Irish Radio Canada

Paul Curley

Michelle O'Mahony - If the Walls Could Talk - The Dreaded Workhouse - - the origin of the Workhouse System under the Poor Law Act of 1838 - to the role of these institutions during the Great Irish Famine

The King of All Birds is a fresh and playful performance that takes us on a journey through our shared fascination with the skies—how we dreamed of flying, weaved folklore about it, and eventually found a way to rise above the clouds.

On a bright spring afternoon in Dublin, Ciara Fay makes a split-second decision that will change everything. Grabbing an armful of clothes from the washing line, Ciara straps her two young daughters into her car and drives away.

Padraic Scanlan: Uncovering the disaster’s roots in Britain’s deep imperial faith in markets, commerce, and capitalism, Rot reshapes our understanding of the Great Famine and its tragic legacy.

Fiona Prine: Remembering John Prine Fiona Whelan Prine remembers John who died of COVID 5 years ago. John had a special place in his heart for Ireland and had a house in Kinvara.

Maurice O'Carroll, Sinead O'Riordan

10-year-old Molly is on a heartfelt mission to bring her father out of a coma. Believing that mastering the fiddle and winning the All Ireland Competition might wake him, she’s determined to follow in his musical footsteps.

After her mother's death, Kathleen leaves foster care and returns to her hometown. Although she inherits a house, finds a job, and a friend, she feels empty. Seeking a mother figure, she embarks on a destructive path as her past haunts her future.

Anthony Fennell, an Irish journalist and playwright, is assigned to cover the underwater cables that carry the world’s information. The sum of human existence—words, images, transactions, memes, voices, viruses—travels through the tiny fiber-optic tubes.

Irish fiddle virtuoso Manus McGuire is set to embark on a special tour across Quebec and Ontario this April, joined by three outstanding musicians: Kate Bevan-Baker (fiddle & vocals), Michel Bordeleau (guitar, percussion & vocals) and André Marchand (guit

Tommy Fegan: we delve into the life and legacy of Thomas D’Arcy McGee, a man who straddled two worlds and left an indelible mark on Irish and Canadian history.

Claudette Commanda, Jason King, Mark Mc Gowan, John Concannon

Dr Jason King is Academic Coordinator of the National Famine Museum. Honouring Indigenous Aid pays tribute to the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, and Wyandotte-Huron First Nations in Canada West (now Ontario) that contributed to Irish Famine relief in 1847.

Martin Dillon shines a light on the impact of the Troubles on the lives of women, amplifying voices that have been muted and marginalised by the din of history.

Rugadh Padraig Jack O'Flaithearta isteach i clann ceolmhar in Árainn. Mac an amhránaí Barry Ronan agus nia an file Mary O'Malley, tá sé bródúil go mbíonn sé ag scríobh ceol i mBearla agus Gaeilge ar an giotár agus an piano.

More than 1.5 million people left Ireland, many ending up in Canada. Among the most vulnerable were nearly 1,700 orphaned children.

Irish Government Minister, Timmy Dooley raised the Irish Flag at Ottawa City Hall on March 17th

Compiled by Tommy Fegan, inspired by the shenanigans of Tom Mulligan’s Cobblestone’s Pub Dublin. From the heart of Dublin's traditional music scene comes a collection that'll have you laughing faster than The Dublin Reel!

Carole A Logan: Three cousins mysteriously return to their ancestral village in Northern Ireland. There’s mischief, secrets, predictions, and maybe fairies … if you believe in fairies.