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When the Irish Invaded Canada

Date: Aug 11, 20
One hundred and fifty years ago, August 1870, General John O’Neill delivered a speech in Chicago,...

Kylemore Abbey and the Benedictine Nuns

Date: Aug 4, 20
Originally built as a castle by a wealthy businessman, the landmark Connemara building was empty ...

The Story Behind On Raglan Road

Date: Jul 28, 20
Radio personality, singer and writer, Maxi, accompanied by Riverdance producer, Moya Doherty, tak...

Alice Taylor – A Cocoon With a View

Date: Jul 21, 20
Best-selling author Alice Taylor tells Kay Doyle how she is getting on with life in lockdown from...

50 years of the Dublin City Ramblers

Date: Jul 7, 20
Seán Creedon looks back on the career of one of Ireland’s greatest ballad groups and speaks to tw...

Kitty the Hare – The Runaway

Date: Jul 7, 20
“He stared at me with two of the deadest blackest eyes I had ever seen in my life...”   ‘T...

The Shannon Airport Hijackings

Date: Jul 7, 20
Eamon O Buadhachain recalls famous hijackings which involved the Co. Clare airport   For a...

When the Motorcar First Came to Ireland

Date: Jun 30, 20
It is so much part of our everyday lives now that we barely give the cars on our roads a second t...

Ballyglunin and the Quiet Man

Date: Jun 30, 20
Liam O Raghallaigh recalls how John Ford picked Ballyglunin Railway Station for some unforgettabl...

The Great Whiskey Fire of Dublin

Date: Jun 16, 20
In 1875 a fire broke out at Malone’s malt house and store house on Chamber Street in Dublin. The ...