History Ireland Podcasts

The Irish Civil War on film  (Recorded at the Irish Film Institute on Wed 11 Oct ’23 as part of the Dublin Festival of History) Join History Ireland editor Tommy Graham for a lively and interactive discussion on how the Irish Civil War was depicted on film, both at the time (newsreels) and subsequently (Michael…

Available from 11th August The post-Civil War economy of the Irish Free State What were the economic challenges faced by the new state? How did it perform? How did it compare with other newly independent states in Europe? Join History Ireland editor Tommy Graham in discussion with Frank Barry, Mary Daly, Seán Kenny and Mícheál…

Change and continuity—the general elections of 1922 and 1923What do these two elections tell us about Ireland’s political landscape before and after the Civil War?Join History Ireland editor Tommy Graham in discussion with Elaine Callinan, Mel Farrell, MichaelLaffan and Martin O’Donoghue.This Hedge School is supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport andMedia…

Labour and the Civil War Organised labour had played a leading role (strikes, boycotts etc.) in the Irish revolution, and that was reflected in a substantial vote in the June 1922 general election. Yet a year later that vote had almost halved. Why? Join History Ireland editor Tommy Graham in discussion with Adrian Grant, Brian Hanley, Theresa Moriarty and Emmet O’Connor. The Hedge School series…

Are historians visually illiterate? Does colourisation bring old photographs to life or is it just a passingfad? ‘Coffee-table’ history books—good or bad? In conjunction with the ongoing People & Places:Ireland in the 19th & 20th centuries exhibition at the National Photographic Archive, these are someof the questions that will be posed by editor, Tommy Graham,…

New History Ireland Hedge School PODCAST Recorded @ Phizzfest ’2312 May ’23, Glasnevin Cemetery Museum Memorialising the Civil War How was the Civil War memorialized—by both sides? Who won the ‘memory war’? To address these and other questions listen to History Ireland editor, Tommy Graham, in discussion with Conor Dodd,John Dorney, Mary McAuliffe and Caitlin…

Due for release on Friday 10th March A century on—how do we view the Irish Civil War? History Ireland editor, Tommy Graham, and the Hedge School panel—John Dorney, Brian Hanley,Colum Kenny and Mary McAuliffe—field questions from Leaving Cert students in Coulson Theatre,Gonzaga College, Dublin (recorded on 2 March 2023). History Ireland Podcast Channel: https://www.historyireland.com/podcast-channel/ Spotify:…

  Image: The Ballyseedy memorial near Tralee, Co. Kerry, commemorating the massacre of eight anti-Treaty IRA prisoners on 6 March 1923. (irishwarmemorials.ie) The Civil War in Kerry The violence and divisions caused by the Irish Civil War were more vicious, bitter and protracted in County Kerry than anywhere else in Ireland. Why? Join History Ireland…