As journalists born and raised in Derry, Mary Minihan and Freya McClements have always been interested in the different identities that belong to the people of Ireland. In this podcast series from The Irish Times, they talk to interesting people about identity, culture and the experiences that shaped them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest episodes
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44 min
Borderlines: Jan Carson on having multiple identities, holding on to faith and life in Northern Ireland after…
Jan Carson talks to Borderlines hosts Freya McClements and Mary Minihan about her rural Protestant evangelical background. The writer, whose grandfather was an Orangeman, explains…
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44 min
Séamas O'Reilly on childhood memories, the significance of the Border and the impact of Brexit
Author Séamas O'Reilly talks to Borderlines hosts Freya McClements and Mary Minihan about growing up with his 10 siblings on the Border between Derry in Northern Ireland and Donega…
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40 min
Borderlines: Rosemary Jenkinson on identity, culture and resisting being pigeonholed.
Writer Rosemary Jenkinson talks to Borderlines hosts Freya McClements and Mary Minihan about her very British upbringing in Northern Ireland, the awkward facts of history and how a…
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38 min
Mickey Bradley of The Undertones on punk, the Border and Derry after Brexit
Undertones bass guitarist Mickey Bradley talks to Borderlines hosts Freya McClements and Mary Minihan about his favourite music, appearing on Top Of The Pops and the post-Brexit re…
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29 min
Borderlines: Kyle Paisley on family, faith and politics
Kyle Paisley, a Free Presbyterian minister in the church founded by his father Ian, now lives and works in England. But Northern Ireland will always be home - even if it becomes pa…
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29 min
Borderlines: Neven Maguire on Brexit, the Troubles and dance music
Chef Neven Maguire talks to Borderlines hosts Freya McClements and Mary Minihan about overcoming the twin obstacles of Brexit and Covid-19. He reflects on how the Troubles impacted…
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2 min
Trailer - Borderlines
As journalists born and raised in Derry, Mary Minihan and Freya McClements have always been interested in the different identities that belong to the people of Ireland. In a new po…