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 and John Dorney and featuring historians Fearghal McGarry and Brian Hanley. We discuss; The context of fascism and the collapse of democracies across Europe in the 1920s and … Continue reading The Blueshirts – fascism in Ireland?