Capital Irish - Wellington

Presented by Edel Sweeney

Edel shares some new Irish music for a new year!  Tune in to hear what's coming up on the Irish music scene in 2023.

This programme 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

Tune in to Capital Irish on 08 January 2023, where Jim Friel will be talking about a memorial to Irish miners in Meadville, Colorado. Jim will also share stories about the Irish American who first coined the phrase Artificial Intelligence, where the term Murphys Law originated from, and the story of the sad life of JFK's sister Kathleen, among other things. 

This programme 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

In our first Capital Irish episode for 2023, Alice takes us on a journey of the poetry of Patrick Kavanagh.  Check out https://patrickkavanaghcentre.com/ to find out more about County Monaghan's world-famous poet.

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 Edel Sweeney

Nollaig shona daoibh go léir as Capital Irish.  Edel plays a range of Irish Christmas songs and Carols to go alongside your lunch on Christmas Day.

This programme 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

Tune in on Sunday 11th December where Jim Friel will be talking about a range of news stories, including the alleged child abuse in Blackrock College. Jim will also share some book reviews and discuss the Irish Treaty and the Irish Civil War, and have some music along the way. 

This programme 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, Alice is joined by guest Trevor Mallard, who has been appointed  as New Zealand’s new Ambassador to Ireland starting in January 2023.

Stuff- In August Mallard resigned as Parliament’s Speaker, ending a near four decades long parliamentary career. A polarising Speaker, a longstanding electorate MP for Hutt South, and a Labour minister of education and sports, he was the longest serving MP in the House.  https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/128957349/trevor-mallard-a-political-battler-turned-parliamentary-referee

Mr Mallard came into Capital Irish for a chat with Alice Paul about his new appointment and his obvious grá for Ireland came through loud and clear.
 

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 by Richard Tait, who plays banjo and mandolin and is a regular at the Wellington Irish Sessions at the Welsh Dragon.

Find out more about the Wellington Irish Sessions here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WellingtonSession/

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.

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 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 speaks with Jane Connolly, Ambassador of Ireland to New Zealand, about her new role here in New Zealand and much more!

If you'd like to find out more about how the Embassy of Ireland in New Zealand supports links between our two countries, take a look at their October Newsletter. To keep up to date in future, sign up to the newsletter and you'll hear all about the news, events and programmes connecting Ireland and New Zealand.

Image: Taken at the Ambassador's credentials ceremony on Tuesday 4th October 2022

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.