Capital Irish - Wellington

Presented by Andy Linton

This week on Capital Irish, Andy looks forward to Ceol Aneas, the traditional Irish music festival which is coming up soon in Nelson.  To find out more about the festival or book in for classes head to https://irishmusic.org.nz/

Other links to things discussed on the show are: 

Brigid - https://kimcurran.com/brigid  

Fiddle and Fife - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1vyaBLMb34  

The Gist - https://www.thegist.ie/  

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 shares the title track from Kneecap's new album which was released in early May as well as a few of his favourites including The Waterboys, Sinéad O'Connor and Kíla. 

For more details about the "An Górta Mór" event mentioned in today's show visit the Facebook page.

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

Tony is in the studio this week, sharing with us a mix of songs new and old, including Damien Dempsey who will be touring New Zealand later in the year. Tune in relax, and enjoy the show!

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 on Capital Irish, Ciara takes us back to where her Rose of Tralee journey started as a young cailín (girl) in her family home in Galway and how she got to the stage in the Dome in 2025.

For tickets and information to the gigs mentioned click on the following links. 

https://events.humanitix.com/host/sionna

https://www.facebook.com/nzrose/posts/pfbid02Qn6i5v6jVDtxzfVf8cTMkNtjR7b2Kkkr6oQiWuC53xmtqNA1nG1Nyw3YaNXEjfNpl 

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 plays a recent interview with Minister Noel Grealish when he visited New Zealand in March.  Photo credit: Embassy of Ireland, New Zealand

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

We've got Andrew presenting this week, and the show is a celebration of the life and works of Moya Brennan in memory of her passing, along with some musical treats connected to the artists who played at the recent Pogues gig in the capital. 

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 reflects on some historical events of Irish significance, including the 110 year anniversary of the Easter Rising.

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 Finbarr Murray.  

This week, Finbarr shares an update on a recent talk held at the Hutt Valley Irish society, given by Kevin Toolis, who is currently touring NZ with his series "How the Irish teach us to live, love and die".    You can listen to a full interview with Kevin Toolis from RNZ by following this link: 'My father knew how to die because his community had shown him how to die'.  Finbarr also shares some updates from a busy March in the Irish community in NZ, as well as what's coming up in April.

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

Roy is in the studio this week, and he's brought along with him a wonderful musician Bob McNeill, a fellow Celt from across the sea in Scotland.

Bob treats us with some music from his album "Twelve Dreams of the River", and shares some stories of his journey from Glasgow to Wellington. 

Sit back, relax and enjoy some soothing music and good chat!

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 returns to the hot seat to share some wonderful songs by the late great Dolores Keane. In this week's episode Alice also covers many of the St Patrick's Day celebrations from across the capital this 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.