Dr. Brian Hanley talks about the IRA and Nazi Germany. Brian Hanley is a historian and author. He has written widely on Irish republicanism and radicalism, including ‘The IRA, 1926-36’ and (with Scott Millar ‘The Lost Revolution: the Story of the Official IRA and the Workers Party. Brian Hanley is Historian in Residence at Dublin City Library and Archives, 2017. His areas of expertise include society, politics and culture of 19th and 20th century Ireland, on the Irish Revolution and Civil War, on the IRA from 1923-2005.
Recorded at Raheny Library on 3 April 2017 as part of Dublin: One City, One Book programme.
Dublin: One City, One Book is an award-winning Dublin City Council initiative, led by Dublin City Public Libraries, which encourages everyone to read a book connected with the capital city during the month of April every year. The chosen book for 2017 was Echoland by Joe Joyce.
