Travel Tales with Fergal

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The Legacy of Anthony Bourdain with Brin-Jonathan Butler

June 25, 2026

Today, 25 June, would have been Anthony Bourdain's 70th birthday, and in this special episode I'm marking it with a conversation with the writer and broadcaster Brin-Jonathon Butler about the man, the myth, and everything in between. I couldn't pick a better subject and guest for my final episode of this season.We chat about the life and legacy of a man who changed the way so many of us think about food, travel, people and the world.Bourdain was a complicated man. Brilliant and difficult, gen...

The Meals That Made Me: Robbie McCauley of Homestead Cottage

June 16, 2026

My first guest in my new series “The Meals that Made Me” is Robbie McCauley, chef-proprietor of the Michelin-starred restaurant Homestead Cottage in Doolin, Co Clare in the west of Ireland.In this episode, Robbie shares five memorable meals that shaped his life and career from a Sunday lunch in Emilia-Romagna to a night market in Bangkok, a Christmas dinner in Burgundy in France, a Michelin-starred meal in London, and a deeply personal family lunch in the Italian countryside.In this new serie...

Inside the Wren Urban Nest with Phoebe Fairbairn

June 02, 2026

What do you get when you combine a prime Dublin city centre location, compact Scandi-inspired design, and Ireland's most ambitious sustainability credentials? The Wren Urban Nest — and this week, Fergal sits down with Phoebe Fairbairn, the General Manager behind one of Dublin's most talked-about boutique hotels.Tucked onto the former site of Andrews Lane Theatre, the Wren's 137 rooms sit steps from Temple Bar, Grafton Street and Trinity College — making it one of the best-located stays in the...