A Conversation With

In SharedIreland's latest podcast, Kyle Paisley, son of Rev Ian Paisley and twin brother of Ian Paisley Jr joins us to talk about his father, northern politics and following in his father's footsteps to become a Minister in the Free Presbyterian Church.

Former Ulster Farmers Union President Ian Marshall joins us this week to discuss his omission from the 26th Seanad Eireann. Ian has been a Unionist voice in the previous Seanad, picked by Leo Varadkar. Ian was a proponent and promoter of cross border cooperation and building bridges. Despite Taoiseach Martin advocating a "Shared Island", Ian was unceremoniously omitted from the Taoiseach picks.

Part 2 of our conversation with Matthew O'Toole. Matthew is a member of the SDLP and MLA for the Belfast South constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly since January 2020. He is a former 10 Downing Street Brexit spokesperson and guest columist for The Guardian.

Matthew O'Toole is a member of the SDLP and MLA for the Belfast South constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly since January 2020. He is a former 10 Downing Street Brexit spokesperson and guest columist for The Guardian.

In Part 2 Sinn Fein Spokesperson for Health continues the conversation and the response to Covid-19, lessons learned, what an all-Ireland heath service may look like and what it takes to create a truly shared Ireland

Sinn Féin spokesperson for Heath and Chairperson of the Heath Committee at Stormont, Colm Gildernew joins Shared Ireland to discuss Stormont's response to the Covid-19 pandemic and possibilities of an all island approach.

Conor Houston, Founder of Connected Citizens, Governor of The Irish Times Trust, Chair of The Ireland Fund Young Leaders Belfast & Director of Shout Out an LGBTQ charity joins SharedIreland in the latest installment of our "A Conversation With" series

Singer and Politician Senator Frances Black joined Shared Ireland to talk about a range of topics including her role as Chairperson of Ireland's Future, setting up the RISE foundation and her recent appearance on The Late Late Show to help raise funds for Pieta House.

Derry native & National Policy Director for Ogra Fianna Fail Andrew McFadden joins #SharedIreland for our latest instalment of our "A Conversation With" podcast series to discuss GE2020, Irish unity and preparing for a unity poll. In addition Andrew discusses a possible Fianna Fail/Fine Gael coalition and investment in the North-West region of Ireland.

Sligo native and founder of the Queens University branch of Young Fine Gael, Jude Perry joins Shared Ireland in our next chapter of our "A Conversation With" series.