
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 s... more
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 95 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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Today, we welcome back Ian Kinsella to the podcast. Ian is the first person to appear on the podcast for a second time and his story definitely justifies this distinction. In 2023, only a few months after Ian appeared on ‘Irish in Toronto’ and at the... more
Today, I will be speaking with Seána Glennon. Seána loves Toronto so much, she didn’t move here just once, but twice. Seána and her husband, Jonny first began calling Toronto their home in 2018 before heading back to Dublin to allow Seána complete he... more
Today, I will be speaking with Rory O’Shea. I first became aware of him when I attended a screening of the long-form biopic he created for his mother, The Peggy Delaney Way. Peggy was clearly a force to be reckoned with in the Irish community in Toro... more
Today, I will be speaking with Michael Boyle. Originally from Derry, Michael left the North of Ireland in the late 1960s, just as the Troubles were beginning to kick off. Bound for a teaching job in Fogo Island, his arrival in Canada did not go as sm... more
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This show highlights the Irish community in Toronto, centering conversations with Canadians of Irish origin about how they moved, settled, and balanced family, work, and culture across borders. Episodes commonly explore identity, community life, language and heritage, and the evolving relationship between Ireland and Canada through personal stories of migration, adaptation, and belonging. A notable thread across episodes is the emphasis on community, mentorship, and sharing practical, lived experiences—from childcare and education to navigating cultural differences and maintaining ties to home. The format tends to be intimate and reflective, often weaving humor with frank discussion of challenges like sobriety, language, or intergenerationa... more
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Recent guests on Irish in Toronto include:
1. Ian Kinsella
2. Seána Glennon
3. Rory O'Shea
4. Michael Boyle
5. John Doyle
6. Gearóid Ó Treasaigh
7. Gemma Ní Luain
8. Colm de Fréine
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