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The Killing Fields: How the GAA survived the British murder machine... and flourished
Episode 221
"Each of the entries included in the book has the same ending.” Peadar Thompson wrote those haunting words in his introduction to Lost Gaels, the sto…
10 months ago
No Pope of Rome, no bilingual signs, no border poll. Pope Francis’s death and Micheál Martin’s impossible demand.
Episode 220
When Pope Francis’s death was announced by the Vatican this week, the world found the words to pay tribute.
From Kings to Prime Ministers to President…
10 months ago
High Noon: How one man retreated from the world and found his way back again
Episode 219
Eamonn Sweeney’s life changed on a June day in the year 2000.
He was a sportswriter enjoying the traditional rhythm of the GAA summer as he arrived at…
10 months, 1 week ago
This Machine Kills Fascists - Historian Padraig Óg Ó Ruairc on the return of the far right
Episode 218
The history of the far right in Ireland is long and dark. From the Blueshirts and Eoin O’Duffy to the Nazi collaborator Sean Russell and the return i…
10 months, 1 week ago
Arise Sir Rory and Joe Brolly says sorry
Episode 217
Are you still talking about Rory McIlroy? Joe has reflected on his comments on Tuesday’s episode and Dion believes his views have changed. Have they?…
10 months, 1 week ago
Rory McIlroy. Glory is forever, winning is closure.
Episode 216
Rory McIlrory ended his quest for the Masters on Sunday night. It was sporting drama which gripped the nation. Well, nearly all the nation. On Free S…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Edna O’Brien: The woman who defied a nation
Episode 215
Edna O’Brien’s early novels shocked Ireland which plotted its revenge. Her first novel The Country Girls was banned and she had to withstand the whis…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
iPhones, groceries & tinned cats. The truth about Trump’s tariffs.
Episode 214
When Donald Trump paused tariffs for 90 days after a week of chaos, once again the world tried to interpret his actions. When people tell you who the…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Long Orgasms and Golden Years. The Secrets and Myths of Mick O’Dwyer
Episode 213
As the world sinks deeper into madness, Joe and Dion remember the time of wonder that was the Kerry team under Mick O’Dwyer. What was it that drove O…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
‘I betrayed women all over the place’. Author John Banville on hating the Catholic Church and his terror of eternity
Episode 212
“I thought I came here to talk about books.” John Banville is one of Ireland’s great writers. He won the Booker Prize for his novel The Sea and he ha…
10 months, 3 weeks ago