John Dorney and Cathal Brennan speak to Vincent Altman O’Connor and Neil Davison about Albert Altman, the possible real life inspiration for James Joyce’s character Leopold Bloom. First broadcast on the Irish History Show. Albert Altman was a Dublin businessman and politician. Born into a Jewish family in 1853 as …
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney discuss the trace war between Ireland and Britain in the 1930s. First broadcast on the Irish History …
By Gareth Prendergast Published by Eastwood Books, Dublin 2025 Reviewer: John Dorney The Irish War of Independence has attracted a certain …
John Dorney interview Padraig O Ruairc on his new book Burn Them Out, A History of Fascism and the far right in …
By Aaron Ó Maonaigh On 4 May 1934 the contemporary press reported that Thomas ‘Tom’ Barry, ‘one of the most famed and …
In part three of our series on elections in Ireland, from medieval times until Irish indepedence and partition. First broadcast on the …
By John Dorney In 2025, the world has once again become acutely aware of the use of tariffs as an instrument of …