Report on Irish Civil War Conference, Drogheda, September 2012
Cathal Brennan reports from the John Boyle O’Reilly Autumn School conference on the Irish Civil War On the 16th of September John …
Ireland’s Forgotten Olympians – The Irish Whales
As the 2012 Olympics approaches, Cathal Brennan tells the story of a group of Irish immigrants to America who became titans of …
The Postal Strike of 1922
Cathal Brennan tells the story of the Postal strike of September 1922, in which the postal unions struck against pay cuts in …
The Curious Career of Herbert Moore Pim
Cathal Brennan looks at the eccentric political career of Herbert Moore Pim, Quaker, Catholic, Republican, loyalist, fascist, bohemian and occult fiction writer. Herbert …
The Anti-Jazz Campaign
Cathal Brennan looks at why Jazz music was once thought to be ‘the greatest danger to Irish civilisation.’ In the wake of …
The Abdication of Edward VIII and Irish Independence.
Cathal Brennan looks at the impact of the British monarchy’s abdication crisis in 1936 on Ireland. The decision of King Edward VIII …
The Tailteann Games, 1924-1936
Cathal Brennan looks at the Irish Free State’s answer to the Olympics – The Tailteann Games of 1924-1932. The advent of mass …