Podcast Episodes

Iconic Irish Presidential Elections: 1990 and 1997

In this episode, we'll be exploring two of the most iconic Irish presidential elections, 1990 and 1997.

Featuring Dr John Walsh, School of Education, …

1 year ago

Thomas More

In this episode of Talking History, we discuss the life, death and legacy of author and statesman Thomas More, who was beheaded by Henry VIII.

Featuri…

1 year, 1 month ago

Best of August Books

Featuring: Landscapes of Kingship in Early Medieval Ireland AD 400-1150, by Dr Patrick Gleeson, Senior Lecturer in Early Medieval Archaeology at Quee…

1 year, 1 month ago

Ellen Hutchins

In this episode, we hear about the remarkable life and legacy of Ireland's first female botanist, Ellen Hutchins.

Featuring: Madeline Hutchins, who ru…

1 year, 1 month ago

Limerick and the British & Irish Lions

The life and legacy of one of Ireland's most influential historians, with Neasa MacErlean, author of ‘Telling the Truth is Dangerous: How Robert Dudl…

1 year, 1 month ago

Thomas Cromwell: His Final Years

In this episode of Talking History, we'll discuss the man who helped make Henry VIII, until Henry VIII turned on him - as we bring you the real Thoma…

1 year, 2 months ago

The Irish Lumières

In this episode: Ireland's forgotten film pioneers, the Horgan brothers of Youghal, and how three visionary siblings captured a rapidly changing Irel…

1 year, 2 months ago

Daniel O'Connell: 250 Years On

To mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Daniel O'Connell, Newstalk's Talking History debates his life, his legacy and how he should be remember…

1 year, 2 months ago

How The Free State Won The Irish Civil War

In this episode: a profile of Ireland's longest-serving Minister for Justice, Gerald Boland, with Prof Stephen Kelly, Professor of Modern History and…

1 year, 2 months ago

Best of June Books

In this episode: Crusader Criminals - the knights who went rogue in the Holy Land, with Dr Steve Tibble, honorary research associate at Royal Hollowa…

1 year, 3 months ago