Irish in Toronto
This podcast showcases the Irish living in Toronto today. We discuss why they came, what made them stay, what they miss about home and will their future be in Canada or in Ireland. Subscribe and share with your friends and family. Please send any feedback, positive or negative to pasheehan31@gmail.com. Thanks to Shannon Heaton for the music. Please listen to her podcast, 'Irish Music Stories', a show about traditional music. Thanks to Natalie Barbuzzi for our lovely logo. Thanks to Barry Conway for convincing me this was a good idea. Bain taitneamh as! Enjoy!
Podcasting since 2020 • 88 episodes
Irish in Toronto
Latest Episodes
John Doyle, former 'sometimes' critic, columnist, and soccer writer at the Globe and Mail
Having grown up in Nenagh, Carrick-on-Shannon and Dublin, John Doyle moved to Toronto in 1980 to pursue a PhD in English Literature at York University. Having done some student and freelance journalism in Ireland, John continued to write in Can...
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Episode 75
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Padraic Scanlan, author of 'Rot: an Imperial History of the Irish Famine'
Originally from Montréal, Padraic now lives in Toronto where he is Associate Professor at the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies and the Centre for ...
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Season 1
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Episode 74
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34:27
Colleen Corbett, Growing up Irish in Toronto
Today, I will be speaking with Colleen Corbett. Any Irish person who has moved to Toronto is sure to have encountered the famous Colleen at some stage. She brings energy and enthusiasm to any conversation she is in and this is no exception. Col...
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Episode 73
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50:55
Sarah 'Saz' Cartin, sackedthesauce
Today, I will be speaking with Sarah Cartin, who I refer to as ‘Saz’ for the remainder of this podcast. Saz moved to Canada the same month as I did and we became friends through her ex-partner. In this episode, Saz opens up about her initial st...
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Episode 72
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Janice McGann, Consul General of Ireland in Toronto
While we have had some amazing guests on this podcast over the past three years, today I am proud to introduce our most distinguished guest of all, Her Excellency, the Consul General of Ireland in Toronto, Ms. Janice McGann. In fact, Janice bec...
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Season 1
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Episode 71
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37:02