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Welcome to the Dublin Festival of History podcast, brought to you by Dublin City Council.This episode, from the Dublin Festival of History 2024, celebrates the Atlas of the Irish Civil War, the latest volume in the award-winning Atlas Series. It presents fresh perspectives on, and a nuanced understanding of, the history of the Irish Civil War (1922–3). Speakers are Hélène O'Keeffe, Donal Ó Drisceoil, John Borgonovo and Mike Murphy.This episode was recorded at Printworks, Dublin Castle, on 27th September, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the Dublin Festival of History podcast, brought to you by Dublin City Council.In this episode, from the Dublin Festival of History 2024, Irish broadcaster and author of Land Is All That Matters, Myles Dungan, examines two hundred years of agrarian conflict from the ruinous famine of 1741 to the eve of World War Two.This episode was recorded at Printworks, Dublin Castle, on 28th September 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the Dublin Festival of History podcast, brought to you by Dublin City Council.This episode, from the Dublin Festival of History 2024, is about the Boundary Commission set up in 1924, to determine the boundary between the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland. Dublin City Historian in Residence, Cormac Moore discusses the effects of the commission with Margaret O'Callaghan and Ed Burke, chaired by Ronan McGreevy.This episode was recorded at Printworks, Dublin Castle, on 28th September, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the Dublin Festival of History podcast, brought to you by Dublin City Council.In this episode, from the Dublin Festival of History 2024, author Roland Phillips discusses his book Broken Archangel: The Tempestuous Lives of Roger Casement, chronicling the life and legacy of the British diplomat and Irish rebel executed for high treason. This conversation was chaired by author, researcher and lecturer Paraic Kerrigan.This episode was recorded at Printworks, Dublin Castle, on 28th September 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the Dublin Festival of History podcast, brought to you by Dublin City Council.This episode, from the Dublin Festival of History 2024, discusses the turbulent and troubled history of the last 50 years in Ireland. The country has seen violence in Northern Ireland, the collapse of the economy and bailout of the banks, the exposure of shocking abuse perpetrated by the Catholic Church and numerous referenda which have changed Irish society. So, when do recent events become history?Historians Diarmaid Ferriter, Caelainn Hogan and Mick Clifford in a conversation chaired by Frank McNally.This episode was recorded at Printworks, Dublin Castle, on 29th September 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the Dublin Festival of History podcast, brought to you by Dublin City Council.In this episode, from the Dublin Festival of History 2024, Jane Ohlmeyer, Erasmus Smith's Professor of Modern History (1762) at Trinity College Dublin, examines how Empire and imperial frameworks, policies, practices, and cultures have shaped the history of the world for the last two millennia. Making Empire re-examines empire as a process and Ireland's role in it through the lens of early modernity. This conversation was chaired by Professor Patrick Geoghegan.This episode was recorded at Printworks, Dublin Castle, on 28th September 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Monday, 7 October, Nicholas Canny MRIA delivered this lecture as part of the Dublin Festival of History in the Royal Irish Academy. Spenser's View has, for centuries, been treated variously as a trove of prejudiced antiquarian lore useful for disparaging Irish people at moments of crisis, and as a store house of evidence that the English government engaged upon an Irish genocide in Elizabethan times. This lecture by Nicolas Canny, MRIA, offers a radical re-appraisal of the manuscript copy that Spenser left to posterity in 1596, and asks what motivated Spenser to take time from poetic composition to write this prose dialogue, what circumstances influenced his composition of different passages, and what sources and methods he used to underpin the ideas advanced by his interlocutors?

(Recorded live on Wed 02 October, @ The Cobblestone, King St N, Smithfield, Dublin, D07 TP22) History Ireland editor, Tommy Graham, chats to Irish diplomat, Jim Sharkey, who opened the Irish embassy in Moscow in 1974 and returned to live in the city as Ambassador in 2001. This Hedge School is part of the Dublin Festival of History.

Paula Meehan is a poet for whom history is a constant source of inspiration. In this discussion at the Dublin Festival of History, she reads a number of poems written throughout the Decade of Centenaries, as well as other work shaped by the past. Paula's collection, The Solace of Artemis, is available from: https://booksupstairs.ie/product/the-solace-of-artemis/

(Recorded live on Sunday 29 September 2024, @ The Substation, Alexandra Road, Dublin, D01 H4C6) In 1986, the maritime historian, John de Courcey Ireland, wrote: ‘The lives of island peoples like Ireland's [have] been dominated by the seas encircling them. Yet this fact has been largely ignored by Irish historians'. Is Irish history still ‘sea blind'? To address this question join History Ireland editor, Tommy Graham, in discussion with Angela Byrne (Dictionary of Irish Biography), Lar Joye (Heritage Officer, Dublin Port) and Captain Michael McKenna (Dublin Port Harbour Master). This Hedge School is supported by Dublin Port in association with the Dublin Festival of History

A member of staff at Howth's King Sitric, who had a stand at the Taste of Dublin Festival last weekend, was treated to a bit of a surprise when an oyster he shuck while preparing a dish produced a pearl! An Irish oyster like this producing a pearl is extremely rare, with odds of about 1 in 5 million!Dec McManus is from Howth's King Sitric, and joins Seán to discuss.

A member of staff at Howth's King Sitric, who had a stand at the Taste of Dublin Festival last weekend, was treated to a bit of a surprise when an oyster he shuck while preparing a dish produced a pearl! An Irish oyster like this producing a pearl is extremely rare, with odds of about 1 in 5 million!Dec McManus is from Howth's King Sitric, and joins Seán to discuss.

In this episode from the Dublin Festival of History 2023, Peter Sheridan marks the centenary of the birth of the writer Brendan Behan. Raised in Dublin's north inner city and with strong connections to Dublin's tenements, Behan is regarded as one of the greatest Irish writers and poets of all time.Sheridan discusses his engagement with the work of Behan and his career more broadly.Peter Sheridan, is a playwright, screenwriter and director.This episode was recorded at 14 Henrietta Street, on October 11, 2023.Please note: This broadcast contains strong language and themes throughout.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode from the Dublin Festival of History 2023, Dublin City Council Historian in Residence, Dr Mary Muldowney, will discuss the 40th anniversary of the 8th Amendment to the Constitution, including a comparison with the successful campaign for Repeal of the 8th. The fifth anniversary of that Referendum was on May 25 and the signing of Repeal into law took place on September 18, 2018.This episode was recorded at Central Library on September 28, 2023.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, from the Dublin Festival of History 2023, Enda Finnan examines the Navan Road parish area and the transformation of the rural community and landscapes of the townlands of Greater Cabragh, Ashtown and Pelletstown from the 1920s to the 1960s. He connects the dots between migration and change of land ownership and development.Enda Finnan is a local resident and historian.This episode was recorded at Cabra Library, on October 12, 2023.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, from the Dublin Festival of History 2023, Kathryn Milligan discusses the work of artist Harry Kernoff.Born in London on the 9th of January 1900, Harry Aaron Kernoff was a prolific figure in twentieth century Irish art. Well regarded for his portraiture and landscape painting, Kernoff often focused on the depiction of Dublin, a city with which he became intimately familiar with, after the Kernoff family moved there in 1914. Kathryn Milligan is the author of ‘Painting Dublin, 1886-1949: Visualising a Changing City'.This episode was recorded at Pearse Street Library, on October 9, 2023.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Au sommaire Les Anglais sont-ils parfois mauvais joueurs ? Nooooonnnnn… Euh, si, un peu : ils ont par exemple du mal à accepter le 135 d'Equinox dans les ratings internationaux. Anne-Louise Echevin nous explique tout. Deuxième question : Y aura-t-il ne serait-ce qu'un cheval anglais le week-end prochain lors du Dublin Festival ? Pas sûr, tant Mullins et ses amis irlandais archidominent ce sport – bien aidés par leur cavalerie à majorité FR – comme en témoigne Christopher Galmiche. Invité spécial : Jean BrouqueyreD'où la Question n°3 : Où Jean Brouqueyre, DG de l'hippodrome et du centre d'entraînement de Pau, a-t-il commencé sa carrière ? Chez ASO, qui organise notamment le Tour de France ou encore le Dakar. Son avis sur la manière dont les courses assurent leur promotion et leur développement est donc particulièrement intéressant. Il est interviewé par Adrien Cugnasse et Adeline Gombaud. PS : et toutes nos excuses pour le problème de prise de son. L'un des micros était HS ! https://www.jourdegalop.com/podcasts/

In this episode, from the Dublin Festival of History 2023, Francis Thackaberry explores the attitudes and responses to poverty in eighteenth-century Dublin. The citizens of prosperous Georgian Dublin, associated poverty with idleness, disease and moral decay and sought ways to prevent ‘foreign' vagrants from ‘infesting' the city. One response was to found Dublin's first tax-funded workhouse in James's Street in 1703. Francis Thackaberry is a former teacher, journalist, and arts administrator. This episode was recorded at 14 Henrietta Street, on October 9, 2023.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, from the Dublin Festival of History 2023, Fergus Whelan remembers the revolutionary and poet Dr William Drennan (1754-1820). Dr Drennan, a onetime elder of the Dublin Unitarian Church congregation, was born the son of a unitarian minister and made his life's work the building of ‘a Brotherhood of Affection to Break Down the Brazen Walls of Separation' which had been erected between ‘Irishmen by Distinctions of Rank, Property and Religious Persuasion'.Fergus Whelan is the author of ‘May Tyrants Tremble'.This episode was recorded at the Dublin Unitarian Church, on September 28, 2023.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, from the Dublin Festival of History 2023, Aodh Quinlivan illustrates the strained relationship between the Irish Free State and Dublin Corporation, which was central to his recent study. He examines how after the Civil War, the Corporation continued to irritate the central Government and how the dissolution of Dublin Corporation came to be. Aodh Quinlivan is an author and senior lecturer.This episode was recorded at the Mansion House on September 27, 2023.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, from the Dublin Festival of History 2023, Anne Chambers tells us about Lord Sligo - from a youth of hedonistic self-indulgence in Regency England, to a reforming, responsible legislator and landlord, Sligo became enshrined in the history of Jamaica as ‘Emancipator of the Slaves' and in Ireland as ‘The Poor Man's Friend'. Anne Chambers is a biographer, novelist, and screenwriter. This episode was recorded at the Central Library, on October 4, 2023.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, from the Dublin Festival of History 2023, Ann Marie Durkan will introduce the maps she prepared, which locate animals and animal-related businesses in Dublin City in 1911. It provides an insight into how in 1901, 803 Dubliners worked as cattle dealers, drovers, farriers and vets, yet over the course of the 20th century most of these animals, and most of these jobs, disappeared. Ann Marie Durkan is an Irish Research Council funded PhD candidate in Dublin City University.This episode was recorded at the Central Library, on October 3, 2023.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Recorded at the Irish Film Institute on Wed 11 Oct '23 as part of the Dublin Festival of History) Listen to History Ireland editor Tommy Graham for a lively and interactive discussion on how the Irish Civil War was depicted on film, both at the time (newsreels) and subsequently (Michael Collins, The Wind that Shakes the Barley and other films), and how this has affected our understanding of the period—with Ciara Chambers, Dennis Condon, Brian Hanley and Kevin Rockett. The Hedge School series of podcasts is produced by History Ireland and the Wordwell Group. For more information or to subscribe, visit historyireland.com This Hedge School is supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media under the Decade of Centenaries 2012–2023 initiative.

The Dublin Festival of History begins tomorrow, with more than 200 events across the city and, in some cases, online - meaning anyone, anywhere can take part. It's become the largest festival of its kind anywhere.Gavan is joined by Donal Fallon for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss.

In Beyond the Wall, acclaimed historian Katja Hoyer offers a kaleidoscopic new vision of this vanished country. Beginning with the bitter experience of German Marxists exiled by Hitler, she traces the arc of the state they would go on to create, first under the watchful eye of Stalin, and then in an increasingly distinctive German fashion. From the building of the Berlin Wall in 1961, to the relative prosperity of the 1970s, and on to the creaking foundations of socialism in the mid-1980s, Hoyer argues that amid oppression and frequent hardship, East Germany was yet home to a rich political, social and cultural landscape, a place far more dynamic than the Cold War caricature often painted in the West.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The large influx of fugitive Nazis and collaborators in post-WWII Argentina created an environment that normalised the presence of such heinous criminals in society and by doing so facilitated the crimes of Argentina's own genocidal dictatorship in 1976-83. During the research for his book ‘The Real Odessa' on the escape of Nazi war criminals, author Uki Goñi was surprised to discover that some escaped first to Ireland from where they made their way to Argentina.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, Peter Taylor tells for the first time the gripping story of Operation Chiffon, MI5's top secret intelligence operation that helped bring peace to Ireland. The conversation was hosted by journalist Susan McKay.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Monto: Madams, Murder and Black Coddle chronicles the history and reminiscences in a part of Dublin rich in the memories of its people. Recently republished, this history of the Monto district from Terry Fagan of the North Inner-City Folklore Project draws on rich oral history collections from the area, explaining how Dublin's Monto came to be, and why it lasted for so long. Terry Fagan is a historian and tour guide with a particular interest in the north inner-city.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Historian Fergus Whelan will discuss the life of writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights Mary Wollstonecraft, her impact on the life of Margaret King of 15 Henrietta Street, and the links that bound the two women, even after Wollstonecraft's untimely death.This talk is a collaboration between 14 Henrietta Street and Na Píobairí Uilleann.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nick is joined by Daily Mirror writer David Yates to discuss the latest news and developments from around the racing world. Looking over the stories from the Gordon Elliott/Paul Nicholls pre-Cheltenham mornings, they check in on the much talked about wellbeing of Davy Russell following his crunching fall at the Dublin Festival. Nick recorded today's episode at Grange Hill farm, home to Nigel Twiston Davies, whose son Sam joins the show to talk about the stable's training ethos and the horses likely to make the Festival, including I Like to Move It. Later in this epsiode, Vincent Ho pays tribute to the horse that has changed his life, Golden Sixty, while Norman Court Stud's Simon Taplin is this week's Weatherbys Bloodstock Guest and Nick and Dave pay tribute to the late Jim Lewis.

Nick is joined by Daily Mirror writer David Yates to discuss the latest news and developments from around the racing world. Looking over the stories from the Gordon Elliott/Paul Nicholls pre-Cheltenham mornings, they check in on the much talked about wellbeing of Davy Russell following his crunching fall at the Dublin Festival. Nick recorded today's episode at Grange Hill farm, home to Nigel Twiston Davies, whose son Sam joins the show to talk about the stable's training ethos and the horses likely to make the Festival, including I Like to Move It. Later in this epsiode, Vincent Ho pays tribute to the horse that has changed his life, Golden Sixty, while Norman Court Stud's Simon Taplin is this week's Weatherbys Bloodstock Guest and Nick and Dave pay tribute to the late Jim Lewis.

As part of the Dublin Festival of History 2022, the National Archives invited Diarmaid Ferriter to meet with Michael Collins biographers William Murphy and Anne Dolan in the Royal Irish Academy. As this was recorded with a live audience there is some background noise and the sound quality is not perfect, nevertheless, we hope you enjoy the discussion. From 1918 to 1922 Michael Collins kept working diaries of his busy revolutionary life. They are a collection of hurried notes, necessary lists, names and appointments, things to do, and things not done. They are a record of his long working days, and they got him to where he needed to be on time. Though these diaries do not contain conventional lengthy entries in which Collins finally reveals his innermost thoughts, they still tell us much about this extraordinary man. Anne and Will have captured this new source in a book published by the Royal Irish Academy in collaboration with the National Archives, entitled : Days in the life reading the Michael Collins Diaries 1918 to 1922

Dr. Ruth Johnson from DCC City Archaeologist joins Donie Tarrant to discuss the digital launch of the artist's reconstruction of St John's Priory, Killmainham as part of the Dublin Festival of History 2022.

In a special episode broadcast from the GPO in Dublin for the Dublin Festival of History, Dr Patrick Geoghegan marks World Post Day with a panel of experts to discuss the iconic building of the General Post Office and its history - featuring GPO Museum Curator Stephen Ferguson and historians Dr Sinead McCoole, Mary Muldowney and Cathy Scuffil.

To mark the Dublin Festival of History, Diarmaid Ferriter, Professor of Modern Irish History at UCD talks to Eamon about the role history plays in understanding politics and society, The festival runs until 16th October in libraries citywide. It is an annual free festival, brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with the Dublin City Council Culture Company. Full programme information on www.dublinfestivalofhistory.ieRecorded on 27th September 2022. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Myra Gleeson speaks to Brendan Teeling : Deputy City Librarian Dublin City Council Pearse Street. Chats about the Dublin Festival Of History and reminds people to pre book their free tickets for the massive history event. Contact: 0876184734 Tickets & Info dublinfestivalofhistory.ie

It is hard to imagine it now but until the 1970 there was a major cattle market in what we would today describe as Dublin 7. The history of this mart is the subject of an event taking place tonight as part of Dublin Festival of History. Kieran was joined by Dr. Mary Muldowney, Historian in Residence with Dublin City Council...

It is hard to imagine it now but until the 1970 there was a major cattle market in what we would today describe as Dublin 7. The history of this mart is the subject of an event taking place tonight as part of Dublin Festival of History. Kieran was joined by Dr. Mary Muldowney, Historian in Residence with Dublin City Council...

Dublin City Library and Archive hosts a lecture with David Dickson, titled ‘Dublin v. Cork: A Tale of Two Eighteenth-Century Cities'To citizens of Dublin, their city has always been unquestionably the most important urban centre in the country. To citizens of Cork, this has never been entirely accepted. In the eighteenth century both cities far outgrew their medieval shells to become major European ports, each with a vastly expanded population. But they remained very different places, Dublin the political centre and a ‘court city', Cork the commercial centre and a ‘merchant city'.Does this explain why in the tumultuous politics of the 1790s things turned out so very differently in the two cities?The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dublin City Library and Archive hosts a lecture with David Dickson, titled ‘Dublin v. Cork: A Tale of Two Eighteenth-Century Cities'To citizens of Dublin, their city has always been unquestionably the most important urban centre in the country. To citizens of Cork, this has never been entirely accepted. In the eighteenth century both cities far outgrew their medieval shells to become major European ports, each with a vastly expanded population. But they remained very different places, Dublin the political centre and a ‘court city', Cork the commercial centre and a ‘merchant city'.Does this explain why in the tumultuous politics of the 1790s things turned out so very differently in the two cities?The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the Dublin Festival of History Podcast, brought to you by Dublin City Council.In this episode from the 2021 Dublin Festival of History, we hear from practitioners who have worked on LGBTQ+ in public history, from grassroots projects to archives and museums.The speakers are Richard O'Leary, Maurice J Casey and Kate Drinane. The moderator is Sara Phillips.The episode was recorded at The Printworks, Dublin Castle on the 10th of October 2021.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to the Dublin Festival of History Podcast, brought to you by Dublin City Council.In this episode from the 2021 Dublin Festival of History, we hear from practitioners who have worked on LGBTQ+ in public history, from grassroots projects to archives and museums.The speakers are Richard O'Leary, Maurice J Casey and Kate Drinane. The moderator is Sara Phillips.The episode was recorded at The Printworks, Dublin Castle on the 10th of October 2021.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Donal Fallon speaks to two writers who have written recent books on the history of Dublin.In O'Connell Street: The History and Life of Dublin's Iconic Street, Nicola Pierce explores the people, the history, the buildings and the stories behind the main street in our capital.Kathryn Milligan's Painting Dublin, 1886-1949: Visualising a Changing City represents the first detailed study of the depiction of Dublin in nineteenth- and twentieth-century art. It demonstrates the important role played by the portrayal and experience of urban life, a role shaped by huge historical, political, and social change.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Donal Fallon speaks to two writers who have written recent books on the history of Dublin.In O'Connell Street: The History and Life of Dublin's Iconic Street, Nicola Pierce explores the people, the history, the buildings and the stories behind the main street in our capital.Kathryn Milligan's Painting Dublin, 1886-1949: Visualising a Changing City represents the first detailed study of the depiction of Dublin in nineteenth- and twentieth-century art. It demonstrates the important role played by the portrayal and experience of urban life, a role shaped by huge historical, political, and social change.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

George III, Britain's longest-reigning king, has gone down in history as ‘the cruellest tyrant of this age'. Andrew Roberts's new biography takes entirely the opposite view. It portrays George as intelligent, benevolent, scrupulously devoted to the constitution of his country and (as head of government as well as head of state) navigating the turbulence of eighteenth-century politics with a strong sense of honour and duty.He was a devoted husband and family man, a great patron of the arts and sciences, keen to advance Britain's agricultural capacity (‘Farmer George') and determined that her horizons should be global. He could be stubborn and self-righteous, but he was also brave, brushing aside numerous assassination attempts, galvanising his ministers and generals at moments of crisis and stoical in the face of his descent – five times during his life – into a horrifying loss of mind.Andrew Roberts is a biographer and historian of international renown. He is currently Visiting Professor at the Department of War Studies at King's College, London, and the Roger and Martha Mertz Visiting Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.Lisa Marie Griffith is author of ‘Dublin: Then and Now' and ‘Stones of Dublin: A History of Dublin in Ten Buildings' and has published a number of essays on Dublin history. She is co-editor of two edited collections of essays, ‘Leaders of the City: Dublin's first citizens, 1500–1950' and ‘Death and Dying in Dublin: 1500 to the Present'.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

George III, Britain's longest-reigning king, has gone down in history as ‘the cruellest tyrant of this age'. Andrew Roberts's new biography takes entirely the opposite view. It portrays George as intelligent, benevolent, scrupulously devoted to the constitution of his country and (as head of government as well as head of state) navigating the turbulence of eighteenth-century politics with a strong sense of honour and duty.He was a devoted husband and family man, a great patron of the arts and sciences, keen to advance Britain's agricultural capacity (‘Farmer George') and determined that her horizons should be global. He could be stubborn and self-righteous, but he was also brave, brushing aside numerous assassination attempts, galvanising his ministers and generals at moments of crisis and stoical in the face of his descent – five times during his life – into a horrifying loss of mind.Andrew Roberts is a biographer and historian of international renown. He is currently Visiting Professor at the Department of War Studies at King's College, London, and the Roger and Martha Mertz Visiting Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.Lisa Marie Griffith is author of ‘Dublin: Then and Now' and ‘Stones of Dublin: A History of Dublin in Ten Buildings' and has published a number of essays on Dublin history. She is co-editor of two edited collections of essays, ‘Leaders of the City: Dublin's first citizens, 1500–1950' and ‘Death and Dying in Dublin: 1500 to the Present'.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

On a sunlit evening in 1882, Lord Frederick Cavendish and Thomas Burke, Chief Secretary and Undersecretary for Ireland, were ambushed and stabbed to death while strolling through Phoenix Park in Dublin. The murders were carried out by the Invincibles, a militant faction of republicans armed with specially-made surgeon's blades.The murders ended what should have been a turning point in Anglo-Irish relations. A new spirit of goodwill had been burgeoning between Prime Minister William Gladstone and Ireland's leader Charles Stewart Parnell, with both men forging in secret a pact to achieve peace and independence in Ireland – with the newly appointed Cavendish, Gladstone's protégé, to play an instrumental role.The impact of the Phoenix Park murders was so cataclysmic that it destroyed the pact, almost brought down the government and set in motion repercussions that would last long into the twentieth century.Julie Kavanagh is a renowned journalist, former New Yorker London editor, former arts editor of Harpers & Queen and Costa Biography Award finalist.Roy Foster is a distinguished Irish historian and academic. He was the Carroll Professor of Irish History from 1991 until 2016 at Hertford College, Oxford.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On a sunlit evening in 1882, Lord Frederick Cavendish and Thomas Burke, Chief Secretary and Undersecretary for Ireland, were ambushed and stabbed to death while strolling through Phoenix Park in Dublin. The murders were carried out by the Invincibles, a militant faction of republicans armed with specially-made surgeon's blades.The murders ended what should have been a turning point in Anglo-Irish relations. A new spirit of goodwill had been burgeoning between Prime Minister William Gladstone and Ireland's leader Charles Stewart Parnell, with both men forging in secret a pact to achieve peace and independence in Ireland – with the newly appointed Cavendish, Gladstone's protégé, to play an instrumental role.The impact of the Phoenix Park murders was so cataclysmic that it destroyed the pact, almost brought down the government and set in motion repercussions that would last long into the twentieth century.Julie Kavanagh is a renowned journalist, former New Yorker London editor, former arts editor of Harpers & Queen and Costa Biography Award finalist.Roy Foster is a distinguished Irish historian and academic. He was the Carroll Professor of Irish History from 1991 until 2016 at Hertford College, Oxford.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Myles Dungan's family was involved in four violent deaths between 1915 and 1922. Jack Clinton, an immigrant small farmer from County Meath, was murdered in the remote and lawless Arizona territory by a powerful rancher's hired assassin; three more died in Ireland, and each death is compellingly reconstructed in this extraordinary book. Mark Clinton was murdered by a group of agrarian ‘bandits' who resented his family's possession of some disputed acres; his killer was tried and executed by the dead man's relatives and comrades in the Meath IRA. A mentally challenged youth was shot as an informer by another relative of Dungan's, and buried in secrecy and silence.Myles Dungan's book, focused on one family, offers an original perspective on this still controversial period: a prism through which the moral and personal costs of violence, and the elemental conflict over land, come alive.Myles Dungan is an Irish broadcaster and author. He has presented many arts programmes on RTÉ Radio, and has also been a sports broadcaster on RTÉ Television. Since October 2010 he has been the presenter of “The History Show” on RTÉ Radio One.Catriona Crowe is one of Ireland's leading historians and commentators. She was elected to the Royal Irish Academy in 2012.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Myles Dungan's family was involved in four violent deaths between 1915 and 1922. Jack Clinton, an immigrant small farmer from County Meath, was murdered in the remote and lawless Arizona territory by a powerful rancher's hired assassin; three more died in Ireland, and each death is compellingly reconstructed in this extraordinary book. Mark Clinton was murdered by a group of agrarian ‘bandits' who resented his family's possession of some disputed acres; his killer was tried and executed by the dead man's relatives and comrades in the Meath IRA. A mentally challenged youth was shot as an informer by another relative of Dungan's, and buried in secrecy and silence.Myles Dungan's book, focused on one family, offers an original perspective on this still controversial period: a prism through which the moral and personal costs of violence, and the elemental conflict over land, come alive.Myles Dungan is an Irish broadcaster and author. He has presented many arts programmes on RTÉ Radio, and has also been a sports broadcaster on RTÉ Television. Since October 2010 he has been the presenter of “The History Show” on RTÉ Radio One.Catriona Crowe is one of Ireland's leading historians and commentators. She was elected to the Royal Irish Academy in 2012.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

At the end of the Irish War of Independence, Dublin signed an unsatisfactory treaty with London, that amongst other things, required oaths of allegiance to the British Empire. To many this was a price worth paying, but for others it was impossible. Very quickly, in 1922 the country collapsed into a cruel civil war that split organisations like Sinn Fein and the IRA, local communities, and families.It was less devastating than some other European civil wars but it left a ghastly number of dead, injured and immiserated across Ireland, north and south. And it cast a long shadow across Ireland.Fine Gael and Fianna Fail, the two parties that grew out of the rival factions, have ruled Ireland since the end of the civil war. It was only in 2019 – almost a century after the conflict – because of Sinn Fein's electoral success that the two parties could see their way to officially working together. Drawing on completely new sources, Ireland's most brilliant historian shows how important this tragic war was for understanding Ireland now.Diarmaid Ferriter has been Professor of Modern Irish History at UCD since 2008. He is a weekly columnist for The Irish Times and in March 2019, was elected a member of the Royal Irish Academy.Ronan McGreevy is a news reporter with The Irish Times. He is the editor of ‘Centenary, Ireland Remembers 1916', the official State book recalling the commemorations of 2016.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

At the end of the Irish War of Independence, Dublin signed an unsatisfactory treaty with London, that amongst other things, required oaths of allegiance to the British Empire. To many this was a price worth paying, but for others it was impossible. Very quickly, in 1922 the country collapsed into a cruel civil war that split organisations like Sinn Fein and the IRA, local communities, and families.It was less devastating than some other European civil wars but it left a ghastly number of dead, injured and immiserated across Ireland, north and south. And it cast a long shadow across Ireland.Fine Gael and Fianna Fail, the two parties that grew out of the rival factions, have ruled Ireland since the end of the civil war. It was only in 2019 – almost a century after the conflict – because of Sinn Fein's electoral success that the two parties could see their way to officially working together. Drawing on completely new sources, Ireland's most brilliant historian shows how important this tragic war was for understanding Ireland now.Diarmaid Ferriter has been Professor of Modern Irish History at UCD since 2008. He is a weekly columnist for The Irish Times and in March 2019, was elected a member of the Royal Irish Academy.Ronan McGreevy is a news reporter with The Irish Times. He is the editor of ‘Centenary, Ireland Remembers 1916', the official State book recalling the commemorations of 2016.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Before 1871, Germany was not a nation but an idea. Its founder, Otto von Bismarck, had a formidable task at hand. How would he bring thirty-nine individual states under the yoke of a single Kaiser, convincing proud Prussians, Bavarians and Rhinelanders to become Germans? Once united, could the young European nation wield enough power to rival the empires of Britain and France – all without destroying itself in the process?In a unique study of five decades that changed the course of modern history, Katja Hoyer tells the story of the German Empire from its violent beginnings to its calamitous defeat in the First World War. It is a dramatic tale of national self-discovery, social upheaval and realpolitik that ended, as it started, in blood and iron.Katja Hoyer is a German-British historian specializing in modern German history. She was born in East Germany and is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society in London .Roger Moorhouse began his writing career working for Professor Norman Davies and has since written several highly successful books on aspects of the Third Reich.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Before 1871, Germany was not a nation but an idea. Its founder, Otto von Bismarck, had a formidable task at hand. How would he bring thirty-nine individual states under the yoke of a single Kaiser, convincing proud Prussians, Bavarians and Rhinelanders to become Germans? Once united, could the young European nation wield enough power to rival the empires of Britain and France – all without destroying itself in the process?In a unique study of five decades that changed the course of modern history, Katja Hoyer tells the story of the German Empire from its violent beginnings to its calamitous defeat in the First World War. It is a dramatic tale of national self-discovery, social upheaval and realpolitik that ended, as it started, in blood and iron.Katja Hoyer is a German-British historian specializing in modern German history. She was born in East Germany and is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society in London .Roger Moorhouse began his writing career working for Professor Norman Davies and has since written several highly successful books on aspects of the Third Reich.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Iain McGregor's book is a powerful, fascinating, and groundbreaking history of Checkpoint Charlie, the famous military gate on the border of East and West Berlin. East Germany committed a billion dollars to the creation of the Berlin Wall in the early 1960s, an eleven-foot-high barrier that consisted of seventy-nine miles of fencing, 300 watchtowers, 250 guard dog runs, twenty bunkers, and was operated around the clock by guards who shot to kill. Over the next twenty-eight years, at least five thousand people attempted to smash through it, swim across it, tunnel under it, or fly over it. In November 1989, the East German leadership buckled in the face of a civil revolt that culminated in half a million East Berliners demanding an end to the ban on free movement. The world's media flocked to capture the moment which, perhaps more than any other, signaled the end of the Cold War. Checkpoint Charlie had been the epicenter of global conflict for nearly three decades.Iain McGregor is a successful editor of non fiction for major publishing houses, working with talented and bestselling historians such as Michael Wood, Sir Simon Schama, William Taubman, Alice Roberts and John Nichol – as well as publishing tie-ins with archives and podcasts such as the Imperial War Museum and R4's ‘In Our Time' series with Melvyn Bragg. He is also a writer and public speaker on modern history and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.Jane Freeland is a historian of feminism and gender in modern Germany at the German Historical Institute London.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Iain McGregor's book is a powerful, fascinating, and groundbreaking history of Checkpoint Charlie, the famous military gate on the border of East and West Berlin. East Germany committed a billion dollars to the creation of the Berlin Wall in the early 1960s, an eleven-foot-high barrier that consisted of seventy-nine miles of fencing, 300 watchtowers, 250 guard dog runs, twenty bunkers, and was operated around the clock by guards who shot to kill. Over the next twenty-eight years, at least five thousand people attempted to smash through it, swim across it, tunnel under it, or fly over it. In November 1989, the East German leadership buckled in the face of a civil revolt that culminated in half a million East Berliners demanding an end to the ban on free movement. The world's media flocked to capture the moment which, perhaps more than any other, signaled the end of the Cold War. Checkpoint Charlie had been the epicenter of global conflict for nearly three decades.Iain McGregor is a successful editor of non fiction for major publishing houses, working with talented and bestselling historians such as Michael Wood, Sir Simon Schama, William Taubman, Alice Roberts and John Nichol – as well as publishing tie-ins with archives and podcasts such as the Imperial War Museum and R4's ‘In Our Time' series with Melvyn Bragg. He is also a writer and public speaker on modern history and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.Jane Freeland is a historian of feminism and gender in modern Germany at the German Historical Institute London.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Dubliner Derek Scally goes to Christmas Eve Mass on a visit home from Berlin, he finds more memories than congregants in the church where he was once an altar boy. Not for the first time, the collapse of the Catholic Church in Ireland brings to mind the fall of another powerful ideology – East German communism. While Germans are engaging earnestly with their past, Scally sees nothing comparable going on in his native land. So he embarks on a quest to unravel the tight hold the Church had on the Irish.The Best Catholics in the World is the remarkable result of his three-year journey. With wit, wisdom and compassion Scally gives voice and definition to the murky and difficult questions that face a society coming to terms with its troubling past. It is both a lively personal odyssey and a resonant and gripping work of reporting that is a major contribution to the story of Ireland.Derek Scally has written for the Irish Times since 2000. He is based in Berlin. The Best Catholics in the World is his first book.Rachael English is a journalist and writer. She is presenter of Morning Ireland on RTÉ Radio 1. Her latest book, The Paper Bracelet, is published by Hachette UK.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When Dubliner Derek Scally goes to Christmas Eve Mass on a visit home from Berlin, he finds more memories than congregants in the church where he was once an altar boy. Not for the first time, the collapse of the Catholic Church in Ireland brings to mind the fall of another powerful ideology – East German communism. While Germans are engaging earnestly with their past, Scally sees nothing comparable going on in his native land. So he embarks on a quest to unravel the tight hold the Church had on the Irish.The Best Catholics in the World is the remarkable result of his three-year journey. With wit, wisdom and compassion Scally gives voice and definition to the murky and difficult questions that face a society coming to terms with its troubling past. It is both a lively personal odyssey and a resonant and gripping work of reporting that is a major contribution to the story of Ireland.Derek Scally has written for the Irish Times since 2000. He is based in Berlin. The Best Catholics in the World is his first book.Rachael English is a journalist and writer. She is presenter of Morning Ireland on RTÉ Radio 1. Her latest book, The Paper Bracelet, is published by Hachette UK.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 2020, statues across the world were pulled down in an extraordinary wave of global iconoclasm. From the United States and the United Kingdom to Canada, South Africa, the Caribbean, India, Bangladesh, and New Zealand, Black Lives Matter protests defaced and hauled down statues of slaveholders, Confederates, and imperialists.Edward Colston was hurled into the harbour in Bristol, England. Robert E. Lee was covered in graffiti in Richmond, Virginia. Christopher Columbus was toppled in Minnesota, beheaded in Massachusetts, and thrown into a lake in Virginia. King Leopold II of the Belgians was set on fire in Antwerp and doused in red paint in Ghent. Winston Churchill was daubed with the word ‘racist' in London.Statues are one of the most visible – and controversial – forms of historical storytelling. The stories we tell about history are vital to how we, as societies, understand our past and create our future. Fallen Idols looks at twelve statues in modern history. It looks at why they were put up; the stories they were supposed to tell; why those stories were challenged; and how they came down.Alex von Tunzelmann is a historian and screenwriter. She is the author of five books on Cold War politics and cultural history, most recently Fallen Idols: Twelve Statues That Made History.Hugh Linehan is Culture Editor with the Irish Times.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In 2020, statues across the world were pulled down in an extraordinary wave of global iconoclasm. From the United States and the United Kingdom to Canada, South Africa, the Caribbean, India, Bangladesh, and New Zealand, Black Lives Matter protests defaced and hauled down statues of slaveholders, Confederates, and imperialists.Edward Colston was hurled into the harbour in Bristol, England. Robert E. Lee was covered in graffiti in Richmond, Virginia. Christopher Columbus was toppled in Minnesota, beheaded in Massachusetts, and thrown into a lake in Virginia. King Leopold II of the Belgians was set on fire in Antwerp and doused in red paint in Ghent. Winston Churchill was daubed with the word ‘racist' in London.Statues are one of the most visible – and controversial – forms of historical storytelling. The stories we tell about history are vital to how we, as societies, understand our past and create our future. Fallen Idols looks at twelve statues in modern history. It looks at why they were put up; the stories they were supposed to tell; why those stories were challenged; and how they came down.Alex von Tunzelmann is a historian and screenwriter. She is the author of five books on Cold War politics and cultural history, most recently Fallen Idols: Twelve Statues That Made History.Hugh Linehan is Culture Editor with the Irish Times.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ireland is a nation obsessed with death. We find a thrill in the moribund, a strange enchantment in the drama of our dark past. It's everywhere we look and in all of our beloved myths, songs and stories that have helped to form our cultural identity. Our wakes and ballads, our plays and famine sites, all of them and more come together to tell ourselves and the world who we are and what we have suffered to get here. Always fascinated by the Irish preoccupation with death and the rituals around it, Gillian sets out to explore this intriguing habit of ours, to be compelled to celebrate the macabre and relish the darkness of own mortality. In The Darkness Echoing she tours Ireland to find our most haunted and fascinating historical sites, to discover the stories behind them and reveal what they say about Ireland as a nation.Dr Gillian O'Brien is a Reader in Modern Irish History at Liverpool John Moores University. She is the author of Blood Runs Green: The Murder That Transfixed Gilded Age Chicago.Michael Staunton is a medieval historian and Associate Professor of History at University College Dublin.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ireland is a nation obsessed with death. We find a thrill in the moribund, a strange enchantment in the drama of our dark past. It's everywhere we look and in all of our beloved myths, songs and stories that have helped to form our cultural identity. Our wakes and ballads, our plays and famine sites, all of them and more come together to tell ourselves and the world who we are and what we have suffered to get here. Always fascinated by the Irish preoccupation with death and the rituals around it, Gillian sets out to explore this intriguing habit of ours, to be compelled to celebrate the macabre and relish the darkness of own mortality. In The Darkness Echoing she tours Ireland to find our most haunted and fascinating historical sites, to discover the stories behind them and reveal what they say about Ireland as a nation.Dr Gillian O'Brien is a Reader in Modern Irish History at Liverpool John Moores University. She is the author of Blood Runs Green: The Murder That Transfixed Gilded Age Chicago.Michael Staunton is a medieval historian and Associate Professor of History at University College Dublin.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the annals of the Third Reich, little has been said about the role played by the German nobility in the Nazis' rise to power. Nazis and Nobles now fills this gap, providing the first systematic investigation of the role played by the nobility in German political life between Germany's defeat in the First World War in 1918 and the consolidation of Nazi power in the 1930s.As Stephan Malinowski shows, the German nobility was too weak to prevent the German Revolution of 1918 but strong enough to take an active part in the struggle against the Weimar Republic. In this skilful portrait of an aristocratic world that was soon to disappear, Malinowski gives us for the first time the in-depth story of the German nobility's social decline and political radicalization in the inter-war years.Stephan Malinowski teaches Modern European History at the University of Edinburgh. Born and raised in Berlin, he is one of Germany's leading experts on the history of the German nobility in the 20th century.Robert Gerwarth is Professor of Modern History at UCD and Director of its Centre for War Studies.This event was organised in collaboration with the Holocaust Education Trust Ireland.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the annals of the Third Reich, little has been said about the role played by the German nobility in the Nazis' rise to power. Nazis and Nobles now fills this gap, providing the first systematic investigation of the role played by the nobility in German political life between Germany's defeat in the First World War in 1918 and the consolidation of Nazi power in the 1930s.As Stephan Malinowski shows, the German nobility was too weak to prevent the German Revolution of 1918 but strong enough to take an active part in the struggle against the Weimar Republic. In this skilful portrait of an aristocratic world that was soon to disappear, Malinowski gives us for the first time the in-depth story of the German nobility's social decline and political radicalization in the inter-war years.Stephan Malinowski teaches Modern European History at the University of Edinburgh. Born and raised in Berlin, he is one of Germany's leading experts on the history of the German nobility in the 20th century.Robert Gerwarth is Professor of Modern History at UCD and Director of its Centre for War Studies.This event was organised in collaboration with the Holocaust Education Trust Ireland.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lee is joined by John, Andy and Adam to give their 3 Best Bets of the weekend and preview all the racing from Sandown, Wetherby, Musselburgh and Dublin Festival at Leopardstown Intro 00:00 3rd Best Bet 02:06 2nd Best Bet 08:06 Best Bets 15:33 ITV4 Racing 25:00 13.15 Sandown - Virgin Bet Handicap Chase 25:58 13.50 Sandown – Virgin Bet Contenders Hurdle 33:26 14.20 Sandown - Virgin Bet Scilly Isles Novices' Chase 35:46 14.55 Sandown - Virgin Bet Heroes Handicap Hurdle 39:38 15.30 Sandown - Virgin Bet Masters Handicap Chase 42:23 14.30 Wetherby - William Hill Towton Novices' Chase 45:28 14.05 Musselburgh - Auld Yin Handicap Chase 46:07 14.20 Musselburgh - Scottish County Handicap Hurdle 50:02 15.45 Musselburgh - Edinburgh National Handicap Chase 51:30 13.35 Leopardstown - Spring Juvenile Hurdle 54:49 14:10 Leopardstown - Irish Arkle Novice Chase 57:08 15.15 Leopardstown - Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup 58:50 Any Other Business for Sunday 1:01:02 www.barstewards.co.uk If you are enjoying the videos, do Subscribe to the channel and follow us on Twitter with our Twitter Links: The Barstewards Enquiry - https://twitter.com/BarstewardsThe

Nick is joined by journalist and broadcaster Lydia Hislop to discuss the day's national and international racing news. They begin by discussing two of the week's notable talking points, first exploring whether the mooted British equivalent to a Dublin Racing Festival is really a possibility and, second, what it is that might really be driving punters towards black market bookmakers. With Saratoga hosting the world's best racing this weekend, James Willoughby joins Nick to discuss the plethora of Grade One goodies at the Spa, including Essential Quality, Gamine and Japan, as well as cantering through this week's highly dynamic TRC Top Ten. Nick also catches up with trainers Richard Hannon and James Ferguson ahead of this weekend's fixture at Goodwood, while Richard Phillips drops in to talk about National Racehorse Week.

Nick is joined by journalist and broadcaster Lydia Hislop to discuss the day's national and international racing news. They begin by discussing two of the week's notable talking points, first exploring whether the mooted British equivalent to a Dublin Racing Festival is really a possibility and, second, what it is that might really be driving punters towards black market bookmakers. With Saratoga hosting the world's best racing this weekend, James Willoughby joins Nick to discuss the plethora of Grade One goodies at the Spa, including Essential Quality, Gamine and Japan, as well as cantering through this week's highly dynamic TRC Top Ten. Nick also catches up with trainers Richard Hannon and James Ferguson ahead of this weekend's fixture at Goodwood, while Richard Phillips drops in to talk about National Racehorse Week.

Pat Carty pays tribute to Jim Steinman, Steven Benedict revisits Lawrence of Arabia, widely regarded as director David Lean's finest work, Kelly-Anne Byrne remembers Prince on his fifth anniversary, New Music Dublin festival takes place this weekend, Grounded will be live streamed from Smock Alley on Friday with new work by composer Deirdre Gribbin

Celebrity, with its neon glow and selfie pout, strikes us as hypermodern. But the famous and infamous have been thrilling, titillating, and outraging us for much longer than we might realise. In this ambitious history, that spans the Bronze Age to the coming of Hollywood’s Golden Age, Greg Jenner assembles a vibrant cast of over 125 actors, singers, dancers, sportspeople, freaks, demigods, ruffians, and more, in search of celebrity’s historical roots.In this episode from the 2020 Dublin Festival of History, public historian, broadcaster, and author Greg Jenner talks about his book Dead Famous: an unexpected history of celebrity. The episode is moderated by author and journalist Anna Carey and was recorded via Zoom on the 1st October 2021 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Celebrity, with its neon glow and selfie pout, strikes us as hypermodern. But the famous and infamous have been thrilling, titillating, and outraging us for much longer than we might realise. In this ambitious history, that spans the Bronze Age to the coming of Hollywood's Golden Age, Greg Jenner assembles a vibrant cast of over 125 actors, singers, dancers, sportspeople, freaks, demigods, ruffians, and more, in search of celebrity's historical roots.In this episode from the 2020 Dublin Festival of History, public historian, broadcaster, and author Greg Jenner talks about his book Dead Famous: an unexpected history of celebrity. The episode is moderated by author and journalist Anna Carey and was recorded via Zoom on the 1st October 2021 Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ahead of big televised meetings at Ascot and Newbury, Richard Hoiles and Andrew Thornton are joined by ITV pundit Mick Fitzgerald and special guest, trainer Kim Bailey. As well as marking your card for the weekend action, Kim reflects upon the highs and lows of his career with horses such as Alderbrook, Master Oats and, most recently, First Flow. He also has a decent crack at Richard's racing quiz, which you can play along with too. Ascot clerk of the course Chris Stickels gives us the lowdown on conditions in Berkshire, and jockey Danny Mullins talks us through a fantastic couple of days at the Dublin Festival, which took place at the beginning of February.

Tonights episode covers all the weekends action from the Dublin Festival

Seat of Crown administration since the twelfth century, and still bearing the physical scars of the 1916 Rising, during the War of Independence Dublin was also GHQ of the IRA and the location of the underground Dáil administration.   To find out how the conflict played out between the two sides join History Ireland editor, Tommy Graham, in discussion with Donal Fallon, John Gibney, Liz Gillis and Padraig Yeates. This podcast is supported by the National Library of Ireland as part of the Dublin Festival of History Photo Credit: Custom House ablaze, 25th May 1921. W. D. Hogan. National Library of Ireland.

Historian Greg Jenner joined Sean to talk about his new book "Dead Famous: An Unexpected History of Celebrity" which he will be speaking about at the Dublin Festival of History.

"Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism" is the new book by Atlantic magazine journalist Anne Applebaum. In it she writes about the "unbridgeable political chasm" that has opened between her and her former liberal and centre-right friends as they embraced populism and authoritarianism, and the personal motivations that drive people to adopt extreme politics. If you enjoy the podcast, you can also hear Anne participating in an online discussion with Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe as a part of The Dublin Festival of History, on Saturday October 3rd. The festival is a Dublin City Council event and runs online until Sunday, 4th October. All events are free and booking is available at dublinfestivalofhistory.ie.

Brendan Teeling, Deputy Dublin City Librarian, discusses the programme of events for the Dublin Festival of History which starts today.

Our expect panel answer questions from the audience on a whole range of historical topics,with Joe Duffy keeping order, recorded at Printworks, Dublin Castle, on 1st October 2017.Catriona Crowe is former head of Special Projects at the National Archives of Ireland. In 2016 she presented the RTE documentary Life Before the Rising .Donal Fallon is a Dublin-based historian, publisher of the Three Castles Burning podcast, and worked as an Historian in Residence with Dublin City Council.Dr Jennifer Wellington is a lecturer in Modern History at University College Dublin.Joe Duffy is the presenter of RTE’s Liveline radio series. He is the author of the bestselling Children of the Rising, and co-author, with Freya Clements, of Children of the Troubles. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our expect panel answer questions from the audience on a whole range of historical topics,with Joe Duffy keeping order, recorded at Printworks, Dublin Castle, on 1st October 2017.Catriona Crowe is former head of Special Projects at the National Archives of Ireland. In 2016 she presented the RTE documentary Life Before the Rising .Donal Fallon is a Dublin-based historian, publisher of the Three Castles Burning podcast, and worked as an Historian in Residence with Dublin City Council.Dr Jennifer Wellington is a lecturer in Modern History at University College Dublin.Joe Duffy is the presenter of RTE's Liveline radio series. He is the author of the bestselling Children of the Rising, and co-author, with Freya Clements, of Children of the Troubles. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen back to Dublin: One City, One Book 2018, when we celebrated The Long Gaze Back, and the female voice in Irish literature. This anthology of 30 short stories is edited by Sinead Gleeson. In this episode, Jessica Fahy, examines the choices made in the portrayal of significant women from Irish history by leading artists of the day, and how these images may still inform our opinions today. The remarkable women featured in Jessica's talk include Countess Markievicz, Eva Gore Booth, Maud Gonne, Grace Plunkett and Sarah Cecilia Harrison. Image: Self-portrait by Sarah Cecilia Harrison (1889) courtesy of The Hugh Lane, where you can see many of the artists and portraits mentioned in the talk. Recorded at The LexIcon on 23 April 2018, with thanks to Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Libraries for making the audio available to us. If you’re interested in podcasts and learning more about the literature and history of Dublin and Ireland, we recommend the Dublin Festival of History and the new City of Books podcast with Martina Devlin. Our theme tune is Dream of the forest (jazzy mix) by articom (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/articom/61177

Library Lunchtime Lecture by Professor Harry White, MRIA, Professor of Music at University College Dublin. The first lecture in our series on 'Discovering Thomas Moore.' This lecture series accompanied our exhibition 'Discovering Thomas Moore: Ireland in nineteenth-century Europe'. Curated by musicologist Dr Sarah McCleave, School of Arts, English & Languages, QUB, the exhibition and lecture series exposes the breadth of Moore's research and writing about Ireland and explores Moore's role as an Irish writer with an international reputation in positioning Ireland within Europe through cultural exchange. It also addresses contemporary European fascination with the orient and Moore's influential role in depicting eastern culture, particularly via his hugely successful work, Lalla Rookh. This lecture was part of the Dublin Festival of History programme. Location: Academy House Date : Wednesday 9 October, 2019 Speaker: Harry White is Professor of Music at University College Dublin and a Fellow of the Royal Irish Academy of Music. His publications include The Keeper's Recital (1998), The Progress of Music in Ireland (2005), Music and the Irish Literary Imagination (2008) and (with Barra Boydell) The Encyclopaedia of Music in Ireland (2013). He was elected to the Royal Irish Academy in 2006 and to the Academy of Europe in 2015. In 2018, he became the first Irish person to be elected a Corresponding Fellow of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Disclaimer: The Royal Irish Academy has prepared this content responsibly and carefully, but disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information contained in any of the materials. The views expressed are the authors' own and not those of the Royal Irish Academy.

Information about the first ever 'Humans of Politics: LIVE' taking place on November 21st, as part of the Dublin Festival of Politics. Also, a flavour of what to expect in Season 2, coming soon to your podcast feed...

This is Part 2; for Part 1 look for Episode 17 (S2 EP17. DUBLIN HISTORY FESTIVAL & REVOLUTIONARY WALKING TOUR). Dr John Gibney completes his revolutionary walk of Dublin, taking us to Trinity, the Customs house and the Four Courts – as part of the Dublin Festival of History 2018. history@atlanticradio.ie --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thehistoryshow/message

President Michael D. Higgins delivered a special address to close the Dublin Festival of History. See https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-gives-a-keynote-address-at-closing-ceremony-of-2018-dublin-festival-of-history

A talk by Cormac Moore looking at the history of this local Fairview business as it celebrates 100 years in business in 2017. Started by Elias Edge (Senior) who was born in 1872 the history of this neighborhood hardware shop is also the history of the area. Cormac brings that history to life as he discusses the floods, bombings, escaped lions and further floods which shaped Fairview over the last 100 years. If you want to learn more you might like to check out the following: The bombing of Dublin's North Strand by Kevin C. Kearns. http://bit.ly/2sdpU7p Fortune's wheel : The life and legacy of the Fairview lion tamer. A dvd directed by Joe Lee http://bit.ly/2knnnUO You can also find historic photographs of Fairview on our digital repository and images of the North Strand Bombing on our online gallery: http://bit.ly/2Lt4mg8 Recorded at the 2017 Dublin Festival of History. http://dublinfestivalofhistory.ie Cormac is part of the Historian in Residence team (Dublin City Council) for the North Central Area. https://twitter.com/DubHistorians Additional research by Beverly Edge.

Download Episode. You can read more about Casey’s interview on her website. To get your knitting question on the show, just email it to podcast@verypink.com. Our lovely sponsors this week: Fringe Supply Co. Lykke Driftwood needles Hello Fresh Visit hellofresh.com and use the code VERYPINK30 to receive $30 off your first order! Storyworth Visit storyworth.com/verypink to learn more! From Casey’s interview: This is Knit Woollinn, the Dublin Festival of Yarn! 25th - 27th May 2018 Other things we talk about in this episode: Casey’s Tiniest Turtle Mattress Stitch

This talk by Turlough O’Donnell marked the 800th anniversary of the connections between Dublin and the Camino de Santiago which was celebrated in 2016. Turlough O’Donnell is chair of the Camino Society Ireland CLG and has walked many parts of the Camino. Recorded at Cabra Library on 6 October 2016 as part of Dublin Festival of History. Photo: El Camino de Santiago en Logroño (La Rioja - España) by Juanje 2712 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Camino_de_Santiago_en_Logro%C3%B1o.JPG

Dublin Festival of History 2016 panel with Martina Devlin, Diarmaid Ferriter, Patsy McGarry, Ronan McGreevy, Margaret O’Callaghan and moderator Sarah Carey. Despite the many dire warnings of the risks involved in the 1916 commemorations, the general consensus confirmed that Ireland had not only conducted them with dignity and gravitas but had also succeeded in igniting a public mood of pride and confidence as people streamed onto the streets to remember Ireland’s journey towards self-determination. How can we sustain the positive tone in future commemorations? Will Civil War politics provoke division and old enmities? A panel of distinguished experts examines the key issues. Martina Devlin is a novelist and columnist for the Irish Independent. Diarmaid Ferriter is Professor of Modern Irish History at UCD. Patsy McGarry is Religious Affairs correspondent with The Irish Times. Ronan McGreevy is a news reporter with The Irish Times. He is the editor of Was it for This? Reflections on the Easter Rising. Margaret O’Callaghan is a senior lecturer at Queen’s University, Belfast School of History. Sarah Carey is a columnist and broadcaster. Recorded at Printworks, Dublin Castle on 23 September 2016.

Paul Rouse in conversation with Joe Molloy at Dublin Festival of History 2016. Paul Rouse’s landmark Sport and Ireland was the first history of sport in this country, locating it within Irish political, social, and cultural history, and within the global history of sport. It demonstrated that there are unique aspects of Ireland’s sporting history which are defined by the peculiarities of life on a small island on the edge of Europe. Equally, the Irish sporting world is unique only in part; much of the history of Irish sport is a shared history with that of other societies. Paul Rouse is a lecturer in the School of History at UCD. His main research interest lies in Irish social and cultural history of the 19th and 20th Centuries, particularly the history of sport, and the GAA Joe Molloy is a presenter on Newstalk 106-108’s Off the Ball and a sports columnist at the Irish Independent. Recorded at Printworks, Dublin Castle on 23 September 2016.

This week, Kieran attends the ”Dublin Festival of History, which is running for its fourth year. At the festival, Kieran gets to speak with its founder, Brendan Teeling about the festival’s origins. He also gets to interview Robert Gerwarth,  Professor of Modern History at UCD, about his fantastic new book, ‘The Vanquished’ which traces the wars and civil unrest that dogged countries after WWI. He also meets and interviews Saul David, Professor of Military History at the University of Buckingham about his new book ‘Operation Thunderbolt’ which looks at the Israelis rescue of hostages in Uganda in 1976…not one to miss. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thehistoryshow/message

Val O'Connor - Bread on the Table, JP McMahon Slow Food Clare, Murphy's Ice Cream,Taste of Dublin Festival, Event Guide for June

TravCast is the Writer's Podcast from the Traverse, Scotland’s New Writing Theatre. Associate Director, Hamish Pirie, interviews well known playwrights whose work features in the year round programme at the Traverse. In this episode, Hamish Speaks to Omphile Molousi. Omphile was born in the village of Bodibe in 1981, where he was raised by his Grandmother. He is a freelance writer/actor/director. He graduated at the Market Theatre Laboratory. He’s been doing theatre since 2001. His theatre acting credits include: Cadre, Itsoseng, Shakespeare dreaming at the zoo, Sizwe Bansi is dead, Animal farm, Robben Island Bible, Romeo and Juliet, The mirror, Caucasian chalk circle, Much ado about nothing, Echoes, Blurring Shine, Julius Caesar, Sharpeville 1&2 and others. His writing credits for Theatre: Cadre (Published by Junkets publishers and Oberon books UK, World premiere at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, SA premiere at the Market Theatre, Grahamstown National arts Festival Main program, Currently performing at the 2013 Edinburgh Festival in Scotland), Itsoseng (Published by Junkets publishers and Oxford University Press SA, adapted for a BBC radio play, and performed at various local and international venues including Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, 2008 Edinburgh festival in Scotland, 2011 Dublin Festival in Ireland, 2013 Adelaide Festival in Australia.), Balalatladi (Rehearsed reading at Washington DC’s Kennedy Centre, Performed at the Family Season Festival in Cape Town, Performed at the National School of The Arts Festival), Informal (Performed at the Market Theatre Lab and National School of the Arts, For the right reasons (Published by Oxford University Press SA and Junkets Publishers, Staged reading at the Adelaide Festival in Australia), Daddy comes tonight (Published by Junkets Publishers) The sweet door (Performed at Windybrow Theatre), Ijo! (Performed at the Market Theatre Laboratory and Grahamstown National Arts Festival 2005), Pozeng (Resident project at the Market Theatre Laboratory) Short Story: Bargain (Published by Penguin publishers). Writing for TV; Zone 14 series 2, 3, 4 and 5. His Theatre Directing credits include: Cadre, Informal, Balalatladi, Ijo and Pozeng Omphile was the first recipient of the Bret Goldin Bursary Award which gave him an opportunity to intern at the Royal Shakespeare Company as an actor in the UK. He also won the Scotsman Fringe First Award 2008 for Itsoseng, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. He won the Andre Deshields award for Itsoseng, best performance at the Black theatre alliance awards 2010 in Chicago. He taught the Cicely Berry voice technique and acting at the Actors Centre and is currently teaching at the Market Theatre Laboratory. He is also a field worker at the Market Theatre Laboratory since 2010. As a fieldworker he travels throughout the whole country assisting community theatre groups to develop their stories. He is a founder of Mowa Art Fields, a Not for Profit Organization that teaches teachers in rural public schools to teach creative arts. The organization also has an annual festival for Grade 5-7 learners in the North West Province. Original music by James Iremonger www.jamesiremonger.co.uk Produced and engineered by Cian O Siochain

With four performances only the world renowned Birmingham Royal Ballet returns to Dublin’s Bord Gáis Energy Theatre from tomorrow, Thursday 4 to Saturday 6 July. The company is bringing its renowned production of Giselle marking Birmingham Royal Ballet’s return to Dublin following the celebrated performances of Coppélia in July 2011. Des FitzGerald talked to Ballet Mistress Marion Tait from Birmingham Royal Ballet who's been with the company since she was fifteen. Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Grand Canal Square, Docklands, Dublin 2 Tickets: Priced from €25.00 Thursday 4 July 2013 7:30 pm; Friday 5 July 2013 7:30 pm; Saturday 6 July 2013 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm Ticketmaster: 0818 719 377 bordgaisenergytheatre.ie The Ten Days in Dublin Festival kicks off tomorrow and among the many offerings is a new play Scabs about the Lockout in 1913. The play’s writer and director Naomi Elster joined Des live from a technical rehearsal (with apologies for the sound quality). The interview also features an extract from the production with actors Robert Harrington and Áine de Siún. The Pearse Centre, 27 Pearse Street July 4th–6th, 2013 @ 8:30pm Tickets: €10/€8 concession - available on the door