O’Connell 250—the Liberator reassessed
(Recorded live on Wednesday 30 July ’25 @ Glasnevin Cemetery visitor centre)Daniel O’Connell was described by his biographer Oliver MacDonagh as ‘perhaps the greatest innovator in modern democratic po...
6 Aug 20251h 20min
Housing in Ireland—a history of dysfunction?
From the tenement collapses of the early twentieth century to the spiralling house prices of the early twenty-first, it seems that housing in Ireland has always been in a state of crisis. What were th...
13 Juni 202557min
A Future For Our Past — Museums in the 21st Century
What is the purpose of museums? How have museums in Ireland evolved over the past 30 years or so? Are there too many or too few? North of the border, how do they operate in a divided society? How shou...
23 Maj 20251h 15min
Making sense of the 2020 and 2024 general elections
We broadcast again editor Tommy Graham’s interview (55 mins) with Brian Hanley (TCD) following the February 2020 general election, with an update (28 mins) on the November 2024 general election. What ...
31 Dec 20241h 23min
‘Our man in Moscow’—50 years of Irish/Russian diplomatic relations
(Recorded live on Wed 02 October, @ The Cobblestone, King St N, Smithfield, Dublin, D07 TP22) History Ireland editor, Tommy Graham, chats to Irish diplomat, Jim Sharkey, who opened the Irish embassy ...
7 Okt 20241h 3min
Is Irish History ‘sea-blind’?
(Recorded live on Sunday 29 September 2024, @ The Substation, Alexandra Road, Dublin, D01 H4C6) In 1986, the maritime historian, John de Courcey Ireland, wrote: ‘The lives of island peoples like Irel...
4 Okt 20241h 18min
How many died—and how—in the Irish Civil War?
(Recorded live on Sat 17 Aug ’24 @ the Electric Picnic) Thanks to UCC’s Irish Civil War Fatalities project we now have a definite figure—1,485. But in this discussion, chaired by History Ireland edit...
23 Aug 202459min
‘Garrison games’—Niall Quinn tackles Oscar Traynor
(Recorded live on Fri 16 Aug ’24 @ the Electric Picnic) History Ireland editor Tommy Graham chats to former international footballer, administrator, businessman and TV pundit Niall Quinn about his re...
23 Aug 20241h 3min
