‘Our man in Moscow’—50 years of Irish/Russian diplomatic relations
(Recorded live on Wed 02 October, @ The Cobblestone, King St N, Smithfield, Dublin, D07 TP22) History Ireland editor, Tommy Graham, chats to Irish diplomat, Jim Sharkey, who opened the Irish embassy ...
7 Okt 20241h 3min
Is Irish History ‘sea-blind’?
(Recorded live on Sunday 29 September 2024, @ The Substation, Alexandra Road, Dublin, D01 H4C6) In 1986, the maritime historian, John de Courcey Ireland, wrote: ‘The lives of island peoples like Irel...
4 Okt 20241h 18min
How many died—and how—in the Irish Civil War?
(Recorded live on Sat 17 Aug ’24 @ the Electric Picnic) Thanks to UCC’s Irish Civil War Fatalities project we now have a definite figure—1,485. But in this discussion, chaired by History Ireland edit...
23 Aug 202459min
‘Garrison games’—Niall Quinn tackles Oscar Traynor
(Recorded live on Fri 16 Aug ’24 @ the Electric Picnic) History Ireland editor Tommy Graham chats to former international footballer, administrator, businessman and TV pundit Niall Quinn about his re...
23 Aug 20241h 3min
The Life and Times of Brendan O’Regan
Born in 1917 in Sixmilebridge, Co. Clare, Brendan O’Regan’s background was in hotel management and catering, working in the family hotel in Ennis, the St Stephen’s Green Club in Dublin and the world’s...
19 Apr 20241h 30min
St Brigit 1500—who was she?
Recorded on the 1 Feb 2024, at the National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street. Join History Ireland editor, Tommy Graham, to mark the 1500th anniversary of the passing of St Brigit, Ireland’s most ...
9 Feb 20241h 16min
‘Taking her place amongst the nations of the earth’?—Ireland and the League of Nations
To what extent did the Irish Free State’s joining the League of Nations a century ago realise Robert Emmet’s ambition? Join History Ireland editor Tommy Graham in discussion with John Gibney, Michael ...
17 Nov 20231h 6min
Iníon Dubh and Red Hugh O’Donnell
(Recorded at Maggie’s Tavern, St Johnston, Co. Donegal, on Saturday 28 October ’23) Join History Ireland editor, Tommy Graham, to mark the 421st anniversary of the passing of Red Hugh O’Donnell, the ‘...
3 Nov 20231h 10min
