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- How To Unite Ireland? - Episode 3
There is probably no one better than Belfast man, Sam McBride to discuss the possibility of unification. His recent book, For and Against a United Ireland was one of the big influences on this series. He is the Northern Ireland Editor of the Belfast Telegraph and the Sunday Independent newspapers. He also writes on Northern Ireland for The Economist. He is a former Political Editor of the Belfast News Letter and has made a BBC film about the Northern Bank robbery. He is author of The Sunday Times bestseller Burned: The Inside Story of the 'Cash-for-Ash' Scandal and Northern Ireland's Secretive New Elite and is a regular broadcaster.
In October 2025 BBC NI published a podcast series, Borderland, that tackled the question of Irish unity. While the series explored both sides of the argument on the question of unity, there was one clear agreement. It’s time for the south to seriously engage with the Northern question if there is to be any real debate on the possibility of a united Ireland. Notre Dame University are also running a major research project investigating the constitutional future of Ireland called ARINS (Analysing and Researching Ireland North and South) that probs these questions.
This limited series in an answer to this work and looks to further the conversation amongst ordinary young people in the south. Shockingly, only 22% of southerners have made repeat trips north of the border so what do we really know about life in the North? What would a United Ireland look like? Is it something we really want? What does a modern Ireland for all look like? What are the concessions we would have to make and can we make them? This series looks to engage with the question of the North beyond the romantic notions ask practical questions of the south. How do we go about building a united Ireland for all?
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50 min - #113 How to be outdoorsy
The clocks have gone forward agus tá an ghrian sna tráthnónaí dár spreagadh bheith níos outdoorsy.
Get the hiking boots on, the tent pitched & the toilet paper on standby - san eip táimid ag caint faoi bheith amuigh ag spaisteoireacht agus ag campáil. We share some camping disasters a d'inis ár n-éisteoirí dúinn (ná bí ag caitheamh aníos i bpuball a bhfuil cúigear eile ann!) agus na háiteanna is fearr linn ó thaobh na siúlóireachta de.
Louise gives us a top tip on hiking gear, Doireann realises she has an Olympian soul sister, agus dar ndóigh, we debrief tar éis ár n-oíche mhór i gCorcaigh Dé Sathairn seo caite!
Get the headphones on & éist leis seo in the outdoors x
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49 min - How To Unite Ireland? - Episode 2
The first question on everyones lips when we talk about a United Ireland is money. How much will it cost us and how will we pay for it? To give us an overview of what the economics of unity might look like we sit down with Stephen Kinsella Professor of Economics at the University of Limerick and member of the Irish Government's AI Advisory Council and an Economic Advisor to the Tánaiste, Simon Harris.
In October 2025 BBC NI published a podcast series, Borderland, that tackled the question of Irish unity. While the series explored both sides of the argument on the question of unity, there was one clear agreement. It’s time for the south to seriously engage with the Northern question if there is to be any real debate on the possibility of a united Ireland. Notre Dame University are also running a major research project investigating the constitutional future of Ireland called ARINS (Analysing and Researching Ireland North and South) that probs these questions.
This limited series in an answer to this work and looks to further the conversation amongst ordinary young people in the south. Shockingly, only 22% of southerners have made repeat trips north of the border so what do we really know about life in the North? What would a United Ireland look like? Is it something we really want? What does a modern Ireland for all look like? What are the concessions we would have to make and can we make them? This series looks to engage with the question of the North beyond the romantic notions ask practical questions of the south. How do we go about building a united Ireland for all?
HOW TO GAEL: LE GEALAÍ
Corcaigh: https://corkpodcastfestival.ie/how-to-gael/
Baile Átha Cliath: https://www.ticketmaster.ie/how-to-gael-dublin-05-04-2026/event/1800638AD058E413
Bonus content ar fáil ar Patreon: patreon.com/HowToGael
Bí i dteagmháil linn!
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Suíomh: https://www.howtogael.com/
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45 min - #112 How to be an agony aunt
An ndeachaigh tú i dteagmháil le agony aunt nó uncle riamh? Don eip seo, d'iarramar ar ár n-éisteoirí a dilemmas pearsanta a sheoladh chugainn, so that we can try our hand at being agony aunts. Hear what we have to say faoi chairde atá clingy, drunk texting exes, agus roinnt eile...
(Disclaimer: We do not accept any freagracht muna n-éiríonn leis an gcomhairle atá againn duit. We will, however, take credit for anything that turns out well.)
Plus, we delve into the origins of agony aunts, the píosaí comhairle we love and hate, and the benefits of a dinnéar le Dáithí Ó Sé.
If you have a dilemma you want us to tackle, or if you just want to watch us argue over what advice we should give, bí i dteagmháil linn!
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43 min - How To Unite Ireland? - Episode 1
In the first episode of our new series, we’re sitting down with Taoiseach na hÉireann Micheál Martin to talk all things shared island, modern republicanism and asking if unity is realistic or romantic?
In October 2025 BBC NI published a podcast series, Borderland, that tackled the question of Irish unity. While the series explored both sides of the argument on the question of unity, there was one clear agreement. It’s time for the south to seriously engage with the Northern question if there is to be any real debate on the possibility of a united Ireland. Notre Dame University are also running a major research project investigating the constitutional future of Ireland called ARINS (Analysing and Researching Ireland North and South) that probs these questions.
This limited series in an answer to this work and looks to further the conversation amongst ordinary young people in the south. Shockingly, only 22% of southerners have made repeat trips north of the border so what do we really know about life in the North? What would a United Ireland look like? Is it something we really want? What does a modern Ireland for all look like? What are the concessions we would have to make and can we make them? This series looks to engage with the question of the North beyond the romantic notions ask practical questions of the south. How do we go about building a united Ireland for all?
HOW TO GAEL: LE GEALAÍ
Corcaigh: https://corkpodcastfestival.ie/how-to-gael/
Baile Átha Cliath: https://www.ticketmaster.ie/how-to-gael-dublin-05-04-2026/event/1800638AD058E413
Bonus content ar fáil ar Patreon: patreon.com/HowToGael
Bí i dteagmháil linn!
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45 min - #111 How to be a history nerd
An history nerd thú? Sin ceist na seachtaine as Doireann quizzes Louise le fáil amach an bhfuil sí chomh tógtha leis an stair léi féin.
Cén duine sa stair a mbeifeá ag iarraidh bualadh leis le haghaidh coffee date? Did you have a historical obsession as a child, or do you still? An dtéann tú go hiarsmalann agus tú ar saoire? Seo iad na ceisteanna a bhfuil ar na history nerds smaoineamh orthu – let us know your own answers le go bhfeicfimid an history nerds iad ár n-éisteoirí!
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42 min - #110 How to be incredibly chic
Spreagtha ag Verona Farrell, nó @secondhandhuns ar Insta, tá Louise ag iarraidh all things chic a phlé. Ach cad is 'chic' ann? An féidir cur síos a dhéanamh air?
Tá díospóireacht againn faoi na rudaí atá chic agus not chic, dar linne, ar nós matching underwear (chic), espresso martinis (not chic BUT delish), and a red lip (hung jury). Doireann gets an awful touch for her wine fridge, argues for the chicness of iarthar Chorcaí, and somehow butchers the lyrics to TiK ToK le Kesha...
Bain sult as an eip agus bí i dteagmháil linn le hinsint dúinn cad iad na rudaí atá chic, i do thuairim féin!
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56 min - #109 How to ask someone on a date
What goes into asking someone on a date? Cad iad na bealaí is fearr agus is measa ar féidir é a dhéanamh? Conas a mhothaímid faoin dreaded ceist, "So, what are we?"
An tseachtain seo táimid ag caint faoi asking someone on a date, ag teacht chugaibh ón City of Love tar éis dúinn tús a chur lenár gcamchuairt nua i bPáras! Agus is oth linn a rá, but we're not above a touristy beret...
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56 min - #108 How to be French
Prepare for sweeping generalisations, questionable accents agus neart F-bombs sa séipéal... San eip seo, táimid ag labhairt faoi mhuintir na Fraince agus na nósanna atá acu.
Tá an bheirt againn i bPáras and after being shushed in cafés & given the tourist-tier blowdries, táimid buartha gur Emilys in Paris muid. Mar sin, we're trying our best to educate ourselves on all things chic, stylish & French. We can only apologise dár n-éisteoirí Francacha.
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40 min - #107 How to abstain
In a total U-turn ó eip na seachtaine seo caite, táimid ag caint faoi Lent san eagrán seo!
Beidh tús á chur leis an gCarghas (nó 40 Hard) amárach, agus táimid ag iarraidh é a phlé - cad iad na cúiseanna a mbíonn daoine á dhéanamh, cad iad na pleananna atá ag ár n-éisteoirí lena aghaidh, agus an rud maith é an struchtúr a thugann an Carghas dúinn, fiú muna bhfuil tú religious?
Agus cinnte, tugaimid Lenten challenges dá chéile. Tá Doireann disgusted fós with how Dry January has wrecked her grá for an oíche fhada ar an ól, so don't be expecting her to be going off the drink again, ach beidh check-ins rialta ar an bpod - hold us accountable!
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48 min
About How To Gael
From the publisher's feed
HOW TO GAEL, your favourite bilingual threesome, are back for 2026 !
After a huge 2025 with sold out live shows across Ireland and the USA, summer festival appearances and much more , Doireann, Louise and Síomha are back every week for 2026.
Mar thriúr ban navigating their 30s, Doireann, Louise and Síomha are living, working and socialising as Gaeilge in a way that is suimiúil, spraíúil and just good craic. Forget gramadach agus obair bhaile, How To Gael is giving bilingual bottomless brunch, car chats with your cairde agus an stuff atá i do ghrúpa Whatsapp.
Besides being friends, TV presenters (TG4, RTÉ, Virgin Media) and women in their 30s, Doireann Ní Ghlacáin, Louise Cantillon and Síomha Ní Ruairc have another thing in common - they live their lives bilingually and as Gaeilge.
From dealing with criticism online to asking for a raise to calling on our ancestral wisdom, the cailíní will draw from their own personal experiences with a fun "how-to". They’ll navigate the problems most women have at this point in their lives. Come along on their weekly catch ups where current affairs, popular culture and just general gossip will also be á bplé. A bilingual format, How To Gael is your answer to bringing more Irish into your life, no matter your level.
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