Welcome to the Irish Radio Canada Website.
We are proud to share our Internet Radio Station. In 2005 we commenced
On-Air broadcasting with CHIN 97.9FM producing and presenting The Gaelic
Hour as a weekly show. in Sept 2016 we launched this new format.
You can now enjoy a selection of music every day and we will be able to
expand on the number of hours of interviews, as time goes on.
I would like to encourage you to submit your music selection and
hopefully I can find what you like in my library.
The Archives section of the site will continue to provide access to the
Gaelic Hour shows since 2006. Twitter, Facebook page and group will
become more relevant in communicating and I hope to increase the use of
Instagram as time goes on.
If you have some suggestions, please visit the contact page and send on
your ideas.
The 11 years on air have been fun, but the effort in raising the large
sum required to buy the time has become more onerous and the online
station offers the opportunity to increase content and reduce costs.
You can listen to the station using a variety of tools. The player on
this page may be the simplest. The links below provide additional
choices of players. Also, you can use your Smart Speaker to ask Alexa or
Google for "Irish Radio Canada from TuneIn"
I hope you enjoy and continue to listen.
Irish Radio Canada
Every effort is made to be as accurate as possible in crediting artists etc. and should there be any inaccuracies, please contact us so we can correct.
We particularly welcome and invite new , as well as established artists to submit their music for inclusion in the playlists.
We hope you enjoy.
Subscribe to our Podcast HERE and receive the weekly magazine show directly to your player of choice.
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Feel
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Night
Moods |
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Mainly Trad |
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| 6:00AM |
Morning
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| 7:00AM |
Canadian
Sunrise |
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| 8:00AM |
At
Home & Abroad- Talk
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| 9:00AM |
Sunday Spirit |
Morning Coffee Mix |
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| 12:00PM |
The
Showband -Country &
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At Home & Abroad- Talk Show | ||||||
| 2:00PM |
The
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| 3:00PM | Featured
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Canadian
Sunset |
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| 5:30PM | Ceili
Mor |
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| 6:00PM | Learn
Irish - 5 Minute
Lesson + 55 Minutes of Songs in Irish |
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| 7:00PM | The Nightly
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| 8:00PM |
Ceol & Craic with Ken Tracey & Mark
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| 9:00PM | Soothing Sleeptime |
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Streams Daily at 8am & 1pm (EST)
Jul 26 2026 - Aug 1 2026
Michelle O'Mahoney
Dunmanway Historical Association and Descendants of Dunmanway and West Cork invite you to join descendants from around the world for three unforgettable days of heritage, history and homecoming.
All roads will lead to Dunmanway for ‘The Dunmanway Homecoming’ which is expected to draw ‘all tribes’ to the town.
Noel McDonnell & Craig Hamm - Jim Kelly Memorial Tournament
Honoring a Diplomatic Legacy: Jim Kelly Memorial Tournament Unveiled by Irish Communities of Ottawa and Eire Óg Hurling Club
The Irish Communities of Ottawa (ICO) and the Eire Óg Hurling Club (Ottawa GAA) announced the launch of the Jim Kelly Memorial Tournament, a Gaelic sport event set to take place on 8 August 2026 at the Twin Elm Rugby Club, Richmond, Ontario. The tournament will feature both hurling and Gaelic football matches and will serve as a living tribute to Ambassador Jim Kelly, who served as Ireland’s Ambassador to Canada (2016‑2020) and later as Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations before his sudden passing on St. Patrick’s Day 2022.
A Memorial Born from Community and Family Support
Carl Lombard, Enid Conaghan, Des Walsh: Dublin Band Whistle at Your Roots are Showing
Whistle is a lively and fun band who play Americana-style music, mixing original songs with a diverse catalogue of covers. The band specialise in multi-part vocal harmonies and they play guitar, banjo, violin, bass, mandolin and more.
Whistle was formed by Jerome Corby and Des Walsh in 2005, initially as a duo but eventually building into a full band. Carl Lombard joined shortly afterwards and these three members have been the core of the band ever since. While initially there were several lineup changes, the addition of Andy Slowey on Bass in 2013 and Enid Conaghan on Fiddle in 2014 has led to a stable, consistent and tight band. Andy and Enid are both full time working musicians and bring a high standard of professionalism to the band.
Whistle have extensive gigging experience playing in venues big and small all over Ireland. they have played in almost every county over the years and made many friends and fans along the way. Their ability to adapt their sets to suit the venue, the crowd, or the event has really helped them go down well wherever they play.
Whistle have also appeared at many festivals across the country, and festivals are perhaps their favourite venues to play. They have appeared twice at Electric Picnic and played at the Dunmore East Bluegrass Festival for the past seven years. Other festivals played include Cahirsiveen Mountain Roots Festival, Kilkenny Roots Festival, Donard Bluegrass BBQ, Howth Roots and Blues Fest, Le Cheile Festival, Fireside Festival, Glendalough Arts Festival, amongst a host of others.
Other notable events include headlining a Garden Party hosted by President Higgins and his wife Sabine, Dunlaoire and SDCC Summer Live music shows and our regular sold-out gigs at the Cobblestone and Briody's bars in Dublin. Whistle have also been performers at several weddings, and a large number of private parties - their upbeat, uptempo music is ideal for dancing to!
The band members also write songs, and around half of any set list can now comprise original songs which are always very well received. The latest release from Whistle features twelve catchy original songs which demonstrate not only their songwriting skills, but also the diversity of influences that gives them their unique sound.
Those influences range from The Avett Brothers through Flatt & Scruggs to Johnny Cash, Old Crow Medicine Show, Lumineers, George Jones, Louvin Brothers, Tom Waits, Bruce Springsteen, so many more.
