Episodes
Ian Kenneally reports. He speaks to Dr Helene O’Keeffe, co-editor of the 'Atlas of the Irish Civil War'
Published 11/10/24
Gerry Mullins, Jim Lucey and Brendan Twomey join Myles to discuss Jonathan Swift.
Published 11/10/24
The myriad legacies of Jonathan Swift; and the mass hunger strike of 1923.
Published 11/10/24
Myles Dungan looks at some of the most bitterly fought Presidential elections, with the help of Professor Glen Gendzel, Dr Sandra Scanlon, and selections from the RTÉ Radio Archives.
Published 11/03/24
Myles is joined by Dr Kieran Connell, author of 'Multicultural Britain: A People's History'
Published 10/27/24
Myles is joined by Dr Cormac Moore, to mark the anniversary of the Irish Boundary Commission's first meeting a century ago.
Published 10/27/24
The Irish in Multicultural Britain; Dracula, Frankenstein and Ballyshannon; and the convening of the Irish Boundary Commission a century ago
Published 10/27/24
Marc McMenamin reports, he talks to Professor Jarlath Killeen of TCD, and local historian Brian Drummond.
Published 10/27/24
Myles speaks to Australian writer Thomas Keneally about John Mitchel, the focus of his latest historical novel 'Fanatic Heart'.
Published 10/20/24
Ian Kenneally reports on the civil war killing of Richard Bertles, and two songs about him composed a century apart.
Published 10/20/24
Language learning in 19th century Ireland; The shooting of Richard Bertles during the Irish Civil War; and Thomas Keneally on his new novel about John Mitchel
Published 10/20/24
Myles is joined by Phyllis Gaffney to talk about how Ireland became a leader in modern language education in the 19th century.
Published 10/20/24
Myles is joined by Emma Laffey, curator of the exhibition 'Mary Anne Fanning: Remembering our Community Midwives' at the National Museum of Ireland - Country Life in Castlebar.
Published 10/13/24
Myles talks to Professor Mary Burke, author of 'Race, Politics, and Irish America: A Gothic History'.
Published 10/13/24
Myles is joined by Dr Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire, who is co-editor of the book 'Irish Food History: A Companion'
Published 10/13/24
The rich history of Irish food; Remembering our community midwives; and the racial transformation of the Irish in America.
Published 10/13/24
Colm Flynn reports, he speaks to Anita McBride, who was Chief of Staff to First Lady Laura Bush.
Published 10/06/24
Myles is joined by Dr Harman Murtagh, author of a new book telling the story of Ireland's largest pre-modern army.
Published 10/06/24
Myles is joined by Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch, Emeritus Professor of the History of the Church at Oxford, and author of a recently published volume on sex and Christianity.
Published 10/06/24
The Irish Jacobite Army; The role of America's First Ladies; and the history of sex and Christianity.
Published 10/06/24
Myles is joined by Dr Maurice Casey to talk about the life of Wexford-born communist May O'Callaghan, who was once a resident of Moscow's fabled Hotel Lux.
Published 09/29/24
The story of Wexford-born communist May O'Callaghan; and The Tempestuous Lives of Roger Casement.
Published 09/29/24
Niall Quinn speaks to Myles Dungan about the life of Oscar Traynor, in a public interview recorded at the Hinterland Festival in Kells.
Published 09/22/24
Myles is joined by Clodagh Finn and John Morgan, authors of 'The Irish In The Resistance: The Untold Stories of the Ordinary Heroes Who Resisted Hitler'
Published 09/15/24