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Alexander Pearce - The story of the Irish Cannibal Convict
The story of Alexander Pearce life and death is both enthralling and disturbing in equal measure. Born in Monaghan he was transported to Australia and imprisoned in the brutal Macquarie Harbour penal colony. Pearce would become the only man to escape t...
The Fermoy Army Riots (The War of Independence VIII)
In this episode we move south to the Cork town of Fermoy. While most clashes in the war to date have seen the IRA pitted against police constables, this episode will see British Army soldiers enter the fray. These battle hardened veterans from the Firs...
The Knocklong Ambush (The War of Independence Part VII)
This episode returns to the story of Seumus Robinson, Dan Breen, Sean Hogan and Sean Treacy. Known as the Big Four, these IRA volunteers had come to prominence after playing a leading role in the Soloheadbeg Ambush often considered the opening shots of...
Ireland and the Paris Peace Talks
In this exclusive episode I am joined by Dr Brian Hanley from Trinity College Dublin. We discussed how the post World War I Paris Peace talks affected Ireland. While these talks brokered an the Versailles Treaty between the defeated Germany and the All...
The Limerick Soviet and The Russian Revolution (The War of Independence VI)
*There was an audio issue on an early version of this episode. This was resolved and a new issue was uploaded on Monday 15 March at 21:00 - Fin*.In April 1919 the focus of the War of Independence shifted to the city of Limerick. In response to an IR...
The Escape from Lincoln Jail (The War of Independence V)
Last weeks episode looked at the story of the Soloheadbeg Ambush, often considered the opening shots of the war. A few weeks later one of the most audacious IRA operations of the entire war took place in England. This saw three high profile republican ...
The Soloheadbeg Ambush & the First Dáil (the War of Independence IV)
In the latest installment of the War of Independence series we look at the famous 1918 election from the perspective of a forgotten Sligo woman Sarah Garvey who started a riot on election day! The results of this election lead to the histor...
Ireland in 1914 - On the verge of Civil War
In the summer of 1914 civil war not only seemed inevitable but imminent in ireland. This discussion with Dr Brian Hanley from the history department of TCD focuses on the Home Rule Crisis of 1914 and how close Ireland came to Civil War.
The Road to War (The War of Independence III)
An ambush at Soloheadbeg, Tipperary in January 1919 is often cited as the opening shots of the War of Independence. However as early as 1917 political tensions were leading to violence across Ireland. Several people were killed in 1917 and 1918. This p...