What's The Craic Podcast
1) The Great Escape 2018 - REWS
One of the acts to perform at this year's Great Escape Festival is London/Belfast based high-energy alternative rock duo REWS consisting of songstress Shauna Tohill and vocalising beat-rocker Collette...Show More
2) The Humours of Bandon at Brighton Festival
The Humours of Bandon is a coming of age story set against the backdrop of an Irish dancing championship. We met up with writer and performer Margaret McAuliffe ahead of the show's run at the Brighto...Show More
3) The Great Escape 2018 - Music from Ireland
The Great Escape Festival is the biggest music festival of the year in Brighton and takes place from 17th to 19th May. This year a stack of up and coming Irish acts will coming to Brighton to take par...Show More
4) The story of Ireland at the Eurovision
Ireland holds the record for winning the Eurovision Song Contest the most times. With 7 wins under the belt - the contest holds strong memories for people in Ireland. From an 18 year old singer who w...Show More
5) Love in the Harbour - an Irish play at Brighton Fringe 2018
Ahead of the imminent start of this year's Brighton Fringe festival, we speak to Eddie Alford the writer + director of a Brighton Fringe play set during World War 1\. The play follows the lives of 3 I...Show More
6) Can you help track down photos of an Irish woman in Brighton from decades ago?
We speak to Brian Cumiskey who's grandmother Peggy Curran lived in Brighton between 1948 and 1953\. She passed away recently and the family are trying to track down any photos of her and her husband (...Show More
Can you help track down photos of an Irish woman in Brighton from decades ago?
11:46 | Apr 24th, 2018
7) Humanity Dick - The Irishman who founded the RSPCA
We speak to Sean Leonard, the man behind a one man show coming to the Brighton Fringe about Richard Martin MP who was known affectionately as "Humanity Dick". The Galway MP was a celebrity duellist, f...Show More
8) Niall Horan is coming to Brighton!
Niall Horan is one of the most recognised Irish names globally after his stint in the MASSIVELY succesful group One Direction. Well now the man from Westmeath is on a solo world tour which sees him co...Show More
9) Raving for Bap - A celebration of Bap Kennedy's music
The music of much-loved Belfast singer-songwriter Bap Kennedy is being celebrated with a new release, âRaving for Bapâ by The Raving Beauties. All profits from the release will be going to Belfastâs M...Show More
10) A tribute to Dolores O'Riordan
After the untimely passing of The Cranberries lead singer Dolores O'Riordan at the age of 46, we talk to someone who has seen Dolores perform many times over the years. Carmel, a listener from Brig...Show More