mothers 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

This week in the studio we've got Andy Kerr, sharing with us a whole host of events happening around the capital in the upcoming weeks, along with his usual mix of music from artists you might not have heard of from home.

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 and in commemoration of ANZAC day, Marian plays a selection of music that was inspired by conflict.

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, Alice discusses the potential impact of US Tariffs to the Irish pharmaceutical industry and updates us on happenings in NZ with an Irish flavour, including Ceol Aneas in Nelson over the upcoming King’s birthday weekend in Nelson and Colm Toibin’s visit to New Zealand for the Auckland Writer’s festival.

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, Andy Linton talks about his latest reading and view and also shares a few traditional Irish tunes as well as some stories behind them.

Click on these links for further reading on Andy’s topics today

https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-40047263.html

https://www.goodreads.com/series/116999-stefan-gillespie

https://irishmusic.org.nz/

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.

Jim even recites a few lines from an old Irish poem The Faeries, written by William Allingham, which you may have heard of. 

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, Roy McGuinness is joined by special guest Ron Craig.  Roy shares some St Patrick’s day tales, and Ron shares his musical talents with us. 

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.

Join Andy this week as he shares with us music both new and old, and a whole host of updates around what is going on around the capital in and around St Patricks day, including a wonderful harpist by the name of  Úna Ní Fhlannagáin who will be playing a special concert for St Patrick's Eve in Wellington in the homely surrounds of Hilltop House and lovely views of the harbour. Tickets are available on Eventfinda

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.

Join Marian this week on Capital Irish for a round up of events of Irish interest in Wellington, as well as a dip into some of the news making headlines in the local papers back home in 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.

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, Alice Paul is joined by president of the Wellington Irish Society, Maureen Cahill.  Maureen and Alice chat about Maureen’s Irish connections, the upcoming St Patrick’s day parade on Sunday 16 March and the Wellington Irish Society.

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.

Slugger O Toole - https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/02/04/road-deaths-and-acceptable-levels-of-violence/ Dave Flynn shows - https://daveflynn.com/shows

This program was recorded with the support of New Zealand on Air.  Capital Irish has been recording shows for the Irish Community in Wellington, New Zealand since 2003. 

Join Jim for some discussion of the latest news from Ireland, as well as a selection of 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.

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.

Join Alice for a very special interview with John and Rosaleen Ryan

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 Andy shares a number of tracks from the Irish Times Album of the Year for 2024. He finishes with a cover track from his own album titled "For the record" called Raise the Road (Rónán Ó Snodaigh).

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 takes us on a summer road trip with some classic Irish music for travelling to. 

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.

In this weeks special edition of Capital Irish, Anthony shares with us a selection of old and new Irish hits which made it to the top of the Irish singles charts over the Christmas and New Year week. 

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.

Nollaig Shona daoibh go léir.

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 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 Andy reminds us of the great singer-songwriter talent that was Shane MacGowan a year on since his passing. Andy treats his listeners to his top cover choices including the live recording of Rainy Night in Soho by Nick Cave and Sunny Side of the Street  by the Californian band Face to Face. 

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, we welcome back Roy McGuinness to the mic.  Tune in to hear his latest stories, including some classic yarns and some lovely tunes accompanied by his guest Vicky on guitar. 

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 Anthony shares with us the usual mix of news and music, and details of some exciting upcoming concerts by Irish musicians over here including good friend of the show Rennie Pearson. 

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, Mayo native Jim Friel, touches on the old Celtic tradition of Oíche Shamhna/Halloween amongst other news pieces. His music choices have strong family connection in the form of Margo and Daniel O'Donnell. 

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 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, Andy Linton shares some music inspired by the people he met and the music he heard at the recent Wellington Folk Festival.    Find out more about this festival at https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/

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 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

Alice is joined in studio by Dermot Byrne, hairdresser turned author who talks about his most recent publication and shares with us a snippet of his travel stories since leaving Navan, Co.Meath many moons ago. 

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

Join Marian to hear some news making the headlines at a local level in Ireland, along with some Indie-pop hits of the 1990s

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 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

On this week's show, Alice is joined in studio by Mayo lass Romy Dunford who chats about the long family connection with Alice. Today's music choices are by the well known band, The Saw Doctors. Tracks included are;

- I useta love her

- N17

- Clare Island 

This program was also broadcast on Wellington Access Radio with the support of New Zealand on Air.  Capital Irish has been making for the Irish Community in Wellington New Zealand since 2003. 

On this week's show, Marian shares some new Irish music.

This program was also broadcast on Wellington Access Radio with the support of New Zealand on Air.  Capital Irish has been making for the Irish Community in Wellington New Zealand since 2003. 

This program was also broadcast on Wellington Access Radio with the support of New Zealand on Air.  Capital Irish has been making for the Irish Community in Wellington New Zealand since 2003. 

Talk about a throwback! This week Andy revisits the glory days of Molly Malones - the old stomping ground for many Irish musicians and admirers alike.  

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 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. 

He also talks about the recent RTE documentary about the late Bishop Casey, the after-effects in Ireland at the defeat of the Spanish Armada, and the death of Edna O'Brien.

Tune in to hear all this, and more. 

This program was also broadcast on Wellington Access Radio with the support of New Zealand on Air.  Capital Irish has been making for the Irish Community in Wellington New Zealand since 2003. 

This program was 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.

Links to today's show:

From Auschwitz to Gaza - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BCjOUYczQU

For more information on Gaelic Sports - https://www.facebook.com/WellingtonHuttValleyGFHA/  

This program was 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.

In this weeks show, Andy touches on the recent UK election and the significant changes in the north since 1974.  He also shares memories from his time living and studying in Newcastle upon Tyne. 

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.

In this weeks show, Jim shares a mix of old music as well as some of the news highlights from the week. We have no doubt you will be toe tapping to the much moved sound of Riverdance. 

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, Andy Linton pays tribute to Charlie Lennon a highly accomplished traditional Irish musician and composer, who passed away recently at the age of 85.  We also hear some musings about elections, both north and south of the border in Ireland along with other topics, and of course, plenty of tunes.   Links below for further reading and listening.

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.

Links 

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0608/1453763-charlie-lennon/ https://blog.mcneelamusic.com/top-ten-charlie-lennon-tunes/ https://journalofmusic.com/news/rip-charlie-lennon-1938-2024 https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2024-06-07/the-ni-candidates-for-2024-general-election https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2024-05-31/sinn-fein-not-fielding-candidates-in-four-northernireland-seats-at-election 

https://www.rte.ie/news/elections-2024/results/#/local/national https://carlossweeneymccartin.bandcamp.com/releases

This week on Capital Irish, Marian brings us on a trip down bótharín na smaointe as we listen to some Irish songs that we learned at school.

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 Alice shares about current affairs here in Aotearoa, New Zealand as well as the Emerald Isle. Her pick of songs in this episode is 'Hometown' by Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band in conjunction with their recent shows in Ireland as part of the world tour.

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. 

Join Anthony this week as he regales us with tales of his recent trip back to Ireland with the family, sharing some great stories and songs to match. 

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. 

In this week's episode Andy looks ahead to the return of the popular Ceol Aneas festival taking place in Nelson 31 May to 3 Jun 2024. He plays tracks by talented musicians including The Bothy Band following the highly recommended documentary on TG4.  

This program was 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. 

The Bothy Band documentary 

Ceol Aneas Festival 

This week Andrew brings us an eclectic mix of music, poetry, and even some dance.

This program was 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 takes a look at the Irish artists currently in the Singles charts, and shares what she finds there - including one surprise! 

We also have a reminder on Ceol Aneas coming up in Nelson over the King's birthday long weekend and what participants in this Irish music festival can expect.  Head on over to https://irishmusic.org.nz/ for more details.

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, Alice shares the details of the upcoming fundraiser for Gaza and other events that are happening in the greater Wellington region. She also shares a few of her old and not so old music choices. 

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, Finbarr comes to the rescue and fills in for Anthony who is hitting the skies to Ireland! 

Tune in for a selection of songs and poetry nominated by 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.

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.

Happy St Patrick's day from all the team at Capital Irish ☘️

This week, Finbarr shares details on how St Patrick's day will be celebrated in Wellington and some upcoming Irish artists coming to New Zealand.  We also have an interview with visiting Irish Government Minister Jack Chambers. 

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.

Some links below for those who are interested in reading more about these topics.

https://www.whitcoulls.co.nz/bad-blood-a-walk-along-the-irish-border-978033037358637900

https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2024-03-06/irish-for-everybody-dup-education-minister-dances-to-new-tune

https://irelandsfuture.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Ireland-2030-Proposals-for-the-period-between-2024-and-2030.pdf

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.

We're back again this week, with a selection of music old and new, as chosen by Andrew. 

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.