The Ireland Podcast

08/08/2025

Best known for her sweeping abstract works and bold brushwork, Erin Lawlor is now exploring the rhythm and richness of Gaeilge - and we absolutely love to see it.

From canvas to conversation, it's a joy to witness artists connect with Irish culture in such a meaningful way. 💚

🎧 Check out the full conversation in Episode 187 of The Ireland Podcast here:

https://www.theirelandpodcast.com/latest-podcast/episode/5ff6de04/187-erin-lawlor-painter

06/08/2025

187. Erin Lawlor: Painter

Listen here: https://www.theirelandpodcast.com/latest-podcast/episode/5ff6de04/187-erin-lawlor-painter

Erin Lawlor on identity and 'divining' at GIAF, curated by Aoife Ruane.

Episode 187 Painter Erin Lawlor chats with Fender Jackson in Galway on Monday 4th August when her exhibition divining was presented at the Printworks Gallery in Galway as part of the Galway International Arts Festival, running from July 14 to 27, 2025. This was a Highlanes Gallery National Tour curated by Aoife Ruane.

Conversation includes: introductions; painter vs. artist; divining; Aoife Ruane; Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda; Source Arts Centre, Tipperary; curating the Drogheda municipal collection; Eddie Lawlor and Tullow, County Carlow; the complications of being brought up Anglo-Irish; moving to France; her father’s work with Co-operation North and John Hume; Peter Lawlor and The Lawlor Foundation; Irish Youth Foundation; Irish artistic identity; Roderic O’Conor; Jon Benington; Mary and Alan Hobart; Mainie Jellett; Evie Hone; Micheal Farrell; Isaac Newton; Sheela na gig; a deep dive into Erin’s techniques; David Bowie; portraits vs. landscapes; Philip Guston; Frank Auerbach; metapainting; German radical painting; Dr. Seuss vs. Caravaggio; background music; Beckett; Joyce; ‘Guernica’ by Picasso; Seamus Heaney; Kate Bush; writing; plans for the future; Irish With Mollie as well as other topics.

Links

Erin Lawlor website
https://www.erinlawlor.com

Highlanes Gallery
https://highlanes.ie/exhibition/divining-erin-lawlor/
https://highlanes.ie/exhibition/a-sense-of-place-erin-lawlor-selects-drogheda-municipal-collection/

GIAF
https://www.giaf.ie/festival/event/erin-lawlor

The Source, Thurles
https://www.thesourceartscentre.ie/whats-on/visual-arts/erin-lawlor-divining

Irish Youth Foundation https://www.iyf.org.uk
Cooperation Ireland https://cooperationireland.org

Ep. 187 Spotify Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6olI2b5OcSjeO5MXabvkO1?si=37b1eb6114f34006

04/08/2025

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31/07/2025

Meanwhile it's race week in Galway! Managed to catch closing time today. Open again tomorrow and for the rest of the week!

31/07/2025

30/07/2025

The craic is starting up in Gleann Cholm Cille!

30/07/2025

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30/07/2025

186. Emer Cooke: Executive Director, European Medicines Agency

Listen here: https://www.theirelandpodcast.com/latest-podcast/episode/80f51d35/186-emer-cooke-executive-director-european-medicines-agency

Episode 185 European Medicines Agency Executive Director Emer Cooke chats with Fender Jackson in Amsterdam on Wednesday 9th July 2025.

Conversation includes: introductions; early life; being drawn to medicine; family and friends’ understanding; career and educational path; a comparison of the cultures between WHO and EMA; European and International harmonisation; being the Chair of International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities (ICMRA); politics vs. science; EMA responsibilities; EMA’s work with animals; antimicrobial resistance; maximum residue limits; the medicine journey from bench to bedside; the challenges of the pandemic; lessons learnt from the pandemic; AI; preparedness for the next pandemic; Health Threats Plan; pressures from pharmaceuticals and governments; conflicts of interests; public trust and misinformation; European public assessment reports; communicating; how being Irish affects Emer’s methods of working; unwinding; ‘Small Things Like These’ by Claire Keegan, and other topics.

Relevant Links
https://www.ema.europa.eu/
https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/what-we-publish-medicines-when/european-public-assessment-reports-background-context

27/07/2025

Kerry are the All Ireland football champions of 2025. Congratulations!

27/07/2025

Map of Ireland, c 1609 by Baptista Boazio

#1609

26/07/2025

Driving to Oideas Gael, Glencolumbkille, County Donegal, Ireland.

Oideas Gael is an Irish Language cultural centre in the heart of Donegal's Gaeltacht.

25/07/2025

Fans are being urged to dress as The Hulk this Sunday in the Hogan Stand at Croke Park for the Donegal vs. Kerry All-Ireland GAA Football Final - in tribute to the late, great wrestling legend Hulk Hogan.

Whether it’s a handlebar moustache, yellow tank top, or a bandana and shades combo - let’s turn the Hogan Stand into a sea of green and yellow for one epic send-off.

This will be a touching tribute to two Hulks who, in their own way, have given so much to the GAA.