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While Houli’s still in Ireland, we’re taking a trip back to the archive for a lively visit with J.P. Roe. J.P.’s career took him from local policing in Dalton and Evanston to 14 years with the Federal Air Marshal Service. He shares a few memorable moments from the beat, including the domestic call that involved […]

With Houli off in Galway this week, we’re cracking open the archives for a golden gem: a return visit from Tom and John Paul Haran, two of Chicago’s finest Irish-American first responders, and two brothers with stories for days. The lads bring a family-sized helping of pride, laughs, and adventure. Tom, now a Chicago Fire […]

This week on Hibernian Radio, Paddy Houlihan sits down with Chicago mayoral candidate John Kelly to discuss his South Side roots, his family’s Chicago history, and why he believes the city needs a problem solver who isn’t a career politician. Kelly lays out his plans to attract big business, simplify permitting for small businesses, address […]

This week on Hibernian Radio Patrick Hynes returns for his second visit after his primary win in March. Host Paddy Houlihan catches up with the Cook County Assessor candidate as he looks toward the final stretch of the campaign and shares what he hopes to bring to the office. Hynes talks about making the Assessor’s […]

This week on Hibernian Radio, Mike and Paddy Houlihan look back on the 12th annual Irish American Movie Hooley Film Festival, sharing highlights from the films and the filmmakers who joined them in Wilmette. They discuss Frank Shouldice’s documentary Once We Were Punks, a film about John Ford and the making of The Quiet Man, Colin […]

This week on Hibernian Radio Mike and Paddy Houlihan welcome entrepreneur Darren Gibney to discuss his journey from Warren Point, County Down, to the Chicago area and his work building Shift (https://shift.irish/), a social platform for connecting the global Irish community. Gibney shares how an early interest in technology grew from finding ways to streamline his uncle’s construction […]

This week Mike and Paddy Houlihan sit down with Irish American filmmaker and actor Colin Flynn, whose film Belief screens next Sunday at the Irish American Movie Hooley. Colin grew up around movie sets, tagging along with his dad, a Teamster transportation captain in Local 817, on sets like The Horse Whisperer. That’s where he […]

This week on Hibernian Radio, Paddy Houlihan slides into the host’s chair and serves up an absolute belter with retired CPD officer Pete Kelly. From growing up on Chicago’s wild East Side and making his way to Mount Carmel High School, to running and gunning in the 4th District, surviving shootings, and earning the Valor, Blue Star, and Life Saving Awards, […]

This week on Hibernian Radio, Mike Houlihan welcomes Nuala Murphy for her first appearance on the show. Originally from County Meath and now a Chicago area real estate agent, Nuala shares her remarkable journey through stage 3 breast cancer and her road back to an all clear. Nuala talks candidly about her diagnosis, mastectomy, chemotherapy, […]

This week on Hibernian Radio, the Houlihan’s head into the vault for a fascinating archival interview with retired Cook County Sheriff’s Police Officer Joe Mauriello, a Chicago cop whose career sounds like it was written by Hollywood. Joe tells the story of joining the Sheriff’s Police in 1977, then recalls responding to a burglary at […]