Archbishop John Charles McQuaid—a reassessment
John Charles McQuaid, archbishop of Dublin from 1940 to 1972, was a colossus of the Catholic Church in his day, famous (or infamous) for his opposition to health minister Noel Browne’s Mother and Chil...
7 Apr 20231h 7min
A century on—how do we view the Irish Civil War?
History Ireland editor, Tommy Graham, and the Hedge School panel—John Dorney, Brian Hanley, Colum Kenny and Mary McAuliffe—field questions from Leaving Cert students in Coulson Theatre, Gonzaga Colleg...
10 Mar 20231h 21min
The Civil War in Kerry
The violence and divisions caused by the Irish Civil War were more vicious, bitter and protracted in County Kerry than anywhere else in Ireland. Why? Join History Ireland editor Tommy Graham in discus...
3 Mar 20231h 17min
Reflections on the Decade of Centenaries
What is the relationship between commemoration and historical scholarship? How has this worked out in practice in the Decade of Centenaries? What were the opportunities taken? What were missed? Join H...
3 Feb 20231h 19min
W.B. Yeats and the Irish Free State
A century ago, in December 1922, at the height of the Civil War, poet W.B. Yeats was nominated to the Senate of the newly established Irish Free State. In January of that year he had participated in t...
9 Des 20221h 3min
Marú in Iarthar Chorcaí (Murder in West Cork)
Marú in Iarthar Chorcaí (Murder in West Cork) TG4, 9.30pm, Wednesday 7 December 2022 Over two nights in April 1922, thirteen Protestant men were shot dead in West Cork. According to Peter Hart’s 1998...
2 Des 202254min
Donegal in the Civil War
While not in the vanguard of the War of Independence, Donegal became the scene of the last stand-up fight between the IRA (pro- and anti-Treaty) and British military (in the ‘Pettigo triangle’), with ...
11 Nov 20221h 10min
Irish Travellers and the State, 1922-2022—activism, advocacy and allyship
How have Irish Travellers fared since the foundation of the state a century ago, and in particular since the 1963 Report of the Commission on Itinerancy? What are the challenges facing the current gen...
21 Okt 20221h 18min
