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Storm Eowyn and the silencing of Joe Brolly
Episode 183
Storm Eowyn swept across Ireland on Friday morning as winds of biblical force shook the nation. 32 counties were joined in a red alert and in towns, …
1 year, 4 months ago
MAGA with a fada - Michael Lowry, Micheál Martin and how corruption won the best seat in the 34th Dáil.
Episode 182
Who is Michael Lowry and what does he want? On Wednesday, the sitting of the Dail had to be abandoned after the opposition collectively resisted atte…
1 year, 4 months ago
Donald Trump, Making America Great Again Again.
Episode 181
As Donald Trump spoke about pursuing America’s ‘manifest destiny into the stars’ at his inauguration, Elon Musk gurned happily in the background. Tru…
1 year, 4 months ago
Say Nothing? Gerry Adams, Jean McConville and the Price sisters. How Disney turned a tragedy into a cartoon.
Episode 180
The success of Say Nothing has sparked a worldwide interest in the disappearance and murder of Jean McConville, the role of the Price sisters and the…
1 year, 4 months ago
Chris Mullin, a very unBritish coup. How an Englishman saved six Irishmen & transformed modern Britain in the process.
Episode 179
Chris Mullin has lived a life less ordinary. He was a fearless investigative journalist who became a Labour MP determined to speak, not just truth to…
1 year, 4 months ago
The lonely crusade of Chris Mullin. The man who freed the Birmingham 6 and planted a bomb under the British legal establishment.
Episode 178
On November 21 1974, five men were taken off a train in Heysham, Lancashire questioned as they went to catch a ferry to Belfast. Earlier that evening…
1 year, 4 months ago
How to Get Ahead in Horseracing, Gaelic football and journalism. A Free State Saturday Special
Episode 177
The phrase Calm The Jets has a special meaning for Joe Brolly. So when he saw a horse with that name was racing on Friday evening, he decided to foll…
1 year, 4 months ago
Another Bloody Sunday: Bono, saving the world one song at a time
Episode 176
In two weeks, Donald Trump will be inaugurated as president in Washington. There is a new order in America but where does it leave those close to the…
1 year, 4 months ago
Enoch Burke or Bono? The choice is yours.
Episode 175
Last weekend at the White House, Joe Biden bestowed America’s highest civilian honour on a group of what he called “truly extraordinary people”. "Let…
1 year, 5 months ago
Luke Littler, Donald Trump and the Death of the American Dream
Episode 174
We’ve reached that special time of year when Dion tries to get Joe interested in cricket. He opens with a hard sell this time but will Joe, who recen…
1 year, 5 months ago