Change and continuity—the general elections of 1922 and 1923
What do these two elections tell us about Ireland’s political landscape before and after the Civil War? Join History Ireland editor Tommy Graham in discussion with Elaine Callinan, Mel Farrell, Michae...
21 Jul 20231h 12min
Labour and the Civil War
Organised labour had played a leading role (strikes, boycotts etc.) in the Irish revolution, and that was reflected in a substantial vote in the June 1922 general election. Yet a year later that vote ...
9 Jun 20231h 9min
Photographs as historical sources
(Recorded at the National Photographic Archive, Temple Bar on the 31 May 2023) Are historians visually illiterate? Does colourisation bring old photographs to life or is it just a passing fad? ‘Coffe...
2 Jun 20231h 11min
Memorialising the Civil War
How was the Civil War memorialized—by both sides? Who won the ‘memory war’? To address these and other questions listen to History Ireland editor, Tommy Graham, in discussion with Conor Dodd, John Dor...
19 Mai 20231h 10min
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
