1925 & 1975: A Unionist Triumph and the Miserable Year
Tim McGarry and Dr Cormac look back at the significant news stories of 1925 and 1975. Regarding 1925, they delve into the Boundary Commission, which established the permanent border of Northern Irelan...
8 Jan 44min
At the Crossroads: The London Agreement and the "Factory of Grievances"
This week we explore the pivotal moment for Northern Catholics following the 1925 London Agreement, which firmly established the six-county border and left many feeling "stuck" and abandoned by the Fr...
5 Jan 51min
The Specials' Legacy: The 1925 Disbandment and the Survival of the B Specials
This week we explore the controversial legacy of the Ulster Special Constabulary, tracing its 1920 origins as a multi-tiered force. We look at the the group's involvement in sectarian violence and the...
18 Dec 202558min
Ireland's Customs Barriers & Chaos: The 11-Plus Exam Scandal and 70 Years of Irish Partition
This week we dive into President WT Cosgrave’s reliance on neighbourly feeling rather than written guarantees for the safety of Northern Catholics and the establishment of customs barriers in 1923 and...
11 Dec 202542min
The Tripartite Agreement and the Final Irish Border Settlement
Following the leak of the Boundary Commission's report, the high-stakes Tripartite Agreement of 1925 established that the border would remain unchanged, ensuring Northern Ireland conceded no territory...
4 Dec 202549min
Selling the Border for Financial Freedom
This episode centers on the crisis created by the leaked award of the Irish Boundary Commission in November 1925, which was abysmal for nationalists as it suggested the Free State would lose parts of ...
27 Nov 202542min
Eoin MacNeill's SHOCK Resignation and the Boundary Commission Collapse
This episode concentrates on the 1925 Boundary Commission crisis and its fallout for the Free State, triggered by the dramatic resignation of Free State representative Eoin MacNeill around November 22...
20 Nov 202554min
Ireland's Forgotten Sacrifice & How the First World War Changed Everything
The episode explores the immense influence of World War I on Irish history from setting the stage for the Easter Rising and War of Independence to motivating over 200,000 Irish volunteers (Catholic an...
13 Nov 202543min
