It's our Season 2 finale!!! And we thought we'd end it with a bang taking on a juggernaut of Irish folklore – The Leprechaun! In what was paired with a fittingly novelty cocktail, this episode delved into the story behind the sprightly little miser and how he's perceived today.  From throwing babies on the floor…

We hope you had a great spooky season! In a return to our usual haunted content, we decided to revisit the haunted castles of Ireland! In what was Haunted Castles P.2: Apple of my Evil Eye, we focused on everything from disruptive ghosts to enchanted orchards – the latter inspired our phantom bartender Alex to…

In a very different direction for the show, we delved into literary history (both Laura & Caoimhe were delighted!) and just how haunted writers of the Victorian period were… Focusing predominantly on occultists, we dived into palmistry, automatic writing & clairvoyance in 19th century Ireland. 'Honey, I Contacted the Dead' couldn't be any more apt…

Green fingers at the ready, this episode was all about Hedgewitches & Herbalists washed down with Alex's twist on a classic Gin & Tonic We dived into the world of Ireland's herbalists of yore from featuring witches like Biddy Early and her 'blue bottle' to giving you an alternative cure for warts – this episode…

Our mid-season break is over!! After a little R&R we came back with one of our creepiest episodes yet, all about Our Lady's Hospital/St Kevin's/ Cork Lunatic Asylum in Shanakiel, Cork. Why so creepy? We had for the first time, in person anecdotes – special guest: Matt from the Cork Supernatural Society. Matt very kindly…

This week's cocktail may be a tongue twister but it went down so easy…too easy you might say! Which was good because we were finally reunited in person!! If that means our audio is a little off it is because we were back in Caoimhe's kitchen! This week we headed back to the water and…

We are finally back!! Minus ghostly intrusions, thank all of the ghouls…and we are back with a very indulgent cocktail…The Hotel In-Spectre Whether hotels remind you of summer holidays, your own indulgence or just a place to rest your head, we made a point in this episode that sleeping is beside point as we trundled…

Welcome to Irish Spirits, a fortnightly podcast about folklore and drinking, a natural Venn diagram of Irish culture.  Hosted by writer – Caoimhe Creed, historian – Laura Fitzachary and alcohol aficionado –  Alex Buckley, each week we will have a theme. Whether it’s ghosts, fairies or mythical creatures, we will discuss the stories and lore,…

What … no cocktail?!?!  Sadly we tried and tried to record this week’s episode but the connection was well and truly haunted !!  So instead, please enjoy our mini-episode ‘The Interference Interlude’,  recorded across the country and narrated by our very own Laura! All three of us added to this episode chatting all things ghostly…

An Irish twist on an Espresso Martini that had us up all night…just like the subject of our show this week: werewolves! Brew Moon, get it? Yea, we can't stop singing the song either ! We turned our attention to one of this island's longest standing lupine cryptids, focusing on everything from saints' curses to…