About Chicago Irish Radio-The O'Connor Show: live interviews done on the show & long-form pre-recorded chats w/fascinating people.
Raw, mostly unedited portions of our live broadcast sans music. Esp the super entertaining bits. This is also the home of long-form pre-recorded chats/interviews with everyday people, musicians, singers, movie makers, politicians. It's all here. These are real conversations, real life.
Unpolished, unvarnished.
Listening in might feel a bit like eavesdropping....without that awkward guilty feeling.
Chicago Irish Radio is live radio at it's finest. Broadcasting continuously since 1971!
Celtic Knot author Robert Conlon-excerpt from live show, aired 13th June, 2026
Send us Fan Mail Robert Conlon visits. His fictional book "Celtic Knot" based on his real-life Grandfather's epic story, is an entertaining read. His Grand-dad Tim lived an adventure-filled lifetime, beginning as an orphaned child at the age of 8 on the streets of 1800's Chicago. Robert grew up listening to his Grand-dad spinning the tales of his youth, captivated with each and every story. Robert visited this Saturday morning for a chat. He was so interesting, w...
17 Mar 2026
Darren Holden of The High Kings, live call-in chat 14th March, 2026
Send a text Ever wonder what live radio/live tv is really like? It can be chaotic-bloopers galore! It's how you roll that matters. Just keep going, just keep talking, embrace the ridiculousness! Tune in live some Saturday & you'll hear it. It's real, real, real. This particular Saturday, marching day for St Patrick's in Chicago, green river and all, Darren Holden takes a few minutes away from road-tripping to the next gig & calls in. It was a surprise for our l...
17 Mar 2026
Brian Cahalane, Consul General to the Midwestern United States, pays us a short visit!
Send a text The Saturday of 18th of October, 2025, Consul General Brian Cahalane visited the show that airs immediately before ours. I caught him just as he was packing up to leave & asked if he would stay for "a few quick minutes" for my listeners. He graciously agreed. This is an excerpt from that show. Listen to learn a little about Consul General Brian Cahalane. Tune in LIVE each week, we broadcast around the world! Saturdays, 11-1pm Central Standard Tim...
23 Dec 2025
Chicago's own Willie Joe Casey & Tom Dolan share their personal stories of their emigration from Ireland & illuminate the history of the Chicago GAA & more...
Send us a text Honestly. I LOVE these fellas! Willie Joe Casey & Tom Dolan are both frequent visitors to the live radio broadcast. We've made plans to record their stories & things never worked out until this day. The opening of the Chicago GAA Hall of History, an idea hatched by these two, has come to fruition at Chicago Gaelic Park. The fellas were live on the radio show on this Saturday to promote this permanent exhibition. I asked if they'd be willing to h...
18 Dec 2025
Chicago Irish Radio-The O'Connor Show; 13th of December 2025
Send us a text Oh my goodness! We had so much fun on this day! Willie Joe Casey & Fr. Mick Madigan stop up for a visit and the STORIES flowed! Absolute gold. So funny and 100% REAL! All the music & MOST of the ads are stripped out of the recording of the live broadcast. The rest is just real live radio. Unvarnished. Raw. REAL. Tune in some Saturday. Our show runs from 11-1 CST, streams on all platforms. The most crystal clear, I've heard, is the one from the st...
17 Nov 2025
Breege Rowley-film maker "All of our Yesterday's" stories of 250 years of life in & around Swinford, Co Mayo Ireland
Send us a text Breege Rowley is a GEM! She shares her time so generously and eloquently discusses all the things about her film "All of our Yesterday's" This is the full chat. the abbreviated was featured on the radio show November 15, 2025. You will truly feel you are eavesdropping on our conversation. Breege is passionate about saving the social history of life in and around Swinford, Co Mayo all the way back 250 years to Penal times, the famine, the wars, the great exodus of p...
17 Nov 2025
Live show October 15, 2025
Send us a text This show has SO MUCH chat, it is a great one to share. All music has been stripped out. Meet Tom O'Connor, Dublin native & recent Northwestern Masters of Journalism graduate, our own Breege Looney, Brandi Barry Benson of Bach & Beethoven Experience, Kelly Doherty from iBAM, https://www.ibamchicago.com/and an edited interview w/Breege Rowley talking about her documentary "All of our Yesterdays" https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36221035/ and the FB page- https://...
18 Nov 2024
Chicago Irish Radio-Chicago'sGaelic Park Players-Bridget Christianson & Betty Kort, originally broadcast live Oct 5, 2024
Send us a textThe production of Frank McGuinness's "Factory Girls" leads to Bridget Christianson sharing HER memories of working at a shirt factory in Ireland as a young woman. Originally aired live October 5, 2024Tune in LIVE each week, we broadcast around the world! Saturdays, 11-1pm Central Standard Time.Go to www.1490.am to access the free stream! We would LOVE to hear from you! Shoot us an email info@chicagoirishradio.com, or contact us via FB-@chicagoirishradioSend requests or ded...
18 Nov 2024
Chicago Irish Radio- Chat Sinn Fein's Dáire Hughes-orig broadcast live Oct 5, 2024
Send us a textChat w/Sinn Fein's Dáire HughesHe explains his role, the state of Armagh & we learn about strides forward to unify Ireland under one flagDáire's biographyDáire Hughes is from the Meadow in Newry and is a graduate of Queen’s University, Belfast. Dáire is a former trade union representative and spent years working in the community voluntary sector locally. He joined Newry and Mourne District Council, representing South Armagh, and served as it’s last and youngest Mayor. ...
17 Nov 2024
Chicago Irish Radio-Writer Mary Santarelli & Actress Josephine Craven
Send us a textYES! This interview started live on-air and continued after. Unedited-you get to hear ALL THE THINGS we discuss. Tangents galore!Josephine Craven brought Mary up to the show to talk about her play "Clifden's Daughter" which had it's first public performance at iBAM.Mary Santarelli is a writer. She's a creative that has explored many avenues & byways of this profession. You will learn about her, her journey & her work. She's so generous...
6 Sept 2024
The Mike O'Connor Show (01/12/1973)-Vintage show featuring Mike O'Connor himself in the early days of the broadcast
Send us a textSuper vintage! The radio show was a little over 2 yrs old. Mike O'Connor(the OG) w/a little help from Joe(last name unknown) on this Friday night from the WOPA studios. Featuring music by Brendan Furey(pipes), Connie Foley, and more classic musicians. Mike also gives his report & opinion on the recent visit to the US by then Taoiseach of Ireland Jack Lynch. Tune in LIVE each week, we broadcast around the world! Saturdays, 11-1pm...
18 Jul 2024
Chicago Irish Radio-The O'Connor Show Chats with Michael Londra of "IRELAND WITH MICHAEL"
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Michael Londra-how to describe? This world famous Tenor was principle singer for the original Broadway production of "Riverdance" . He has gone on to produce musicals, created a hugely popular PBS show-Ireland with Michael, and continues to tour several weeks a year w/a stage production of his tv program.
Listen to hear about Michael's latest plans for his next project. Very exciting!
We chat about this, that and everything! Listen in and be charmed by this amazing person.
A portion of this interview was originally broadcast on live radio in March 2024.
https://www.michaellondra.com/
https://www.michaellondra.com/tv-show
BOOK: Ireland with Michael-A Travel Companion Book
ALBUMS:
Danny Boy-The Songs of Ireland
Beyond the Star
Snowbound
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2 May 2024
2023 iBAM Chats: Acclaimed Author ColmTóibín generously shares his time
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Siobhainn sits down with celebrated multi-faceted author Colm Tóibín and learns about his creative process, fun asides, and even a bit of a song. He is a novelist, short story writer, journalist, and non-fiction writer. In short, a fascinating person.
Colm Tóibín's novels include the following, in no particular order:
The South
The Heather Blazing
The Story of the Night
The Blackwater Lightship
The Master
The Testament of Mary
Brooklyn
Nora Webster
The Magician
Long Island
House of Names
Learn more about Colm here: https://colmtoibin.com/ (https://colmtoibin.com/)
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18 Mar 2023
Chicago Irish Radio-The O'Connor Show. Excerpt from 03/11/2017. Vinnie Casey of Clan na Gael discusses implications for Ireland due to Brexit
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Interesting few minutes of discussion of speculation on what will happen to border, etc. after Brexit
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18 Feb 2023
Chicago Irish Radio-The O'Connor Show-THE LOST SHOW-featuring Maida McQuinn Sugrue, Richie Piggott, Paul Dowling, & John Deavitt
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Siobhainn & Breege-crazy crazy day.
My guests this morning generously stayed on for the crazy ride of doing a live broadcast over YouTube. Ba-na-nas!
Great chat from Maida McQuinn Sugrue(Grandma, Tell Me a Story-https://www.amazon.com/Gramma-Tell-Story-Maida-McQuinn-Sugrue/dp/1956823182), author Richie Piggott (Cry of a People Gone-available through RichiePiggott.com), Paul Dowling-Exec Dir of Irish Community Services, and John Deavitt of Gaelic Park
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17 Feb 2023
Chicago Irish Radio-The O'Connor Show.(iBAM chats) Siobhainn goes offsite & visits with famed ghost historian and author Ursula Bielski
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Ursula Bielski, featured guest speaker at iBAM, sits down for a chat and exchange of ghost stories and happenings.
Wonderful story teller; she is a marvelous, generous guest.
Ursula has written 12 books, including "Chicago haunts; Ghostlore of the Windy City",
"More Chicago Haunts-Scenes from Myth and Memory", "Haunts of the White City",
"Haunted Bachelors Grove", "Graveyards of Chicago", "Creepy Chicago" and more.
Find all her books on Amazon or your favorite bookseller.
Tune in LIVE each week, we broadcast around the world!
Saturdays, 11-1pm Central Standard Time.
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17 Feb 2023
Chicago Irish Radio-The O'Connor Show.(iBAM chats) Siobhainn visits with famed ghost historian and author Ursula Bielski
Send us a textUrsula Bielski, featured guest speaker at iBAM, sits down for a chat and exchange of ghost stories and happenings. She is a wonderful story teller and a marvelous, generous guest.Ursula has written 12 books, including "Chicago haunts; Ghostlore of the Windy City","More Chicago Haunts-Scenes from Myth and Memory", "Haunts of the White City","Haunted Bachelors Grove", "Graveyards of Chicago", "Creepy Chicago" and more.Find all her books on Amazon or y...
17 Feb 2023
Chicago Irish Radio-The O'Connor Show. (iBAM chats)Siobhainn goes off-site for a visit w/ Richie Piggott, author of "Cry of A People Gone"
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Richie Piggott is a scientist, Irish trad music enthusiast, historian.....and more. Siobhainn met Richie at iBAM(Irish Books, Arts, and Music) for a chat-winding around and about, as these things do. Listen to Richies's story, how he ended up in Chicago, his journey towards writing this important historical book, & some stories within.
Find his gorgeous book here- https://www.richiepiggott.com/
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18 Jan 2023
Chicago Irish Radio-The O'Connor Show. (iBAM Chats) Siobhainn goes off-site for a visit w/actor/writer Josephine Craven
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iBAM-Irish Books Arts Music weekend at the Irish American Heritage Center in Chicago draws all that its title suggests! Lucky for me, a few people had a some time for a chat. This episode features actor/writer/spoken word performer Josephine Craven chatting about her main project- Lady Jane Wilde(mother of Oscar Wilde) aka "Speranza", the toast of Society in her lifetime. Josephine created a one woman show all about this woman. Fascinating.
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