Podcast: Commemorating 1921 in Ireland, 100 years on
The year 2021 sees a number of momentous centenaries in Ireland, from the bloodiest months in the War of Independence, to the …
From Catastrophe to Baby Boom – Population Change in Early Modern Ireland 1641-1741
Padraig Lenihan talks to John Dorney and Cathal Brennan on Near FM’s History Show about life and death in 17th and 18th …
The Irish Story Top Posts of 2013
So another year comes to a close. We’d like to thank all our contributors and readers over the past year. Below is …
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 …
The History Show Archive: Episodes 1-7
Readers of our facebook page will have been kept abreast of the History Show, which Cathal Brennan and John Dorney of the …
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 …
David Fitzpatrick on “Terror in Ireland”
Recently we reviewed the new book ‘Terror in Ireland 1916-1923’ -a collection of essays on revolutionary and state violence in Ireland in …