Recycling History – the bicycle and protest in Ireland
By Barry Sheppard Since the late nineteenth century, the humble bicycle has played a minor, yet significant role in Irish history. Internationally, …
‘Solely in the earth and its fruits’ – Papal Encyclicals and Irish social policy in the 1930s
Barry Sheppard on how Catholic teaching helped to shape Irish social policy in the 1930s. The 1930s – the era of the …
Report on Talk: ‘Establishing the Free State in Conflict’
John Dorney reports on the public talk on June 6, 2015, ‘Establishing the Free State in conflict’ by Irish military archives at …
The Blueshirts – fascism in Ireland?
This is a discussion on Near Fm’s History Show of the Blueshirts and fascism an anti-fascism in 1930s Ireland. Presented by Cathal Brennan …
The Anti-Jazz Campaign
Cathal Brennan looks at why Jazz music was once thought to be ‘the greatest danger to Irish civilisation.’ In the wake of …