David Tormey: IRA Volunteer, Garda, Nazi.
By Brian Hanley During October 1946 the Fine Gael TD and former Longford IRA leader Seán MacEoin received an appeal for help. …
Podcast: The Birmingham bombings, 1974 and the Birmingham Six
Interview by Cathal Brennan and John Dorney with Chris Mullin and Michael Flavin. First broadcast on the Irish History Show. On 21 …
‘Conducive to the improvement of the country’, The Coolattin Wentworth-Fitzwilliam estate, County Wicklow
By John Dorney Coolattin estate, located in southern County Wicklow, once sprawled across nearly half of the county, taking in thousands of …
Podcast: Pogrom in Belfast and the McMahon Murders, with Edward Burke
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney inteview Edward Burke about his new book Ghosts of a Family on the McMahon murders in Belfast …
Podcast: Gerry Healy and the Workers Revolutionary Party
Interview with Aidan Beatty on his new book ‘The Party is Always Right’, the Untold Story of Gerry Healy and British Trotskyism’, …
The 100th Irish History Show Episode
An anniversary podcast with Cathal Brennan and John Dorney, celebrating the 100the episode of the Irish History Show. Many thanks to all …
The Spanish Armada: Myths and Misconceptions
By Michael Barry The Spanish Armada was a hugely important event in world history. In this article I begin by giving a …