Spirit Radio Podcasts

is the job of an EU Commissioner something to be horse-traded, or is it far too important for that? Peter Power Head of Press for the European Commission Representation in Ireland spoke to Wendy of the EU office in Dublin spoke to Wendy about the role of Commissioners in Europe

Marcus is a man who was at the top of his sport for 14 years… in a sport that had only recently turned professional … that sport being Rugby. In his 14 seasons at Munster he won 2 Heineken Cups, and also played for Ireland 67 times for Ireland between 2000 and 2011. He now has a particular responsibility for […]

Recently the Irish Independent published an about the Average Working Week in the EU. The article by Sarah Stack said that a new study had found that compared to some of our European counterparts we “may well have something to complain about”. The study in question was carried out by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working […]

In a recent current edition of the Irish Catholic newspaper the lead story read “World Turns Blind Eye to Iraq’s Christians”. And it highlights that since the takeover of Iraq’s second city Mosul on 10th June by the Islamic militant group ISIS, 500,000 people have fled the city, including thousands of Christians, to rural villages or the Kurdish city of […]

Some of the most successful women in technology were in Dublin yesterday attending the Female Founders Forum, organised by Silicon Republic, Ireland’s leading technology news site. The Forum took place at the Guinness Storehouse, St. James’s Gate Brewery in Dublin, aiming to focus on the future of investment in female-led high-potential start-ups in Ireland. This was followed by a special […]

Recently a former atheist turned Catholic blogger from The American Conservative magazine spoke at St Mary’s in Donnybrook, Dublin, on the topic of ‘Having better fights about religion’: finding meaningful ways to have conversations with those whom you have ideological or religious differences. Columnist Ben Conroy spoke to Wendy to share his views on the talk

Richie talks to old school mate Gavin Hill, about his life, and how he went from school dropout to published author. He now lives in Sweden and frequently visits the USA touring for his book series and motivational talks in schools and prisons on anti-bullying. Find out more from Gavin’s page on Amazon, or his website.

Last year was a good year for the industry, with a turnover of more than half a billion euro. It also employed 6,500 people in full-time jobs. Mark chats with film producer Mick Walsh about working in the Irish film industry for over 3 decades. Mick’s projects have included iconic films such as ‘The Commitments’ and “In The Name of The […]

Upon it’s release at Irish screens, Annemarie is joined in studio by Richie G to discuss Heaven Is for Real; the recently released American Christian drama film directed by Randall Wallace and written by Christopher Parker, based on Pastor Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent’s 2010 book of the same name.

Richie talks with Holly Starr on Monday and here the chat part here featuring Holly Starr talking about her life: Local farm girl discovered on the internet first song – I love you anyway Don’t have love and talking about her brand new single God Is Holly Starr’s favourite artist – Shawn Macdonald plus Holly’s top tips for singer song […]