Where the murdering cannons roar’ —the American Civil War correspondence of the McMonagle family
(Recorded live on Tues 29 Sept ’26, National Library, Kildare Street, Dublin) History Ireland editor Tommy Graham , with Sineád McCoole (Nat...
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Clare and America—from the Famine to Parnell
(Recorded live on 7 Oct ’26, De Valera Library, Ennis) In the 50 years after the Famine, half of those born in Ireland ended up somewhere el...
Captain Bligh—hero or villain?
Captain Bligh—hero or villain? (Recorded live on Saturday 03 October 2026 at Substation, Distributed Museum, Dublin Port) Captain William Bl...
A ‘unique relationship’?—Ireland and the USA 1920–present
A ‘unique relationship’?—Ireland and the USA 1920–present (Recorded live on Fri 28 Aug ’26 @ the Electric Picnic) While the UK claims to hav...
Irish America in the 1950s
Dublin Festival of Books presents one of a series of presentations on this year's One City One Book—John Banville’s Christine Falls . While...
Ballyshannon—mapping the old town
Ballyshannon may or may not be the ‘oldest town in Ireland’ but it has certainly been the site of human settlement and activity for thousand...
Where stands Dev 50 years on?
Recorded live on Saturday 30 August ’25 @ the Electric Picnic Admired and reviled in equal measure, Éamon de Valera was Ireland’s longest-se...
Making sense of Trump’s America
Recorded live on Friday 29 August ’25 @ the Electric Picnic History Ireland editor Tommy Graham in conversation with Dan Mulhall , Irish amb...
O’Connell 250—the Liberator reassessed
(Recorded live on Wednesday 30 July ’25 @ Glasnevin Cemetery visitor centre) Daniel O’Connell was described by his biographer Oliver MacDona...
Housing in Ireland—a history of dysfunction?
From the tenement collapses of the early twentieth century to the spiralling house prices of the early twenty-first, it seems that housing i...
A Future For Our Past — Museums in the 21st Century
What is the purpose of museums? How have museums in Ireland evolved over the past 30 years or so? Are there too many or too few? North of th...
Making sense of the 2020 and 2024 general elections
We broadcast again editor Tommy Graham’s interview (55 mins) with Brian Hanley (TCD) following the February 2020 general election, with an u...
‘Our man in Moscow’—50 years of Irish/Russian diplomatic relations
(Recorded live on Wed 02 October, @ The Cobblestone, King St N, Smithfield, Dublin, D07 TP22) History Ireland editor, Tommy Graham, chats to...
Is Irish History ‘sea-blind’?
(Recorded live on Sunday 29 September 2024, @ The Substation, Alexandra Road, Dublin, D01 H4C6) In 1986, the maritime historian, John de Cou...
How many died—and how—in the Irish Civil War?
(Recorded live on Sat 17 Aug ’24 @ the Electric Picnic) Thanks to UCC’s Irish Civil War Fatalities project we now have a definite figure—1,4...
‘Garrison games’—Niall Quinn tackles Oscar Traynor
(Recorded live on Fri 16 Aug ’24 @ the Electric Picnic) History Ireland editor Tommy Graham chats to former international footballer, admini...
The Life and Times of Brendan O’Regan
Born in 1917 in Sixmilebridge, Co. Clare, Brendan O’Regan’s background was in hotel management and catering, working in the family hotel in...
St Brigit 1500—who was she?
Recorded on the 1 Feb 2024, at the National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street. Join History Ireland editor, Tommy Graham , to mark the 1500...
‘Taking her place amongst the nations of the earth’?—Ireland and the League of Nations
To what extent did the Irish Free State’s joining the League of Nations a century ago realise Robert Emmet’s ambition? Join History Ireland...
Iníon Dubh and Red Hugh O’Donnell
(Recorded at Maggie’s Tavern, St Johnston, Co. Donegal, on Saturday 28 October ’23) Join History Ireland editor, Tommy Graham, to mark the 4...