Podcast: The Irish Revolution, the ‘Jewish Question’ and Antisemitism, with Brian Hanley
John Dorney and Cathal Brennan discuss the Irish and Jewish ‘Questions’ in the interwar period with Brian Hanley. First Broadcast on The …
‘One of the best fighters and leaders in the modern proletarian movement’: British communism and the memory of James Connolly, 1920-39
By David Convery The 1916 Easter Rising was an event of importance not just in Ireland, but internationally. A revolt in the …
Striking Against Colonialism: The General Strike in the Irish and Algerian Revolutions
By Dónal Hassett The recent Centenary of the Irish General Strike of 1920 has underlined the potential power of a movement that …
Book Review: 1916: Ireland’s Revolutionary Tradition
1916: Ireland’s Revolutionary Tradition By Kieran Allen. London: Pluto Press, 20 January, 2016 Reviewer: Aidan Beatty. Kieran Allen’s new study of the Irish …
“Shot down like a dog” The Finglas Riot of 1913
Christopher Lee on an episode of the 1913 Lockout. For more articles on the strike see here. Hundreds of rioters advance on the two …
Interview: Irish Radicalism in Scotland
Cathal Brennan talks to historian Alex O’Fhailghigh for Episode Nine of the Irish History Show on radicalism in Irish community in Scotland in …
Discussion of the Lockout
In episode eight of The History Show on Near FM, The Irish Story’s John Dorney and Cathal Brennan discuss the great Lockout …