C'mere To Me w/ Noreen Murphy

i spoke to Eolan Ryng, host of the podcast, ‘Undercover Irish’.

“Undercover Irish is a podcast and creative history project that digs beneath the surface of Irish identity—at home and abroad. With a critical eye and a cúpla focal, it explores the hidden histories, stubborn symbols, and quiet rebellions that continue to shape who we are.

From forgotten battles to familiar accents, from an bata scóir to diaspora ballads, the show takes an anti-colonial approach to Irish storytelling—asking not just what happened, but why we remember things the way we do.

Whether it’s decoding the politics of a jersey stripe or tracing the echoes of Gaeilge in global slang, Undercover Irish connects the local to the global. It’s for the Gaeil i gcéin looking to reconnect, and for anyone who knows there’s more to Irishness than shamrocks and pints.

We’re not just telling Irish history—we’re untangling it, reimagining it, and sending it out into the world with curiosity and care.”