Oscar Wilde Pt 3: Oscar, Bosie, and Victorian Sexuality
In this third instalment in our Oscar Wilde series, we take a closer look at how definitions and understandings of sexuality changed during...
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The Irish Passport
Irish culture and current affairs with the historical backstory that explains it all. Presented by journalist Naomi O Leary and lecturer Tim Mc Inerney, this is your passport to Ireland.
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20 of 141 episodesWhat’s next for a divided France?
Naomi and Tim report on the recent unrest in France, and explain the grievances that have led to historic demonstrations and, in some cases,...
The Garvaghy Road: Conflict Returns
Naomi and Tim explain the Drumcree conflict and why the aspirations of the Orange Order to march through the Catholic neighbourhood of the G...
Trump for a United Ireland?
It's been a spicy few weeks in politics: Ireland was blindsided by an unexpected endorsement of Irish unity by United States President Donal...
Going Wilde
In the latest installment of our Oscar Wilde series, Naomi and Tim discuss Oscar Wilde's move to Oxford, ascent as a star student, and launc...
Oscar the Wilde Irishman
Before the world knew Oscar Wilde, Ireland knew Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde: the son of a famous nationalist poet mother and a pio...
Racist riots in Belfast
Last week footage of a shocking stabbing in Belfast went viral. After it emerged that the perpetrator was an asylum seeker originally from S...
Halfpint debrief: The legend of Granuaile
Granuaile or Grace O'Malley: a woman chieftain in 16th century Ireland who ruled the seas with a fleet of ships and was both respected and d...
Bridget: Saint, Goddess, Myth
This month marks the official start of spring in Ireland and to mark it Naomi and Tim discuss the figure of Bridget, Brigid or Bríd. A godde...
The checkout workers who boycotted apartheid South Africa and other stories
In this listener questions episode, Naomi and Tim take questions from listeners on everything from Gaelic Ulster, to nomadic patterns of lan...
The Real History of Guinness
The famous 'pint of plain' has become one of the most recognisable commercial brands in the world, and is inextricably linked to the Irish p...
Who will be Ireland’s New President?
Naomi and Tim take a look at the candidates who have put themselves forward for the highest office in the land and consider what the Irish p...
Rebel music: Kneecap and Gaza
An Irish language rap group has, improbably enough, become the focus of global media attention and political debate. Why? For describing Isr...
Conquest Pt 7: The Curse of Cromwell
In the grand finale of our Conquest series, Naomi and Tim dig into one of the most notorious episodes of Irish history, starring none other...
Investigating a ruthless rental empire
Naomi spent months investigating a rogue landlord who built up an empire of rental properties in Ireland backed by family wealth in Luxembou...
Trump’s Tempestuous Tariffs: Ireland and the EU React
In the last 24 hours the global economic order may have transformed forever, as Donald Trump declares crushing tariffs for countries all ove...
Conquest Pt 6: The Lost World of Gaelic Ireland
A very different cultural and political model dominated Irish society prior to the British conquest: Gaelic Ireland. This was a system that...
Deporting the Irish
Did you know that the United States' border policy and power to deport people was invented to get rid of famine-era immigrants from Ireland?...
Chaos, a new government, and the Healy Raes
Why did chaos disrupt the formation of a new Irish government? What has the government promised to do, and who's in it? We break it down in...
Classic Irish Passport: Santa Granted Access to Irish Airspace
Nollaig shona daoibh go léir! During this festive season please enjoy this short holiday episode which we originally recorded last year. Eve...