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Commemorating the Lockout
John Dorney reports on the 1913 Commemoration Committee – gearing up for the centenary of the Dublin Lockout of 1913. It will be 99 years this August since the start of the great Dublin Lockout, ...
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 Moore Pim was one of the most unusual characters to have emerged ...
Today in Irish History – January 30, 1972, Bloody Sunday in Derry
The fatal shooting of 13 unarmed demonstrators by the British Army in Derry in 1972. By John Dorney. See also Four Bloody Sundays. In January 1972, a march was called by Northern Ireland Civil Rights ...
Near FM History Show II – The History of Dublin Corporation
Second episode of The History Show on Near90 FM. The History Show is presented by Cathal Brennan and John Dorney and in this episode they are joined by Ciaran Wallace and Rhona McCord. This episode ...
Southern Troubles – An interview with Brian Hanley
John Dorney caught up with historian Brian Hanley recently at the National Library of Ireland to discuss his latest research project – the impact of the Northern Ireland conflict on the Republic of Ireland. ...
A Pale trip through history
A two-wheeled journey through the Pale. By John Dorney. I rode my bike from south Dublin to Carlingford in the Cooley peninsula in January 2012. The bicycle, when it was popularized in the late ...
Irish Civil War on New History Radio Show on Near 90FM
This the first of a new series on Near90 FM. The History Show is presented by Cathal Brennan and John Dorney and this week’s programme focuses on the Irish Civil War. John is also joined ...