Today in Irish History, 22 June 1922 – The assassination of Henry Wilson
The killing of a British Field Marshal that helped to spark the Irish Civil War. By John Dorney The assassination On June …
Podcast: Public Housing in Twentieth Century Dublin with Ruth McManus
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney talk to Dr Ruth McManus about public housing in twentieth century Dublin. Ruth McManus is the associate …
Podcast: The Jacobite Parliament of 1689, with Padraig Lenihan
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney speak to Padraig Lenihan about the ‘Patriot Parliament’ of 1689. First broadcast on the Irish History Show. …
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil: ‘Civil War’ Parties?
By Dr Mel Farrell Since the foundation of the Irish State in 1922 its politics have been dominated by two political behemoths. …
Podcast: Ida Milne and the Spanish Flu of 1918
John Dorney interviews Dr Ida Milne on the ‘Spanish Flu’ pandemic of 1918. Ida Milne is the author of Stacking the Coffins, …
‘Likely to cause disaffection to His Majesty’, the Seizure of Irish newspapers, September 1919
By Mark Holan At midday Sept. 20, 1919, as “squally,” unseasonably cold weather raked across Dublin, “armed soldiers wearing trench helmets” joined …
Podcast: Brian Hanley on Republican Policing in the Irish Revolution
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney talk to Brain Hanley here about the efforts of the Irish Republican Police to fight ‘ordinary crime’, …