10 Best Ireland Debate Podcasts
Ireland Debate Podcasts
Here are 10 Best Ireland Debate Podcasts worth listening to in 2026.
Export Contact List1. The Human Rights Podcast
Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
Welcome to The Human Rights Podcast from the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the University of Galway. Here at the Centre, we are fortunate to be visited each year by an array of world-leading practitioners, researchers and policy-makers in the field of human rights and its associated disciplines. We also have a vibrant community at the ICHR and more broadly in the University of Galway's academic staff, postdoctoral and doctoral scholars, and postgraduate and undergraduate students focusing on human rights. We want to bring you some of their insights and invite you in to some of the debates and discussions that go on here during the year. We hope you enjoy listening to this podcast...MORE Ranking #69 in Apple Charts (IE)
Producer/Network Irish Centre for Human Rights
Email ****@nuigalway.ie
Location Galway, Galway, Ireland
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 2/5Apple Reviews 52Facebook 92.6KTwitter 55.2KInstagram 46.4K Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Since Sep 2019 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. A Conversation With
Latest Episode
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We are a podcast team based in Ireland who want to promote a new and Shared Ireland.The aim of our 'A Conversation With' podcast is to begin a dialogue & debate on how to achieve this.
Producer/Network Shared Ireland
Email ****@sharedireland.com
Location Ireland
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 27Facebook 4.1KTwitter 24.3KInstagram 1.3K Avg Length 62 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
3. Saturday with Colm Ó Mongáin
Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify
Saturday with Colm Ó Mongáin questions agendas, dissects the week gone by, and debates the likely issues of the week to come. Tune in to hear the very latest from newsmakers and from those whose lives are impacted by policy makers in Ireland. Listen live every Saturday at 1.05pm on RTÉ Radio 1.MORE Host Colm Ó Mongáin
Producer/Network RTÉ
Email ****@rte.ie
Location Ireland
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 3.7/5Apple Reviews 8Facebook 189.5KTwitter 10.4KInstagram 184K Avg Length 17 min Format Short form Since Jan 2019 Get Email Contact
4. ILFDublin Podcast
Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify
The International Literature Festival Dublin, founded in 1998, is Ireland's premier literary event and gathers the finest writers in the world to debate, provoke, delight and enthral.
Producer/Network International Literature Festival Dublin
Email ****@ilfdublin.com
Location Dublin, Ireland
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1Facebook 28.3KTwitter 17.7KInstagram 11K Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Since Apr 2016 Get Email Contact
5. The COYGIG Pod
Latest Episode Video
Website Spotify YouTube
The COYGIG Pod in association with Cadbury - join Kathleen McNamee and former Ireland international Karen Duggan every week for a roundup of all the big news in women's football across Ireland and the WSL, with plenty of debate over our team of the week and of course, some big-name guests giving us all the info on life in the world of women's football.MORE Hosts Kathleen McNamee, Karen Duggan
Producer/Network Off The Ball
Email ****@offtheball.com
Location Dublin, Ireland
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 9Facebook 209.2KTwitter 735Instagram 134.4K Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
6. The Last Word with Matt Cooper
Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
On Ireland's most cutting edge current affairs show, Matt and his guests provide a running stream of intelligent opinions and heated debates on the issues that matter most to Irish listeners. You might not always agree, but you'll never want to miss a Word.MORE Host Matt Cooper
Producer/Network Today FM
Email ****@todayfm.com
Location Dublin, Ireland
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 3.8/5Apple Reviews 104Facebook 755.9KTwitter 330KInstagram 393.3K Avg Length 16 min Format Short form Get Email Contact
7. CDI Fridays
Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify
CDI Fridays is a podcast based in Coláiste Dun Iascaigh secondary school in Cahir, Co. Tipperary, Ireland. Teachers and students discuss and debate a wide range of topics and ideas each week, with no two shows ever being the same.MORE Hosts Sarah Staunton, Jack Derby
Producer/Network CDI Fridays
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Tipperary, Ireland
Estimated listeners
Facebook 183Twitter 44Instagram 218 Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
8. The Sod Pod
Latest Episode Video
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Hello Hello! Welcome to The Sod Pod. A hugely informative farming podcast brought to you by Grassland Agro where we like to chat all things farming across the Island of Ireland and beyond. From agronomy to technology, agricultural policy, machinery and more, we are also partial to a healthy GAA debate along the way. Streaming every fortnight, pop on and give us a listen!MORE Hosts James Freeman, Edward Healy
Producer/Network Grassland Agro
Email ****@grassland.ie
Location Dublin, Ireland
Estimated listeners
Apple Reviews 9Facebook 3.8KTwitter 2.3KInstagram 2.8K Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
Ireland Debate shows hosts and producers
| Podcaster Name | Role | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | Gender | Twitter Handle | Twitter Followers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colm Ó Mongáin | Host | rte.ie/radio/radio1/saturday-with-colm-o-mongain | 76 | Male | @colmomongain | 13.4K | |
| Kathleen McNamee | Co Host | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-coygig-pod/id1593214441 | 19 | Female | @kathleen_mcn | 5.5K | |
| Karen Duggan | Co Host | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-coygig-pod/id1593214441 | 19 | Female | @karenduggan91 | 1.9K | |
| Matt Cooper | Host | todayfm.com/podcasts/the-last-word-with-matt-cooper | 325 | Male | @cooper_m | 235.7K | |
| Sarah Staunton | Co Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cdifridays | 1 | Female | |||
| Jack Derby | Co Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cdifridays | 1 | Male | @jackderby97 | ||
| James Freeman | Co Host | ie.timacagro.com/podcast-the-sod-pod | 10 | Male | @jimstates | 245 | |
| Edward Healy | Co Host | ie.timacagro.com/podcast-the-sod-pod | 10 | Male | @eddiehealy91 | 699 | |
| International Literature Festival Dublin | soundcloud.com/ilfdublin/storymachine-podcast-chapter-1-rambling-with-dr-sinead-moriarty | 29 | @ilfdublin | 17.7K | |||
| Shared Ireland | soundcloud.com/sharedireland/a-conversation-with-ogra-shinn | 21 | @sharedireland | 24.3K |
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