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
The Irish Civil War on film
(Recorded at the Irish Film Institute on Wed 11 Oct ’23 as part of the Dublin Festival of History) Listen to History Ireland editor Tommy Graham for a lively and interactive discussion on how the Iri...
13 Okt 20231h 2min
The life and legacy of Theobald Wolfe Tone
This Hedge School, recorded at the Electric Picnic, September 2023, was preceded by a performance of Paddy Cullivan’s The Two Murders of Wolfe Tone, which can be viewed at paddycullivan.com. ‘He land...
15 Sep 202357min
Belfast: The story of a city and its people
Belfast: The story of a city and its people is a lively and inviting history of Belfast—exploring the highs and lows of a resilient city. Join Tommy Graham, editor of History Ireland, in conversation ...
18 Aug 202335min
The post-Civil War economy of the Irish Free State
What were the economic challenges faced by the new state? How did it perform? How did it compare with other newly independent states in Europe? Join History Ireland editor Tommy Graham in discussion w...
11 Aug 20231h 2min
