The Craic Podcast: For the Irish Abroad

The Lads from Shift

The Craic is the from team behind Shift - the app that will connect Irish people across the globe. Patrick and Paul have 'just the one' at an Irish pub in America, chat about the craic from home, and what it's like as an Irish emigrant. read less
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Christmas Craic (at the Four Courts)
Dec 18 2024
Christmas Craic (at the Four Courts)
The Craic continues at Ireland's Four Courts in Arlington, where Patrick and Paul have their final pints before the holidays really take hold - and Patrick heads back to the old country to enjoy a proper Irish Christmas. The lads reminisce on fond memories of Christmas time in Ireland - family traditions, cozy pubs, and discovering Christy Moore - and somehow Patrick squeezes in a story about reeling in a monster pike. They cover festivals and fleadhs, and commit to a challenge in the not so near future - "a pint in every county” of Ireland. That's 32 in case you were wondering. ;) They also tease a little more on Shift, the app that's dropping in 2025, aimed at connecting Irish people worldwide - online and offline. So sit down with the lads, and enjoy the craic yourself. If you're Irish abroad, head on over to ⁠⁠https://thecraic.us⁠⁠ (yes, that's the site!) or search Google for "Subscribe to the Craic". Then sign-up to receive the weekly email that keeps you up to date on all the craic from home. If you'd like us to visit your local pub to record a future episode, let us know. And, of course, stay tuned to the Craic, and you'll be first to know about the new app arriving in 2025. Go, move, shift!

Episodes

Christmas Craic (at the Four Courts)
Dec 18 2024
Christmas Craic (at the Four Courts)
The Craic continues at Ireland's Four Courts in Arlington, where Patrick and Paul have their final pints before the holidays really take hold - and Patrick heads back to the old country to enjoy a proper Irish Christmas. The lads reminisce on fond memories of Christmas time in Ireland - family traditions, cozy pubs, and discovering Christy Moore - and somehow Patrick squeezes in a story about reeling in a monster pike. They cover festivals and fleadhs, and commit to a challenge in the not so near future - "a pint in every county” of Ireland. That's 32 in case you were wondering. ;) They also tease a little more on Shift, the app that's dropping in 2025, aimed at connecting Irish people worldwide - online and offline. So sit down with the lads, and enjoy the craic yourself. If you're Irish abroad, head on over to ⁠⁠https://thecraic.us⁠⁠ (yes, that's the site!) or search Google for "Subscribe to the Craic". Then sign-up to receive the weekly email that keeps you up to date on all the craic from home. If you'd like us to visit your local pub to record a future episode, let us know. And, of course, stay tuned to the Craic, and you'll be first to know about the new app arriving in 2025. Go, move, shift!
The Hallowed Craic
Oct 31 2024
The Hallowed Craic
The Craic continues at The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, where Paul cradles a baby Guinness (zero), while Patrick enjoys a proper pint. We chat about how we do and don't live up to the Irish caricature, and why there's more to it than just the pints. Of course, on Halloween we cover the origin story from a cave in Roscommon, and we compare the current festivities to our humble beginnings on either side of the island. We even share a confession or two from our early days... Bless me father, for I have sinned. If you're Irish abroad, head on over to ⁠https://thecraic.us⁠ (yes, that's the site!) or search Google for "Subscribe to the Craic". Then sign-up to receive the weekly email that keeps you up to date on all the craic from home. If you'd like us to visit your local pub to record a future episode, let us know. And, of course, stay tuned to the Craic, and you'll be first to know about the new app arriving in 2025. Go, move, shift!
The Craic Begins
Sep 30 2024
The Craic Begins
Patrick and Paul kick-off the The Craic podcast. We're at The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, for 'just the one'. We get into what it's like growing up in Ireland, how we find each other abroad, and why Patrick dreamed up Shift - the app that will connect Irish people everywhere. We cover the gift and curse of being Irish, and tell a few stories of surviving Irish boyhood, a trip to America, and generally just get the chat started. If you're Irish abroad, head on over to https://thecraic.us (yes, that's the site!) or search Google for "Subscribe to the Craic". Then sign-up to receive the weekly email that keeps you up to date on all the craic from home. If you'd like us to visit your local pub to record a future episode, let us know. And, of course, stay tuned to the Craic, and you'll be first to know about the new app arriving in 2025. Go, move, shift!