‘God’s Battle’: O’Duffy’s Irish Brigade in the Spanish Civil War
The Irish unit that fought for Franco in 1936-37. By John Dorney In late 1936, a young unemployed Dubliner, Seamus MacKee, was …
The Blueshirts – fascism in Ireland?
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 …
The Curious Career of Herbert Moore Pim
Cathal Brennan looks at the eccentric political career of Herbert Moore Pim, Quaker, Catholic, Republican, loyalist, fascist, bohemian and occult fiction writer. Herbert …