Perspectives on the Easter Rising – Part III, Aftermath
In this third and final part of our audio feature on the 1916 Rising, John Dorney talks to historians Padraig Yeates and …
Perspectives on the Easter Rising, Part II – Combat
In this second part of our audio feature on 1916, John Dorney talks to historians Padraig Yeates and Fearghal McGarry about the reality on …
Perspectives on The Easter Rising, Part I – Rebels
In the first part of a series of audio features, we discuss aspects of the Easter Rising with historians. Here John Dorney …
John Dorney interviewed about Ballyseedy
In a previous article, March 1923, the Terror Month, John Dorney looked at the bloody events of March 1923 in Kerry. Here he talks …
Brian Hanley on Fianna Fail
Historian Brian Hanley talks to John Dorney about the rise and fall of Fianna Fail in the wake of the February 2011 …
Bankruptcy, Bailouts and Brass Money – The 17th century origins of modern state finances
Historian Harman Murtagh talks to John Dorney about the origins of taxation, sovereign debt, state bankruptcy and representation in 17th century Europe. …
Madame, Mistress, and Martinet: The Life of Sarah Kelly
James F Ward has crafted an excellent documentary about the life of Sarah Kelly a Victorian adventuress and notorious landlady who met …