The Man Who Saved Howth – sea mine defused in 1946
By Terence O’Reilly In the cold pre-dawn hours of the 12th March 1946, the village of Dalkey was suddenly rocked by …
Podcast: Irish Army Deserters in the Second World War with Cían Harte
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney interview Cian Harte, author of Heroes Or Traitors? Irish Deserters of WWII about Irish Army deserters in the …
Podcast: Gerard Shannon on Sean Russell, the IRA and cooperation with Nazi Germany
Interview with Gerard Shannon by Cathal Brennan and John Dorney. First broadcast on the Irish History Show. We talk to Gerard about …
‘They were determined to obtain a sacrifice’: First Irish state executions of IRA members since the Civil War
By Gerard Shannon It was the night of 16 August 1940 and a worried Christy Quearney cycled through Dublin city’s southside. Quearney, …
Podcast: Ireland in World War II with Joseph Quinn
John Dorney speaks to Joseph Quinn, a historian based at the UK National Archives to discuss Ireland’s role in the Second World …
Hermann Goertz – a German spy in wartime Ireland
The involvement of a Nazi spy with the IRA during the Second World War. By John Dorney On May 5, 1940, the …
Hazelwood House during the Emergency Years
By Terence O’Reilly “Officers and other ranks are drafted in and soon begin to take a pride in their new unit; …