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The Irish History Show

Cathal Brennan and John Dorney

The Irish History Show is presented and produced by Cathal Brennan and John Dorney. The show looks at many different aspects of Irish history with expert guests from a variety of backgrounds...

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Listen to The Irish History Show, a Society & Culture podcast by Cathal Brennan and John Dorney. Stream 114 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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114 Rory O’Connor

On this episode of the Irish History Show we were joined by Gerard Shannon to discuss his new biography of Rory O’Connor. Rory O&#8217...

1:19:38May 9, 2026

113 1917 and Thomas Ashe

On this episode of the Irish History Show, John was joined by Tomás MacConmara to discuss his book Days of Hunger, the Clare Volunteers and...

44:52Aug 16, 2025

112 The Boer War

On this episode of the Irish History Show we spoke to Dr. Spencer Jones about the Boer War. The Boer War, also known as the Second Boer War,...

1:27:25Jun 26, 2025

111 Clear Hold Build

On this episode of the Irish History Show we spoke to Colonel Gareth Prendergast about his new book, Clear, Hold, Build: How the Free State...

1:02:03Jun 14, 2025

110 Leopold Bloom and Albert Altman

On this episode of the Irish History Show we spoke to Professor Neil Davison and Vincent Altman O’Connor about the Irish – Jewis...

1:00:15May 27, 2025

109 The Economic War

On this episode of the Irish History Show we discussed the Economic War, also known as the Anglo – Irish Trade War. It lasted from 193...

1:06:35May 19, 2025

108 Fascism and the Far Right in Ireland

On this episode off the Irish History Show, we spoke to Dr. Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc about his new book Burn them out! A history of Fascism and t...

1:07:46Apr 12, 2025

107 Elections in Ireland Part 3

On this episode off the Irish History Show, we covered part three of our series on the history of Irish elections. We looked at municipal el...

1:10:15Mar 26, 2025

106 Elections in Ireland Part 2

On this episode off the Irish History Show, we covered part two of our series on the history of Irish elections. We looked at the Protestant...

54:38Feb 10, 2025

105 Elections in Ireland Part One

On this episode of the Irish History Show we looked at the history of elections in Ireland. Parliament in Medieval Ireland was an event rath...

57:47Jan 23, 2025

104 Irish Genealogy

On this episode of the Irish History Show we have combined five episodes of a podcast series we made for Timeline Research Ltd. about tracin...

2:18:57Dec 24, 2024

103 The Birmingham Six

On this episode of the Irish History Show we looked at the Birmingham Pub Bombings of the 21st of November 1974 and the long campaign for ju...

1:01:00Oct 29, 2024

102 The McMahon Murders

On this episode of the show we looked at the McMahon murders. The murders occurred on 24 March 1922 when six Catholic civilians were shot de...

1:12:27Oct 11, 2024

100 One Hundredth Episode Special

We have reached a very special milestone on the Irish History Show as this is our 100th episode! We discussed setting up the show and how it...

58:35Sep 3, 2024

99 The Irish Civil War Fatalities Project

On this episode of the show, we discussed the Irish Civil War Fatalities Project. The Irish Civil War Fatalities Project, supported with fun...

50:17May 14, 2024

98 The Ulster Plantation

On this episode of the Irish History Show we looked at the Plantation of Ulster. The Plantation was the colonisation of Ireland’s nort...

1:02:38May 6, 2024

97 The Nine Years War

The Nine Year War in Ireland took place in Ireland from 1593 to 1603. The rebellion was led by Hugh O’Neill and Red Hugh O’Donne...

1:09:07Feb 29, 2024

96 The Desmond Rebellions

The Desmond Rebellions occurred in 1569–1573 and 1579–1583 in the Irish province of Munster. They were rebellions by the Earl of Desmond, th...

57:19Nov 28, 2023

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