On this episode of the Irish History Show we were joined by Gerard Shannon to discuss his new biography of Liam Lynch. During the War of Independence, Liam Lynch was the officer in command of the Cork No. 2 Brigade of the IRA and later commander of the First Southern Division. He opposed the Anglo …
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84 Irish Army Deserters during World War 2
On this episode of the Irish History Show we were joined by Cían Harte to discuss Irish Army deserters during the Second World War. When the Second World War began the Irish government declared neutrality. As many neutral European nations were to find out, neutrality was no guarantee to avoiding invasion. In the episode we …
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80 Partition and the Irish Border
2021 marks 100 years since the creation of Northern Ireland. To discuss this, and the events that led up to the partition of Ireland, we were joined by Dr. Cormac Moore. Cormac is a historian in residence with Dublin City Council. His previous works include The GAA vs. Douglas Hyde, The Irish Soccer Split, and …
50 John Jinks and the Fifth Dáil
On this episode we discuss Deputy John Jinks and his role in the short lived fifth Dáil. Despite lasting just 98 days, it was one of the most historic. As Fianna Fáil agreed to drop abstentionism and take their seats in the Dáil, the parliamentary arithmetic meant that a new government was possible. With a …
12 Irish Nationalism and Zionism
In this episode we are joined by Aidan Beatty, a PhD student from the University of Chicago to talk about his research on the links between Irish nationalism and Zionism. https://media.blubrry.com/irishhistoryshow/irishhistoryshow.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IrishHistoryShow12.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
7 Fine Gael and the Blueshirts
On this episode, we discuss the Blueshirts and Fine Gael. We were joined by Dr. Fearghal McGarry and Dr. Brian Hanley. https://media.blubrry.com/irishhistoryshow/irishhistoryshow.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IrishHistoryShow7.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS