The Irish Passport

Irish culture and current affairs with the historical backstory that explains it all. Presented by journalist Naomi O Leary and lecturer Tim Mc Inerney, this is your passport to Ireland.

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The Bishop, the Guns, and the Virgin Mary


Did you ever hear the one about the bishop and the airport? Or the unlikely group of Irish revolutionaries who ended up changing history through an ill-fated trip to Belgium on a yacht?

Naomi and Tim tell some of their favourite, quirkiest stories from Irish history in this special seasonal story-time episode.

Huge thanks to our sponsors, Irish at Heart, for backing this episode. Sign up to receive surprise boxes of artisan Irish goods at irish-at-heart.com, and get a special 15% discount off your first box with the discount code IRISHPASSPORT. Here’s the link: https://irish-at-heart.com/

The music you heard in this episode is X-mas Carol by Jahazzar, from their album Sele

Bonus episodes are published for our supporters over at www.patreon.com/theirishpassport


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 December 17, 2021  59m