Liam, Corey, Kathy and Travis at Irish Fest
At the 2009 Milwaukee Irish Fest, we sat down for an interview with Liam Hughes and Corey Taratuta, the hosts of the popular Irish Fireside travel podcast. They told us a bit about their podcast, Liam’s cottage in Ireland, their favorite places to see in Ireland, and gave us some tips for first time Irish travelers. You can find their amazing podcast at http://irishfireside.com
You can find more information about the festival itself and our topics of conversation by checking out the following sites:
Irish Fireside – http://irishfireside.com
Milwaukee Irish Fest – http://www.irishfest.com
Liam’s Jazz CD – http://liamjazz.com
Lamplighter Studio – http://www.lamplighterstudio.com
Knockahopple Cottage – http://www.knockahopple.com
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Kathy brings you an update about the Holiday exhibition schedule at the Saint Patrick Centre. You can find more information about their holiday exhibit, the “Christmas Narnia Experience” on their website: http://www.saintpatrickcentre.com/
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Saint Patrick Centre (Courtesy Lancastrian)
Episode 16 ñ Interview with Dr. Tim Campbell
Dr. Campbell is the Director of the Saint Patrick Centre in Downpatrick, County Down. He was kind enough to sit down with us for a few moments during Milwaukee Irish Fest 2009, and he told us about the Centre and several of its programs, which include local outreach events and an international ambassador program.
The following information appears on the centreís website (http://www.saintpatrickcentre.com/):
The Centre is an exciting interpretative exhibition which tells the fascinating story of Ireland’s Patron Saint. Through Patrick’s own words a light is shone on the arrival of Christianity in Ireland and its development through his mission. A series of interactive displays allow visitors to explore how Patrick’s legacy developed in early Christian times and reveal the fabulous artwork and metalwork which was produced during this Golden Age. The exhibition also examines the major impact of Irish missionaries in Dark Age Europe – a legacy which remains to this day.
The Saint Patrick Centre is the only permanent exhibition in the World†dedicated to†Ireland’s Patron Saint and one of the top tourist destinations in Ireland. Situated in the heart of Saint Patrick’s Country, beside Down Cathedral and Patrick’s Grave,†we are just 2 hours north of Dublin and 40 mins south of Belfast. The Centre provides a cutting edge interactive exhibition about the life and legacy of Patrick and is a central hub on the new Saint Patrick’s Trail through Counties Armagh and Down. As a non-profit organisation we provide reconciliation†education programs to thousands of children in Northern Ireland every year as well as†running cross border and international youth programs. The Friends of Saint Patrick is a support†organisation which is growing around the World to make people aware of our work and the new Northern Ireland.
Bernd Biegeís article (and many others about travel to Ireland) on About.com can be found at http://goireland.about.com/od/countydown/gr/patrick_centre.htm.
Dr. Campbell is the Director of the Saint Patrick Centre in Downpatrick, County Down. He was kind enough to sit down with us for a few moments during Milwaukee Irish Fest 2009, and he told us about the Centre and several of its programs, which include local outreach events and an international ambassador program.
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In our first mini-cast, we talk briefly about our plans for our mini-casts, talk about the new website, then give a bit of detail about the 2009 Podcast Awards. Nominations for the Podcast Awards open on October 4th and close on October 18th.
Links to the nomination categories can be found here:
http://www.podcastawards.com
The nomination rules can be found at:
http://www.podcastawards.com/index.php?option=rules
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Whew! This rebuilding project is taking longer than we planned, but don’t they always? We’ve got about half of the blog posts and podcast show notes copied over to the new site. The bulk of the basics are in place…all the pages are there, all the links work (we hope) and more content is being added each day. We hope to have the remainder of the posts and show notes moved over by the evening of September 10th (as well as the comments, if we can figure out a good way to do that). After that, we’ll be focusing our attention on adding more photos to the photo page, getting some links added to “Our Favorites” and getting the new Forum in shape and some discussion-starting questions posted.
This weekend, we plan to record a brief show to let everyone know about the new and improved site. We hope that everyone can stop by and take a look and that you enjoy what you see!
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