Book Review: Clear-Hold-Build, How the Free State won the Irish Civil War
By Gareth Prendergast Published by Eastwood Books, Dublin 2025 Reviewer: John Dorney The Irish War of Independence has attracted a certain …
Podcast: Padraig O Ruairc on the history of Fascism in Ireland
John Dorney interview Padraig O Ruairc on his new book Burn Them Out, A History of Fascism and the far right in …
Podcast: Elections in Ireland from Catholic Emancipation to 1918
In part three of our series on elections in Ireland, from medieval times until Irish indepedence and partition. First broadcast on the …
The Economic War, 1932-38
By John Dorney In 2025, the world has once again become acutely aware of the use of tariffs as an instrument of …
Podcast: Elections in Ireland from the Treaty of Limerick to Catholic Emancipation
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney discuss election to the Irish Parliament between 1691 and 1829. First broadcast on the Irish History Show. …
‘An indelible imprint’ – Irish Penal Transportation to Australia
By John Dorney On 26 September 1791, two convict ships landed at Bottany Bay, at Sydney, Australia. One was the Active from …
Podcast: Elections in Ireland from Middle Ages to Penal Laws
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney discuss the origins of the Irish Parliament from its foundation in the medieval lordship through the early …