Ireland's Edge
By Ireland's Edge
Born out of the eponymous event series and presented by historian and writer Chris Kissane, Ireland’s Edge – The Podcast hosts and hears from a range of disparate and diverse voices all at the cutting edge of what they do. In series one, there were discussions of transhumanism, the Irish language, space exploration, economics, the hidden history of the banjo, Taylor Swift and chaos theory - and almost everything in between!
And after another tumultuous year, we’re back with a new series of thought-provoking discussions about the altered state of the world around us.
We’ll be talking about everything from the climate crisis to data privacy, and psychedelic drugs to the future of the art, with guests including Guardian US editor John Mulholland, writer Seamas O’Reilly, and global energy expert Dr Michael Dorsey.
Things look different from the edge.
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Latest episode
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The People Have The Power: Fidaa Marouf, Kevin Baker + Dinny Galvin
Meet the citizen innovators creating the change they want to see -
After the Gold Rush: Leo Clancy, CEO Enterprise Ireland
A story of tax and talent -
'Seen But Not Heard': Shon Faye
Trans people continue to face discrimination and demonisation with their real lives and experiences too often ignored by a public debate fuelled by toxic myths and hatred. The writer and journalist Shon Faye’s bestselling book The Trans… -
WHAT FUTURE IS IN THE FIELDS?: Ella McSweeney, Lisa Fingleton, Dinny Galvin + Tommy Reidy
Our rural and coastal communities are facing great environmental and economic challenges. The dominance of industrial agriculture and the threat of climate change have forced many to reflect on how we can both preserve and create sustainable ways… -
CAN THE CENTRE HOLD?: Paschal Donohoe and Philip King
Brexit, the housing crisis and the covid pandemic have all presented challenges to Ireland’s economy and public finances in recent years. Overseeing the Government's financial response has been Fine Gael TD Paschal Donohoe who served as Mini… -
How has 'Fortress Europe' created a humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean?: Sally Hayden
Earlier this month at least 86 men, women and children drowned off the coast of Calabria trying to seek refuge in Italy. In the last decade tens of thousands of refugees and migrants have died in the Mediterranean, creating what Pope Francis has c… -
FIELDWORK: Edwina Guckian, Cúán Greene + Ella McSweeney
With environmental and economic pressures squeezing those who grow, process and cook our food, how can we think creatively about building a fairer and more sustainable future for food and farming in Ireland, and how do the traditional arts and… -
POWER PLAYS: Geopolitical upheaval and a new global order: John Kampfner
How do we make sense of geopolitical upheaval? The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine has highlighted radical changes in international affairs but the nature of a new global political order is far from clear; with complex crises of… -
THE HOME FRONT: Larysa Samosonok and Olesya Zdorovetska
The homefront of the Russian invasion of Ukrainians in Ireland. -
TAKING ON THE MIGHT AND MONEY OF AARON BANKS: Carole Cadwalladr
What is the price of holding power to account?