Best Phelim Doherty Podcasts (2025)

Send us a text The Chieftains may be no more, but Kevin Conneff, the man whose voice and bodhrán have been a mainstay of the band’s sound, is carrying on the tradition with the customary spring in his step. The Dublin Trio is a brand new ensemble featuring Conneff, guitarist Tony Byrne, and piper, whistle, and accordion player Joe McKenna. All thre…

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Episode 23 Singer Songwriter Eamon Brady 55:07

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Send us a text In this addition of the Podcast, Kevin sits down with Eamon Brady — a gifted singer-songwriter, producer, sideman, and lecturer — to talk about his musical journey and the stories behind his upcoming debut album, Half-Light. Eamon opens up about what it means to balance creativity with collaboration, how teaching shapes his songwriti…

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Believing in his name 32:35

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If the god you worship is not content, neither will you ever be.By Phelim Doherty

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Beginning in grace 35:30

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Unless we begin with the Father qualifying us through Christ, we have no beginning at all!By Phelim Doherty

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Episode 22 Sarah Doherty Of Doherty Sculpture Park 35:47

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Send us a text A New Sculpture Park For Ireland Opening 2026 The Doherty Sculpture Park promises a one-of-a-kind immersive cultural experience, featuring a world-class collection of sculptures that span from modern to contemporary art. As Ireland’s first initiative of its kind, the park will host rotating outdoor exhibitions, continually refreshing…

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Episode 21 Daoirí Farrell 45:01

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Send us a text On this episode of Ireland Talks Podcast , I sit down with one of the most distinctive voices in Irish folk music today — Daoirí Farrell. Hailing from Dublin, Daoirí has carved out a reputation as a powerful interpreter of traditional ballads, breathing new life into old songs with honesty, heart, and an unmistakable voice. We talk a…

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The Fathered Life; a light in the darkness. 43:17

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The light does not stand back from the darkness. The light shines IN the darkness.By Phelim Doherty

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Beholding Christ; the power to be whom God declares you to be. 35:59

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The Gospel is not 'Behave' but 'Behold!' for to see how much has been given to you in Christ is to see what God sees. It is to see what God believes. It is to see the One faith, the only faith; the faith of God and to find that faith in you.By Phelim Doherty

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Awakening by the light of the Gospel to a New creation 34:42

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What greater awakening can come to the Church, than for us to awaken again to the reality that the Cross was not a failure, that Jesus’ death and resurrection changed everything and that old things, like our life ruled by sin and death, have passed away and all things, like our lives before God have become new.…

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Heaven Couldn't Wait. The God who abides with us. 29:11

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God is so big that unless God reveals Himself, we cannot know Him and unless He gives Himself to us, we cannot receive Him.Christmas is when we celebrate that He did both; He caused us to know Him by giving Himself to us, first by His Son and then by His Spirit.By Phelim Doherty

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A Life that transcends death: Living in the eternal present of God. 41:05

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In heaven the Kingdom is not a future hope but a present reality.And so to be filled with the Spirit of God, is to find yourself living/being in that eternally present Kingdom.It is by men and women living in the Spirit, seeing by the Spirit, speaking by the Spirit, that His Kingdom comes on earth as it is in heaven.…

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Now it springs up, do you not perceive it? 49:05

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In every generation of the Church, when God’s people start to see as God sees; the abundance of His presence with them, they rise to be proclaimers of His praise and trumpeters of His Kingdom.By Phelim Doherty

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Episode 20 Drummer Fran Breen 1:08:53

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Send us a text Recored in Nashville TN August 2024 Fran Breen is a polished and veteran drummer who has played with such notables as Lucinda Williams, Nanci Griffith and The Waterboys plus many more Support the showBy Ireland Talks Podcast

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Episode 19 Singer-Songwriter Ger Wolfe 1:07:43

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Send us a text Ger Wolfe is an established Irish singer songwriter, a multi-instrumentalist and a poet who composes and performs ”carefully-crafted vignettes of song to all who come to listen” (Irish Times). Releasing nine full albums of his own original work on indie label ‘Raggedy Records’ “Word & Rhyme” (1998), followed by ‘Ragged Ground’ (2000)…

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The Life of Being with Him. 32:39

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it was never the gospel; that God wanted us to live as if real life started sometime in the future, in a place called heaven and that this life was simply a waiting room until you discover whether you have done enough to get your name on the roll.He never wanted us to live a life becoming with Him, but a life being with Him.Eternal life is not gett…

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Raised With Christ, from becoming to Being. 1:05:03

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The spirit of the world can only say “Could be”The Spirit that comes from God says “IS”.To live filled with “the spirit of this world”, is to live trying to be a Christian.To live filled with the Spirit that comes from God, is to live being a child of God, for the Spirit persuades our spirits that we are the children of God.Session 1 of 3 messages …

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Married to a life raised from the dead 36:47

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“You cannot thrive in your marriage if you keep going out at weekends acting as if you are single. What would you say to a friend who got married recently but has decided that every weekend he is still going to go out on the town with all his single mates and do everything they do?That is what the Holy Spirit is saying to the Church, the New Creati…

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Rivers Of Living Water 9:45

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River City Worship from Pentecost Sunday. "I heard a sound from heaven, like the sound of many waters"By Phelim Doherty

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Delivered from death, to walk in the life of Christ. 50:24

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A life-giving message contrasting the futility of self, with living from the life God breathes into us in Christ. "Truly, truly I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit." John 12:24. This message was given in River City Church on Saturday May 28th 2024.…

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All that you see in the heavenlies, has already happened. 38:55

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His words have such power, that by the time you hear them, everything He said is already accomplished.By Phelim Doherty

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Called by your married name. Letting it be, according to His Gospel 50:43

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To preach the Gospel in the power of the Spirit is to find yourself, much to your own surprise, speaking to what is not, as if it is. Of all the voices that are speaking to you in this world, the voice of God is the only one that does not speak to you according to your natural state.By Phelim Doherty

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Since you have been raised with Christ. 28:23

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Live reconciled. Live from the party, not from the field. Live from His acceptance, not for His acceptance.It is not your job to reconcile yourself to God. God has done that through the man Christ Jesus.By Phelim Doherty

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The Life called up in us: Christ. 29:05

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Let His life do the work. Let His life be done unto you according to His Word to you. Let the power of the Gospel call up in you, His life.By Phelim Doherty

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Living from God. Growing from I into Us 31:54

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All who want a Saviour, have a Saviour; Jesus ChristBy Phelim Doherty

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Innocence Restored 16:13

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“You cannot carry the weight of trying to save yourself from death. That burden will crush you and steal from you your innocence; the joy and wonder at just being alive. What you need is a Father, who gives you a life greater than death, and so lifts from you the burden of trying to save yourself."By Phelim Doherty

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In conversation with the Fields Brothers 43:44

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A conversation with Jeff and Roger Fields on the beauty and power of the Gospel and our journey in understanding that when we dilute down the generosity of God, we take the metanoia out of the message.By Phelim Doherty

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The Power of the Gospel: The Joy of Good News. 39:12

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Here is the reckless scandalous gospel in all its glory….God thinks you are worthy of giving His life to.... so He did! That’s not advice. That’s news and news on such a scale as to awaken those dead to God as He truly is, that they may see the true knowledge of the glory of God, in the face of Jesus Christ.…

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Episode 18 Singer Songwriter Finnian 35:11

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Send us a text Growing up in Dundalk, Ireland, Finnian has carefully honed his songwriting slowly and with care. Since 2015 His music is honest, concise and textured in a way that is grounded and speaks to his inner conviction. Never afraid to draw on his influences and using the medium of live performance in a studio context, Finnian’s nods to his…

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Jesus Christ is God not leaving you to save yourself. 33:24

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When you grow up in a world that doesn't believe in a Saviour, such a world can only teach you to be your own saviour.By Phelim Doherty

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The Father who loves His enemies. 22:45

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If we don’t grow to know Him as the God who loves His enemies, we will never love ours.By Phelim Doherty

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Who Is The Father 37:41

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Only when your heart and mine is persuaded that the Father has not left us to save ourselves, will our attempts to save ourselves through our own piety be put to restBy Phelim Doherty

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The God who never left us to save ourselves 29:20

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The natural mind, apart from the Holy Spirit, does not have and cannot have a true image of the Father.By Phelim Doherty

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No other foundation can anyone lay. 26:53

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If Christ and His work is not laid as the foundation of our new life, we will continue to put far too much weight on our own performance/obedience as the foundation for our lives. Of course my obedience to God’s direction is important, but what I want to show you this morning is that my obedience is not the foundation of my new life in Christ.…

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Awakening To Us, In The Land Of I 42:16

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Right the way through the Bible, God’s voice calls life into being.But that being, is not being an individual, it is being with God.By Phelim Doherty

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Episode 17 Robin James Hurt 42:22

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Send us a text Robin James Hurt was born in Belfast, raised in Scotland and lived in Dublin for many years. More recently he has settled on the coast of County Wexford in the south east of Ireland. He is a consummate, captivating, highly popular live performer, playing regularly in Dublin and around Ireland at both more intimate venues and larger f…

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The Absurdity Of The Gospel 35:10

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Everything that religion says God demands from you, He has already supplied in Christ.By Phelim Doherty

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Brighter Than The Noonday Sun: Preaching Christ in a Land of Shadows. 26:25

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The Gospel of Jesus Christ never leaves you in the shadow of your own performance.By Phelim Doherty

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The Prodigal Church Is Coming Home 36:29

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In heaven, there is no one trying to become anyone, for all have found their being with God. The Kingdom of heaven is not the realm of becoming. It is the realm of being.By Phelim Doherty

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Episode 16 Country music star Alex Miller 22:27

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Send us a text ABOUT ALEX Alex Miller came to the attention of global audiences during American Idol, Season 19. While still coming to terms with the changes that experience brought to his life, Alex is now embracing the lessons he learned from the show – and its superstar coaches. “One thing I really took away from it all is that I need to keep ch…

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Episode 15 Phelim Drew 25:38

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Send us a text Kevin chats to Phelim Drew the celebrated Son of Ronnie Drew Support the showBy Ireland Talks Podcast

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You Tell Me My Name. Made New In The Presence Of God 24:17

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We have lost the wonder of the Gospel.By Phelim Doherty

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Raising The Church, from Becoming To Being. 12:24

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10 minute excerpt from a talk given to the Ascension Ministries Council of the Apostolic Church UK on "Shifting from Church-centric to Christ-centric discipleship.By Phelim Doherty

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Raised At His Table. From Becoming to Being. 40:41

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In the first Adam our life fell, from being to becoming. In the last Adam our life rose, from becoming to being.In Christ our being is in God.By Phelim Doherty

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Church, it's your turn to see. 30:44

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We preach the riches of God’s mercy and grace and we will keep preaching that until we all are completely healed of grasping for life and see our lives rise, from becoming to being, for the mind of Christ is not a mind trying to become someone, but being someone.By Phelim Doherty

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You Can't Know Who You Are, Until You Know Whose You Are 36:00

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The Gospel preached in the power of the Spirit does not to ask people to produce the Christian life, but calls and equips them to participate in the life of God.By Phelim Doherty

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Francie Conway Part 2 Together We Are Stronger (with Guests Alexandra Lisnyak & Matt Kelleghan 35:28

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Send us a text When Irish singer-songwriter Francie Conway received a photo of a demolished Ukrainian apartment, wherein everything was destroyed except for a guitar, he was inspired to create a song that would find a seam of hope in the face of appalling devastation. His drive to make a statement about what was happening in Ukraine was cemented by…