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Dev Talks: towards an assessment of his legacy
In July 1921, Éamon de Valera was elected, unopposed, as Chancellor of the National University of Ireland (NUI). His first official event as Chancellor was a formal reception at UCD (then in Earlsfort Terrace) on 22 November 1921. As part of the programme to mark the centenary, NUI and the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies…
Read MorePodcast: Brexit Republic – Bonus 1921 Treaty Episode
Ireland had its own very different withdrawal agreement with the UK in 1921 in the form of the Anglo-Irish Treaty. Over the last five years, occasional comparisons have been made between that process and Brexit. Do they stand up? On the centenary of the Treaty, Deputy Foreign Editor Colm Ó Mongáin & Dr John Gibney…
Read MoreThe Oath of Allegiance
Divisions emerge within the Irish government as Collins and Griffith return to Dublin to regroup following an ultimatum from the British. The split that emerges at this key Cabinet meeting will eventually lead to civil war in Ireland. Listen to EPISODE 49: The Oath of Allegiance *here*
Read MoreMichael Collins House Podcast
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Read MoreI Am To Be Shot
Documentary on One Podcast, RTÉ I Am To Be Shot An English officer, Major Geoffrey Lee Compton-Smith, is about to be executed by the IRA. https://rte.ie/radio/doconone/1242818-i-am-to-be-shot Narrated by Saoirse Ní Shíocháin, author of this History Ireland article on the subject.
Read MoreThree Irish women in Indian Nationalism
Lucille McDermott is a research intern studying History at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. She became interested in these three women after coming across Annie Besant in a module she took on Indian nationalism. She says, ‘It was hard to believe that an Irish woman had travelled halfway around the world to India and…
Read MoreThe Mick Clifford Podcast
In his podcast series, Irish Examiner journalist Mick Clifford has several episodes which relate to the Decade of Centenaries. Some examples: John Borgonovo: When the guns fell silent. ARTHUR GRIFFITH: Father of us all. Helene O’Keeffe: War of Independence Part Four: Women of their Time
Read MoreKerry: from the library archives
Kerry – May 1921 – from the library archives https://www.radiokerry.ie/podcasts/footprints/footprints-may-4th-2021-235449 Kerry – June 1921 – from the library archives https://www.radiokerry.ie/podcasts/footprints/footprints-june-1st-2021-238550 Kerry – July 1921 – from the library archives https://www.radiokerry.ie/podcasts/footprints/footprints-july-6th-2021-242757
Read MoreDigitally reconstructing Ireland’s lost archive
On 30 June 1922 the Public Record Office of Ireland was destroyed by fire in the opening engagement of the Irish Civil War. Historians have long considered the 700 years of records that the building contained as tragically lost to history. In this special podcast episode we explore how nearly 100 years later five core…
Read MoreMná 100 Podcast
Minister Catherine Martin announces a new Mná 100 Podcast Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin T.D. announced a new podcast series, as part of the Decade of Centenaries programme, which reflects on some of the women who were instrumental in shaping Ireland’s history 100 years ago. Minister Martin said:“I am…
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