‘Defacing our Deliverer’, The history of the William of Orange statue in Dublin
By John Dorney College Green in Dublin city centre was once the centre of the Protestant Kingdom of Ireland. On one side …
Daniel O’Connell and the Young Irelanders
Irish nationalist disunity and the rise of physical force nationalism, 1842-1846, by Eoin O’Driscoll On the 11 July 1846 Daniel O’Connell presented …
Body and Soul of the nation – Early 20th century Irish nationalism and Zionism
In an earlier article Aidan Beatty looked at the shared history of Irish nationalism and Zionism, and how activists in both movements …
Daniel O’Connell’s Childhood.
Brian Igoe looks at ‘The Liberator’s’ early years. It was an August Sunday, the 6th day of that month in 1775, the …
Charles Bianconi and The Transport Revolution, 1800 – 1875
How a self made Italian entrepreneur helped to revolutionise travel in 19th century Ireland. By Brian Igoe. By 1800 there were just two …
Near FM History Show II – The History of Dublin Corporation
Second episode of The History Show on Near90 FM. The History Show is presented by Cathal Brennan and John Dorney and in …
Today in Irish History, The Repeal Meeting at Clontarf is Banned, 8 October 1843
John Dorney remembers the day that Daniel O’Connell’s agitation for Repeal of the Union between Britain and Ireland was halted in …