Podcast: Albert Altman and Leopold Bloom
John Dorney and Cathal Brennan speak to Vincent Altman O’Connor and Neil Davison about Albert Altman, the possible real life inspiration for …
Podcast: The Economic War 1932-38
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney discuss the trace war between Ireland and Britain in the 1930s. First broadcast on the Irish History …
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 …
Attorney General versus Tom Barry: The Curious Tale of Tom and the Tommy Gun
By Aaron Ó Maonaigh On 4 May 1934 the contemporary press reported that Thomas ‘Tom’ Barry, ‘one of the most famed and …
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 …