About this episode
Sculptor Aidan Harte joins podcast host Mark Norman to discuss the figure of the Pooka in Irish folklore, as well as the recent controversy surrounding the design for a statue of the beast which he was commissioned to produce for the town of Ennistymon.
This episode also features musician Enda Haran performing his protest song about the Ennistymon Pooka.
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