Talk to the Land
UK artists Mel Jordan and Andy Hewitt, founders of the Partisan Social Club, have been on the trail of 19th century Cork philosopher and radical social reformer William Thompson, who not only inspired Marx, founded the idea of social science and wrote the first ever feminist text by a man in the English language, but who attempted to form a communal living experiment in West Cork in the 1820s.
- Update frequency
- every 27 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 39
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Samir Mahmood
“I like to think that pain has the potential to transform in some way, and it all depends on how you look at it.”
Samir Mahmood reflects on his move from a background in medicine, particularly healt…
Deirdre O’Mahony
“The thing that we can do as artists is to create public space so that the complex reality that farmers are dealing with can be heard and seen.”
Deirdre O’Mahony’s intensively researched collaborativ…
Looking back: 5 years with Miguel Amado
“My work is about people. It’s being a companion to the artist and a companion to the public. To develop something together, in dialogue, across a long period of time, that enables our personal devel…
Mythlantics with Alice Rekab
“It’s this idea of needing to narrate your existence, and how you look and where you come from, and the complexity of yourself, and it’s having to do that in circumstances where you’re not sure exact…
Changing Tides: Chapter 3
In the summer of 2024, works started on an extensive three phase restoration project at Sirius Arts Centre. Led by JCA Architects and Moroney Conservation, the works to the building began with resto…
Changing Tides: Chapter 2
“The architects of these buildings are looking back to the Italian renaissance; this building is a revival of a revival, if you know what I mean.
This is an Irish building which is copying a Roman b…
Changing Tides: The evolving history of SIRIUS arts centre.
“It was something that was broken, and I had to fix it.”
In 1987 Peter Murray, then curator at Crawford Art Gallery in Cork city, embarked on an extraordinary journey: his goal was to purchase and re…
Care, curse, comfort
Buttercup
In this episode of SIRIUS Podcasts, we join artist Sarah Browne, whose practice involves film, publishing and performance, to discuss her film installation Buttercup, which utilises the accessibility…
From the bend in the river to the harbour’s mouth
“A harbour, because of its particular geography and how industry has developed, and commerce and trade, lends itself to these bigger industrial and economic forces coming into play, and that´s what´…
The Revolution
After centuries of British rule and in just a few short years, Ireland gained independence. Join the final instalment of In and Out of Empire to find out what that meant for the people of Cobh, in th…
The Sea
The Royal Cork Yacht Club is the oldest yacht club in the world dating to before 1720, and its members were bound by a seafaring code of honour. But its members were also a wealthy elite class of Ang…
The Women
The lives of the women of Cobh, including members of Cumann na mBan, servants who worked for the Royal Cork Yacht Club and the affluent wives and daughters of members of the club are explored in this…
The Building
Historian Tom Spalding gives a glimpse back in time at the building of the Royal Cork Yacht Club clubhouse, now the Sirius Arts Centre. Did English architect Anthony Salvin design the building? Why d…
In and Out of Empire
This podcast series explores the history of the building that houses the Sirius Arts Centre in Cobh: the former RCYC clubhouse, constructed with the aid of the Smith-Barry family on the site of the v…
Landmarks of Rebellion Part Two
In Part Two of Landmarks of Rebellion, we stop at a street that was renowned for its Republican sympathies, discuss an ambush that had tragic consequences for an innocent man, visit a safe house with…
Landmarks of Rebellion
The town of Cobh in Cork Harbour is steeped in history. Every step you take, from its quaysides to its narrow winding streets and mighty cathedral, is a step back in time.
Landmarks of Rebellion is …
Landmarks of Rebellion Trailer
A new two-part series on the history of Cobh landmarks is coming soon to Sirius Podcasts
Episode Eight: Postscript
Having interviewed all four artists and many participants from the Creative Enquiry Arts and Older People residencies, Ellie O'Byrne takes a look at some common themes, from the importance of retaini…
The Wings to Fly part three
"Sometimes, working with older people, they've seen it all so they're often much more open than you'd expect them to be and really willing to try things and put themselves out there." Helga Deasy and…