The Plastic Podcasts

Tales of the Irish Diaspora. We all come from somewhere else. Find out more and subscribe to us at www.plasticpodcasts.com

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February 11, 2021 00:56:05
Liverpool Irish Centre: Heritage and Hopes for "Dublin's Twin City"

Liverpool Irish Centre: Heritage and Hopes for "Dublin's Twin City"

Patrick Gaul, Angela Billing and Niall Gibney of Liverpool Irish Centre talk about facing the challenges of Covid and staging virtual performances as well...

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February 04, 2021 00:58:22
Mo O'Connell and Mary Tynan: From Ireland to England and Back Again

Mo O'Connell and Mary Tynan: From Ireland to England and Back Again

Maureen (“Mo”) O’Connell and Mary Tynan are actor-writer-directors who went from Ireland to England for professional reasons and who both returned to Dublin and...

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January 28, 2021 00:59:04
Laurence Cox: Empire, Sedition and the forgotten Irish Buddhist monk who faced down the British in Burma

Laurence Cox: Empire, Sedition and the forgotten Irish Buddhist monk who faced down the British in Burma

Dr Laurence Cox is an associate professor of sociology at the National University of Ireland in Maynooth. He is also one of the three...

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December 31, 2020 00:56:50
Nathan Mannion - Migration, Family and Stories at EPIC: The Irish Emigration Museum.

Nathan Mannion - Migration, Family and Stories at EPIC: The Irish Emigration Museum.

Nathan Mannion is the senior curator at EPIC, which stands proudly on Custom House Quay in Dublin. Founded by Neville Isdell in 2016, EPIC...

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December 17, 2020 00:58:35
Zoe Lyons: Stand-up, Passport Paddies, Just A Minute and Gingsters

Zoe Lyons: Stand-up, Passport Paddies, Just A Minute and Gingsters

One of the country’s leading stand-ups, Zoe Lyons tones’ have been heard on everything from Clive Anderson’s Chat Show to Just A Minute. A...

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December 10, 2020 00:55:21
Rosemary Adaser: Finding A Voice And Using It To Be Heard For The Mixed-Race Irish

Rosemary Adaser: Finding A Voice And Using It To Be Heard For The Mixed-Race Irish

Rosemary is the founder and former CEO of AMRI, the Association of Mixed Race Irish, a campaign and support group with members in Britain,...

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