The Nano Nagle Place Podcast

Michael O'Sullivan was appointed as CEO to oversee the construction and delivery of Nano Nagle Place, from a near derelict , but sacred site to what we know and enjoy today. From taking an initial bri...

11 Mar 20211h 5min

Jim Corr, who had been the Lord Mayor of Cork city twice, took the role of Chairman of the Board of the new company with the responsibility of bringing the development of South Pres from concept stag...

5 Mar 202129min

In this episode we chat with Sr. Mary Deane who was the Presentation Congregation Leader at the time when the South Pres development was being planned. The ambitious plans required significant investm...

26 Feb 202144min

In this episode we chat with Sr. Mary Hoare who was the Provincial Leader of the Presentation Order during the development of Nano Nagle Place. Interestingly, she now lives at the Nano Nagle Centre, a...

18 Feb 202152min

Sr. Mary Dinneen was a former Principal of the Secondary School at South Pres when it closed its doors in 1996. In this episode we chat with the very special Sr. Mary about her life including entering...

10 Feb 20211h 26min

In this podcast walking tour we retrace Nano Nagle's steps from where she lived and had her first schools on Douglas Street, across the city via the Middle Parish where she had another school, up to S...

25 Nov 202040min

Join historian of the burning of Cork Michael Lenihan and design historian Tom Spalding as they discuss the reaction to the burning of Cork city on 11 December 1920 and the reconstruction of the stree...

13 Nov 202029min

Join historian of the burning of Cork Michael Lenihan and design historian Tom Spalding on St. Patrick's Street as they talk us through the events of the 11 December 1920. That winters night, half of ...

13 Nov 202027min