The Irish Passport

Ireland has voted by a landslide to end its near-total abortion ban. We hear the voices of victorious campaigners in Dublin Castle in the moments when the result was announced. Naomi OLeary and Tim Mc Inerney discuss the historic moment in a Dublin pub.

Northern Ireland is watching the abortion referendum in the Republic of Ireland carefully. It’s already forcing political parties in the north to debate their abortion policies, and the vote’s outcome will have immediate repercussions in Belf

Ireland is fighting it out on whether or not to remove its constitutional abortion ban in a referendum on May 25. We investigate how tactics seen in the Trump and Brexit campaigns have come to Ireland, turning it into a battleground for progressive and c

The rebellion of a raggedy band of teachers, nurses and poets sent shock waves around the world and changed Ireland forever. But why does the Easter Rising of 1916 still cause controversy? Naomi OLeary and Tim Mc Inerney introduce the countess, the groce

A tale of powerful matriarchs, fearsome warriors, and supernaturally potent bullocks from Irelands ancient past. Whats not to love? Naomi OLeary and Tim Mc Inerney take on the Táin Bó Cúailnge, a tale of cattle-raiding derring-do from before Christianity

A bonus special episode in honour of our national day! We discuss the annual pilgrimage of Irish politicians to the White House that inevitably results in scandal. Tim Mc Inerney tells us the surprising origins of the St. Patricks Day festival and the mu

A United Ireland: the idea has been a political force in Irish and British politics for centuries, and it has been given fresh momentum by Brexit. Tim Mc Inerney explains how the concept long pre-dates the partition of the island and was once championed

Its the grand finale to the first season! Tim Mc Inerney and Naomi OLeary examine how a standoff over the Irish border in the Brexit negotiations brought ignorance about Ireland among politicians and media to the surface. We review the biggest embarrassi

Just below the surface of modern Ireland, a parallel world exists with its roots in pre-Christian belief. Irish fairies arent like Tinkerbell - theyre more like a supernatural mafia. So be careful what you say, because as the story goes, theyre probably

Ireland has one of the strictest abortion laws in Europe. Banned unless the womans life is in serious danger, it carries a 14-year prison sentence. Rumblings of change are beginning, but some a campaign could open up ugly political fault lines. Why is Ir