Fin Dwyer

Fin Dwyer

Exiled: Irish Writers in the 1930s

The 1930s stood out as one of the most dramatic decades in modern history. Fascism was on the...

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Ireland's Lost Generation - The Orphans of the Great Hunger

In 1851 there were nearly 90,000 orphans in Irish Workhouses. Many of these children had lost...

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Time's Untold Tales: When Dublin had two time zones & other stories

Telling the time in hours and minutes seems so natural that we don’t even question where it came...

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The IRA ambush in Central Park, New York

On April 13th, 1922, three IRA volunteers chased a man through Central Park in New York. In front...

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The Slaves who helped Ireland during the Great Hunger

During the Great Hunger of the 1840s, vast sums of money were sent to Ireland by people across...

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Saving Ireland from Sin & Sex - Film Censorship in Ireland

Through most of the 20th century, authorities in Ireland operated a strict censorship regime when...

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What started The Troubles?

In the late 1960s, Northern Ireland erupted into major violence, marking the opening phase of The...

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Polygamy, the Pope or Politics. Why was 19th century Ireland so hostile to Mormonism?

In the mid 19th century Mormonism was one of the fastest growing religions in the world. However...

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Shipwrecked: The Story of the Samson

The story of the Samson is one most bizarre shipwrecks in Irish history. When this enormous...

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New Geneva: Ireland's Lost City

In the 1780s work began on a new city in Ireland. Called New Geneva it was designed to provide a...

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Plan 2024: It's ambitious but you can make it possible

We've been on an extraordinary journey since the show launched 14 years ago. From medieval...

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Forgotten: The Irish in the American West

New York, Boston, and Chicago dominate the history of Irish migration to the United States....

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Taking the world by storm – a history of podcasting 2/2

In the past decade, podcasting has taken the world by storm. The advent of smartphones and the...

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Are you in a cult? A history of podcasting part I.

‘You might not be a revolutionary, but you are living through a revolution.’  Podcasting is much...

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Assassinated: A Story of Vengeance & Murder in the Great Hunger

It’s a dark evening in early November 1847. A carriage makes it's way through lawless starving...

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The Irish in Andersonville 'the deadliest place in America'

In the mid 1860s, Andersonville became one of the most feared places in America. This sleepy...

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Rose McKenna & Sydney Arnold – Rebels With A Secret History

Writing histories of people who led secret lives is difficult because they leave few records. Yet...

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A History of the Supernatural in Ireland

As we prepare to celebrate Halloween, this episode is a timely exploration of the history of the...

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A History of Ireland's Deaf Community [From the archives]

I have come down with a cold so rather than subject you to me coughing and spluttering through a...

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Anti-Irish Racism in 1930s Britain

In the 1920s and 30s Irish emigrants in Britain faced widespread racism and discrimination....

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