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Why Israel bombed Iran (and how they will get the west to back them again) with Fintan Drury
Episode 244
Fintan Drury trained as a journalist before becoming a hugely significant figure in Irish corporate life, something he has talked about previously with honesty and some regret.
He returned to his jour…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Kneecap and the bilingual London Magistrates
Episode 243
When Kneecap arrived at Westminster Magistrates Court, the scene was like Beatlemania if the Beatles’ fans were supporting a Free Palestine.
Kneecap were in court for the first hearing in the case aga…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
The True History of Iran (and Mayo footballers)
Episode 242
The world is moving closer to annihilation and still people beat the drumbeats for war.
On Free State today, Joe and Dion look at how Israel’s attack on Iran is a case of history repeating itself.
Ira…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
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 died of famine-related causes. Another 1.5 million p…
Published on 6 months, 2 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 prevent them being attacked.
In the random and bruta…
Published on 6 months, 2 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 of the bedroom door, took the three kids back in …
Published on 6 months, 2 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 death in 1929. TP O’Connor was an Irish Nationalist MP…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks 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.
On Free State today, Joe and Dion disagree about …
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks 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 thousands?
On Free State today, trauma surgeon Morgan…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks 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 State today, writer Oona Frawley talked about her ne…
Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago