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The surprising truth about Pat Spillane, part 2
Episode 123
For Pat Spillane, the golden years with Kerry were about a lot more than winning. The game for him was, in Danny Blanchflower’s words, about glory. I…
1 year, 6 months ago
The surprising truth about Pat Spillane, part 1
Episode 122
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1 year, 6 months ago
Celebrating Sam with the Orangemen: Part 2
Episode 121
From Croke Park to the Olympics, the boys of Armagh have been making their mark. Like Daniel Wiffen, Joe is a former pupil of St Pat’s in Armagh and …
1 year, 7 months ago
Cups, cops and complainers. Celebrating Sam with the Orangemen
Episode 120
Unforgettable things have happened here. These words were used to describe the history of West Cork but they also could be a fitting description of t…
1 year, 7 months ago
The Boys from the County Armagh. Some Orangemen have culture.
Episode 119
Is there hope for America and the world if Kamala Harris becomes president? Or is the deterioration in the US terminal? On this episode of Free State…
1 year, 7 months ago
The GAA is more important than money. For everything else there’s Mastercard.
Episode 118
America has Donald Trump’s Republican convention; Ireland has the All-Ireland hurling final. America has Hulk Hogan; Ireland has Tony Kelly. On Free …
1 year, 7 months ago
Big hair, bowler hats & bonfires. Can Orangemen survive the modern world?
Episode 117
As tricolours burned on the bonfires in the north before the Twelfth of July, the Irish far right stayed silent. What does that tell us about their a…
1 year, 7 months ago
Crosshairs and Crossbars: Trump’s Close Call & Southgate’s England Misfire
Episode 116
Across Ireland, people celebrated when Spain beat England in the Euros final. Even Dion was happy, but a few were appalled at the carry on. On Free S…
1 year, 7 months ago
Never say never again part 2. What we talk about when we don’t talk about Joe Biden
Episode 115
When Keir Starmer visited Northern Ireland, it was a moment when it was possible to believe that things will start moving again. Casement Park will b…
1 year, 7 months ago
Never say never again, part 1. The fall of the House of Paisley (and Harte)
Episode 114
In France, the far right have been rejected. In Britain, the Conservatives are gone. Keir Starmer visited the north this week and there is a new hope…
1 year, 7 months ago