Discussion of the Lockout
In episode eight of The History Show on Near FM, The Irish Story’s John Dorney and Cathal Brennan discuss the great Lockout …
The Irish Story Archive on the Irish Civil war
This month (July 2012) sees the 90th anniversary of the start of the Irish Civil War in July 1922. This is an …
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 Blueshirts – fascism in Ireland?
This is a discussion on Near Fm’s History Show of the Blueshirts and fascism an anti-fascism in 1930s Ireland. Presented by Cathal Brennan …
David Fitzpatrick on “Terror in Ireland”
Recently we reviewed the new book ‘Terror in Ireland 1916-1923′ -a collection of essays on revolutionary and state violence in Ireland in …
Discussion of the Easter Rising
Our final piece of Easter week material for 2012, a radio discussion on the insurrection. This is Episode 5 of The History Show …