10 Best Ireland Book Podcasts

1. New Books in Irish Studies

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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150 channels and browse our 28,000 episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: ⁠https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/⁠ Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky to learn about more our latest interviews: @newbooksnetworkMORE Host Marshall Poe
Producer/Network New Books Network
Email ****@newbooksnetwork.com
Location Ireland
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 9Facebook 9KTwitter 16K Avg Length 62 min Format Long form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Burning Books Ireland

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If your house was on fire, what books would you save from the flames?The Books Ireland podcast features authors and well-known cultural figures discussing the titles that have formed the backdrop to their lives—their childhood memories perhaps, or books they fell in love with. Maybe there are authors they return to over and over, or novels which formed their world view—stories that shaped them or books which offered a refuge or a life raft...MORE Host Ruth McKee
Producer/Network Burning Books
Email ****@wordwell.ie
Location Ireland
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 13 Avg Length 51 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Southword Poetry Podcast

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The Southword Poetry Podcast is produced by the Munster Literature Centre. Each episode, a guest poet talks in depth about their latest work and shares a few of their poems. We also hear a poem from a recent issue of the literary journal Southword. Sarah Byrne hosted the 2022 season. Clíona Ní Ríordáin hosted the 2024 and 2025 seasons. Poets were selected by the hosts, Patrick Cotter and James O'Leary. The Munster Literature Centre is a grateful recipient of funding from the Arts Council of Ireland and the Arts Office of Cork City Council.MORE Hosts Sarah Byrne, Patrick Cotter, James Ou2019leary
Producer/Network Munster Literature Centre
Email ****@munsterlit.ie
Location Cork, Ireland
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4Facebook 7.3KTwitter 7.2KInstagram 3.5K Avg Length 57 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. Books for Breakfast (Ireland)

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A podcast focussing on fiction and poetry hosted by poets and writers Peter Sirr and Enda Wyley. Also features the Toaster Challenge where guest writers are given the time it takes to make toast to talk about a book that has resonated with them. MORE Hosts Peter Sirr, Enda Wyley
Producer/Network Peter Sirr and Enda Wyley
Email ****@mac.com
Location Ireland
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 8 Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. RadioMoLI

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Broadcasting from the Museum of Literature Ireland, RadioMoLI is a digital radio station of Irish literature.
Producer/Network Museum of Literature Ireland
Email ****@moli.ie
Location Dublin, Ireland
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Facebook 9.5KTwitter 13KInstagram 18.9K Avg Length 53 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. We Love Books

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Calling all book worms, RTÉJr has the podcast for you! On We Love Books, we love talking about all things book-related! Jam-packed with author interviews, writing tips, reviews and stories written by our very own listeners, We Love Books is a journey down the rabbit hole into the wonderful world of kids books.MORE Host Niamh Bennett
Producer/Network RTÉ Kids & RTÉjr
Email ****@rte.ie
Location Dublin, Ireland
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Facebook 25.5KTwitter 7.6KInstagram 38.4K Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

7. Spoken Stories: The State of Us

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SPOKEN STORIES is a themed-led trilogy of 36 original stories. Commissioned from some of the most dynamic contemporary writers associated with Ireland and the short story, they navigate the imaginative breadth of what it is to be alive in the world in our time. The three series that make up SPOKEN STORIES are Independence, Creatures of the Earth and The State of Us. The stories are in English and in Irish as well as by writers whose first language is other than Irish nor English. They are voiced by a cast of actors and the contributing writers...MORE Producer/Network RTÉ
Email ****@rte.ie
Location Ireland
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Apple Reviews 12Facebook 171.6KTwitter 174.8KInstagram 172K Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact