The Fermoy Army Riots (The War of Independence VIII)
In this episode we move south to the Cork town of Fermoy. While most clashes in the war to date have seen the IRA pitted against police constables, this episode will see British Army soldiers enter th...
19 Apr 202130min
The Knocklong Ambush (The War of Independence Part VII)
This episode returns to the story of Seumus Robinson, Dan Breen, Sean Hogan and Sean Treacy. Known as the Big Four, these IRA volunteers had come to prominence after playing a leading role in the Solo...
5 Apr 202129min
The Podcast Has Run Aground in The Suez Canal
There was no episode this week and here's why....Become a supporter & access dozens of exclusive podcastsPatreon www.patreon.com/irishpodcastAcast https://plus.acast.com/s/irishhistory📢June 2023 Upda...
30 Mar 20211min
The Limerick Soviet and The Russian Revolution (The War of Independence VI)
*There was an audio issue on an early version of this episode. This was resolved and a new issue was uploaded on Monday 15 March at 21:00 - Fin*.In April 1919 the focus of the War of Independence shif...
15 Mar 202145min
The Escape from Lincoln Jail (The War of Independence V)
Last weeks episode looked at the story of the Soloheadbeg Ambush, often considered the opening shots of the war. A few weeks later one of the most audacious IRA operations of the entire war took place...
8 Mar 202129min
The Soloheadbeg Ambush & the First Dáil (the War of Independence IV)
In the latest installment of the War of Independence series we look at the famous 1918 election from the perspective of a forgotten Sligo woman Sarah Garvey who started a riot on election day! The res...
1 Mar 202135min
The Road to War (The War of Independence III)
An ambush at Soloheadbeg, Tipperary in January 1919 is often cited as the opening shots of the War of Independence. However as early as 1917 political tensions were leading to violence across Ireland....
15 Feb 202135min
The 1916 Rising (The War of Independence Part II)
The story of the War of Independence continues with the 1916 Rising. The episode begins by looking at the how the revolt unfolded and explains why it was limited to Dublin. It then follows the rebels ...
8 Feb 202133min
