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 …
A Civil War as a sort of side-show? Partisan politics in the Irish Free State and the Eucharistic Congress of 1932
Barry Sheppard on a moment in Irish history when national and religious identity appeared mired in political conflict. In 1932 Dublin was …
The Killurin ambush 1922 and the Civil War in Wexford
The Killurin train ambush, July 1922 and the outbreak of civil war in County Wexford. By Aaron Ó Maonaigh The Irish Civil …
‘Let it be Under our Thumb’ – the History of the Seanad
A brief history of the Irish Senate, By John Dorney. In a recent (October 2013) referendum, the Irish electorate voted not to …
Interview with Conor McCabe on modern Irish economic history
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney speak to economic historian Conor McCabe about 20th century Irish economic history. See also, Cathal Brennan’s review …
The Kirkintilloch Tragedy, 1937
Seventy-five years ago this month one of the biggest peace-time tragedies befell the Irish state when ten young migrant workers from Achill …
Book Review: Ireland’s Arctic Siege
Ireland’s Arctic Siege, The Big Freeze of 1947, by Kevin C Kearns, Gill & MacMillan, 2011. Reviewer: Rhona McCord We have suffered some …