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Famine, plague and slaughters: Ireland and The Great Hunger with historian Padraic X Scanlan
Episode 241
“Political history, not natural history, turned a potato failure into a famine.”
Between 1845 and 1851, one million people on the island of Ireland di…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Ballymena Blues. Why Ulster loyalists hate everyone (except Israel)
Episode 240
In Ballymena this week, those who have come from abroad to make their lives in the town were putting union jacks in the window in the hope it would p…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
"God save Oireland ! " said the heroes feat. Conor McGregor and Tommy Robinson, be the hokey
Episode 239
“The kids were coming down for breakfast when these five men wearing cargo pants, big jackets arrived. They came into the third floor, stood in front…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Irish not Scouse? How Liverpool became a global city and remained an Irish one
Episode 238
TP O’Connor was elected as MP for the Liverpool constituency of Liverpool Scotland in 1885. He represented that constituency from then until his deat…
1 year ago
Why Gerry Adams beat the BBC
Episode 237
When a jury found in Gerry Adams’s favour in his case against the BBC, executives from the British Broadcasting Corporation sounded like they had won…
1 year ago
Highway to Hell. An Irish surgeon’s journey into Gaza’s heart of darkness. With Morgan McMonagle.
Episode 236
“Our revenge will be the laughter of our children,” Bobby Sands famously said. But what happens in a land where children are being killed in their th…
1 year ago
Love, loss and destruction. Writer Oona Frawley on making sense of the past
Episode 235
How do we make sense of a world when it no longer contains the people we love?
How do we make peace with the past when it’s still a mystery?
On Free St…
1 year ago
The Liverpool Parade and why white nationalism is on the prowl
Episode 234
In a recent survey, supporters of Nigel Farage ranked ‘being English’ ahead of ‘being a parent’ as a signifier of who they are.
How has it come to thi…
1 year ago
The Persecution of Kneecap: A legal perspective with Joe Brolly, barrister-at-law
Episode 233
When Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh was charged with terror offences, it made global headlines. The world reported the charge that the man had allegedly displayi…
1 year ago
How the Northern Bank robbery changed Ireland with Glenn Patterson
Episode 232
On the 20th December, 2004, £26.5 million was stolen in plain sight from the Northern Bank in Belfast. This wasn't a victimless crime, but some saw i…
1 year ago