John Jinks and the collapse of the Fifth Dail
Cathal Brennan on a moment in 1927 in which Irish history failed to turn. On the 16th of August 1927, the opposition …
Film Review: Jimmy’s Hall
Film: Jimmy’s Hall. Production Company: Sixteen Films and Element Productions. Director: Ken Loach Release date: 30th May 2014. Reviewer: Cathal Brennan Jimmy’s …
The Molly Maguires
On the latest edition of the Irish History Show on Near FM John Dorney and I, Cathal Brennan, were very pleased to …
The History Show Archive Part II: Episodes 8-16
This is the second part of our archive of Near FM’s History Show, presented by Cathal Brennan and John Dorney. The first …
Book Review – The Civic Guard Mutiny
Title: The Civic Guard Mutiny Author: Brian McCarthy Publisher: Mercier Press Date of Publication: 2012 ISBN: 978-1-78117-045-8 Price: €14.99 Reviewer: Cathal Brennan The …
The IRA and the Emergency – An interview with Brian Hanley
John Dorney caught up with Brian Hanley to discuss the IRA during the Emergency (World War II). Click on the Link …
Interview: Irish Radicalism in Scotland
Cathal Brennan talks to historian Alex O’Fhailghigh for Episode Nine of the Irish History Show on radicalism in Irish community in Scotland in …