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Writer Ali Dunworth On Irish Pints, Irish Culture & The Patron Saint of Beer, St. Brigid

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4.6592 Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Today’s guest is Ali Dunworth, food writer and author of “A Compendium of Irish Pints: The Culture, Customs and Craic.” Ali joins host Kerry Diamond from Dublin to talk about Irish pints, pubs, drinking etiquette, and the lo & no movement. Ali also explains why the patron saint of beer, St. Brigid, has a bank holiday dedicated to her in Ireland. Lastly, they cover the Gaelic cultural revolution that has those in America and beyond captivated by Irish actors, musicians, authors, TV shows, and even Irish butter. For Jubilee 2025 tickets, scholar, volunteer, and Bombesquad Booth applications, click here. Visit cherrybombe.com for subscriptions and show transcripts. More on Ali: Instagram, “A Compendium of Irish Pints", 20 Of The Best Pubs Around Ireland For A Pint And A Toastie More on Kerry: Instagram

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0:00.0

Hi, everyone. You are listening to Radio Cherry Bomb, and I'm your host, Carrie Diamond.

0:10.3

Today's guest is Ali Dunworth, joining me from a studio in Dublin, Ireland.

0:15.5

Allie is the author of a compendium of Irish Pints, The Culture, Customs, and Crack.. That's crack, spelled C-R-A-I-C.

0:24.0

Allie will tell us what that means in just a minute. She's a new friend of mine, so I am thrilled

0:28.4

to welcome her to the show. We cover a lot of ground on today's episode. We talk about the

0:33.1

Gaelic Revolution and why everyone is obsessed with Irish actors, musicians, authors, TV shows,

0:39.2

fashion designers, even Irish butter these days. We also chat about the new Irish bank holiday,

0:45.1

St. Bridget's Day, which celebrates the female patron saint of Ireland. It's nice to see

0:50.1

St. Bridget get some equal billing alongside St. Patrick. Happy St. Bridget's Day to all who are

0:55.1

celebrating. And of course, we talk about Irish pints, why it's so trendy in America to have a

1:00.2

pint right now, and some pints etiquette that will come in handy on that future trip to Ireland.

1:05.8

Stay tuned for my chat with Allie Dunworth. Today's show is presented by Alex Mill, Radio Cherry Bomb's

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brand new neighbor. They opened a cool new store at the world-famous Rockefeller Center in Manhattan,

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right next to where we record our show. I can literally see inside their store from where I'm sitting

1:22.7

and be a nosy neighbor. So, what's the neighborhood gossip? Well, it looks like the spring collection

1:29.0

has arrived at Alex Mill. I spy striped shirts, which I have a total weakness for, a USA-made sweatshirt

1:35.4

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Alex Mill is one of those brands that simplifies your closet.

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