Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan Podcast
1) Iconic Irish Presidential Elections: 1990 and 1997
In this episode, we'll be exploring two of the most iconic Irish presidential elections, 1990 and 1997.Featuring Dr John Walsh, School of Education, Trinity College Dublin, and Prof Kevin Rafter,...Show More
2) Thomas More
In this episode of Talking History, we discuss the life, death and legacy of author and statesman Thomas More, who was beheaded by Henry VIII.Featuring: Dr Joanne Paul, senior lecturer in early modern...Show More
3) Best of August Books
Featuring: Landscapes of Kingship in Early Medieval Ireland AD 400-1150, by Dr Patrick Gleeson, Senior Lecturer in Early Medieval Archaeology at Queen's University Belfast; Death to Order: A Modern Hi...Show More
4) Ellen Hutchins
In this episode, we hear about the remarkable life and legacy of Ireland's first female botanist, Ellen Hutchins.Featuring: Madeline Hutchins, who runs the Ellen Hutchins Festival and is Ellen's ...Show More
5) Limerick and the British & Irish Lions
The life and legacy of one of Ireland's most influential historians, with Neasa MacErlean, author of ‘Telling the Truth is Dangerous: How Robert Dudley Edwards changed Irish history forever’; the memo...Show More
6) Thomas Cromwell: His Final Years
In this episode of Talking History, we'll discuss the man who helped make Henry VIII, until Henry VIII turned on him - as we bring you the real Thomas Cromwell, on the 485th anniversary of his death.F...Show More
7) The Irish Lumières
In this episode: Ireland's forgotten film pioneers, the Horgan brothers of Youghal, and how three visionary siblings captured a rapidly changing Ireland.Featuring: Darina Clancy, director and producer...Show More
8) Daniel O'Connell: 250 Years On
To mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Daniel O'Connell, Newstalk's Talking History debates his life, his legacy and how he should be remembered.Featuring: Prof Christine Kinealy, Professor of ...Show More
9) How The Free State Won The Irish Civil War
How The Free State Won The Irish Civil War
10) Best of June Books
In this episode: Crusader Criminals - the knights who went rogue in the Holy Land, with Dr Steve Tibble, honorary research associate at Royal Holloway, University of London; the forgotten history of t...Show More