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Belfast News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Diarmaid Ferriter Joins Éamon Phoenix FoundationDiarmaid Ferriter, a renowned Irish historian, has been appointed as the new patron of the Éamon Phoenix Foundation. The foundation, dedicated to preserving the legacy of late historian Dr Éamon Phoenix, aims to promote mutual understanding and reconciliation through historical study. Ferriter, known for his balanced approach to history, will help guide the foundation in its mission, especially in the wake of the ongoing effort to digitally recreate Phoenixs voice for a new archive.
2026-01-3001 min
Today with Claire ByrneDiarmaid Ferriter on the life of George Bernard ShawDiarmaid Ferriter, Professor of Modern History, UCD
2025-09-2313 min
MoncrieffHow do you chronicle Ireland’s recent history?Technically speaking, anything that is in the past can be categorized as history.But, more often than not, historians deal with events that they exist at a great remove from.That is not the case for Diarmaid Ferriter’s latest book ‘The Revelation of Ireland: 1995-2020’.So, does chronicling recent events present a challenge for historians, and what can we say definitively about Ireland in the last 30 years?Diarmaid Ferriter joins Seán to discuss.
2025-09-0910 minMoncrieffHow do you chronicle Ireland’s recent history?Technically speaking, anything that is in the past can be categorized as history.But, more often than not, historians deal with events that they exist at a great remove from.That is not the case for Diarmaid Ferriter’s latest book ‘The Revelation of Ireland: 1995-2020’.So, does chronicling recent events present a challenge for historians, and what can we say definitively about Ireland in the last 30 years?Diarmaid Ferriter joins Seán to discuss.
2025-09-0910 min
Red LinesThe Race for the ÁrasMark Carruthers is joined by Diarmaid Ferriter, Mary Regan and Gavan Reilly to reflect on the outgoing Irish President and who might succeed him.
2025-04-3040 min
Empire: World History240. Ireland’s Fight For Freedom: The Irish Civil War (Ep 3)In the aftermath of the Irish War of Independence in 1921, Michael Collins is sent to London to meet Winston Churchill, David Lloyd George and other British officials to negotiate a treaty. After weeks of travelling back and forth across the Irish Sea, Collins and his fellow Sinn Féin negotiators return with a deal. Ireland would become a Free State, but it would remain in the British Empire, and the Irish must swear an oath of allegiance to the King. Eamonn De Valera, the president of the republic, refuses to accept. De Valera and Co...
2025-03-251h 01Empire: World History239. Ireland’s Fight For Freedom: The Rise of The IRA (Ep 2)The Irish republicans who led the Easter Rising of 1916 are tried for treason by the British government, and sentenced to death. Some are so unwell they have to be tied to a chair to be killed, and the brutality of these executions turns the tide of public opinion in Ireland, increasing support for the Republican cause.The remaining revolutionaries are carted off to prisons and internment camps, where they come up with new ideas for the next fight for independence. The British press has misrepresented the Easter Rising as “The Sinn Féin Rebellion”, but t...
2025-03-201h 00Empire: World History238. Ireland’s Fight For Freedom: The Easter Rising (Ep 1)The 1916 Easter Rising was a definitive moment in 20th-century Irish history. Its memory was evoked throughout The Troubles, with republicans wearing commemorative Easter Lily badges to honour the revolutionary martyrs that came before them. On Easter Monday in 1916, amongst the backdrop of the ongoing First World War, Irish revolutionaries brought the anti-colonial struggle to Britain’s doorstep. Armed men and women stormed and seized important buildings across Dublin, and proclaimed the beginning of The Irish Republic. From the steps of the General Post Office, Patrick Pearse read the proclamation of i...
2025-03-1854 min
Dublin Festival of History PodcastThe Trouble with Recent HistoryWelcome to the Dublin Festival of History podcast, brought to you by Dublin City Council.This episode, from the Dublin Festival of History 2024, discusses the turbulent and troubled history of the last 50 years in Ireland. The country has seen violence in Northern Ireland, the collapse of the economy and bailout of the banks, the exposure of shocking abuse perpetrated by the Catholic Church and numerous referenda which have changed Irish society. So, when do recent events become history?Historians Diarmaid Ferriter, Caelainn Hogan and Mick Clifford in a conversation chaired by Frank McNally.
2025-01-0645 min
shado in focusDeconstructing Catholic shame and reclaiming intimate selfhood by Maedbh PierceWelcome back! This week's article in focus is brought to us by Maedbh Pierce and speaks on how Vaginismus is more than a pelvic tensingCurrently studying an MA in Journalism, Media and Globalisation (Charles University, Prague), Maedbh Pierce (she/her) is an English and Philosophy graduate (UCD, Dublin) and freelance writer. To date, her writing explores and celebrates queer identity, life and culture. Amongst others, her work has been featured in Material Queer, COVEN BERLIN, Unicorn Magazine, Nonchalant London, and The Single Supplement.What can you do?Try...
2025-01-0621 min
The Stand with Eamon DunphyEp 2073: Fianna Fáil / Fine Gael: Is it time to merge?Diarmaid Ferriter talks to Eamon. Diarmaid is an author and Professor of Modern Irish History at UCD. He writes a weekly column with the Irish Times.Recorded on Tuesday 17th December 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-12-1931 min
Talking History with Patrick GeogheganBest of December BooksPatrick Geoghegan chats to Prof Diarmaid Ferriter on how Ireland was transformed over the past 25 years, as told in his new book The Revelation of Ireland, 1995-2020; we also hear the untold story of the women on Wall Street and the misogyny they faced, from Paulina Bren's new book She Wolves: The Untold History of Women on Wall Street; and how the IRB changed the course of Irish history, with John O’Beirne Ranelagh.
2024-12-1548 min
The Tonight ShowMonday 14th October 2024- Sinn Féin's Stanley Resignation, Two Weeks of Controversy For Sinn Féin, The Latest on The Middle East ConflictClaire Brock speaks to James O'Connor TD, Louise O'Reilly TD, Patricia Ryan TD, Louise Burne, Diarmaid Ferriter, Allison Morris and Dr. John Reynolds Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-10-1546 min
Newstalk WeekendIn Conversation With Diarmaid FerriterDiarmaid Ferriter is one of Ireland’s pre-eminent historians, with a portfolio of work to rival any other in the country.Fresh off the heels of his civil war book ‘Between Two Hells’ Diarmaid is in with Seán Defoe to chat about his new book: The Revelation of Ireland 1995-2020.Diarmaid is always an interesting listen, so this is a chat not to be missed.Hit 'play' now.
2024-09-2916 min
The Stand with Eamon DunphyEp 2010: 1995 - 2020 From war to peace, from boom to bust - a turbulent 25 years in Irish lifeDiarmaid Ferriter talks to Eamon about his new book The Revelation of Ireland 1995-2020. Diarmaid Ferriter is an author and Professor of Modern Irish History at UCD. He contributes a weekly column to The Irish Times.Recorded on Friday 6th September 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-09-0931 min
Escape To The Binge-Worthy Full Audiobook Now, Curious Minds!The Revelation of Ireland by Diarmaid FerriterPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/27449to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Revelation of Ireland
Author: Diarmaid Ferriter
Narrator: Aidan Kelly
Format: mp3
Length: 17 hrs and 19 mins
Release date: 09-05-24
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings
Genres: Europe
Publisher's Summary:
Economic recovery, ever closer European involvement and Anglo-Irish highs were followed by Brexit lows and fresh talk of Irish unity. As the Republic enters its second century of independence, Diarmaid Ferriter tries to make historical sense of post-1990s Ireland - and what lies in the darkest corners of its archives.
2024-09-055h 19
The Stand with Eamon DunphyRepost: Diarmaid Ferriter - As Europe and the US turn right politically why Ireland rejects extremismDiarmaid Ferriter talks to Eamon. Diarmaid Ferriter is Professor of Modern Irish History at UCD and author of numerous books, most recently The Border: The Legacy of a Century of Anglo-Irish Politics (2019). He is a regular television and radio broadcaster and a weekly columnist with the Irish Times.Originally released on 2nd April 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-08-0730 min
Don’t Miss An Best-Selling Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.Between Two Hells by Diarmaid FerriterPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/27445to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Between Two Hells
Author: Diarmaid Ferriter
Narrator: Gerry O'Brien
Format: mp3
Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
Release date: 07-01-24
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings
Genres: Europe
Publisher's Summary:
In June 1922, just seven months after Sinn Féin negotiators signed a compromise treaty with representatives of the British government to create the Irish Free State, Ireland collapsed into civil war. While the body count suggests it was far less devastating than other European civil wars, it had a harrowing impact on the country and cast a long shadow, socially, economically a...
2024-07-019h 53
The Fifth CourtE73 - Pt. 2 'A Century of Irish Courts' - Mr. Justice Gerard Hogan, Supreme Court & Prof. Diarmaid Ferriter, UCDE73 The Fifth Court with @Mark Tottenham BL and @Peter Leonard BL were invited to attend a conference in Dublin Castle celebrating 100 years of Irish courtsPart 2. Our hosts interviewed Mr. Justice Gerard Hogan and Prof. Diarmaid Ferriter of UCD discussing the founding of the Irish courts system post British rule, the effect of an increase of the number of Supreme Court judges from 3 to 5, the 1937 Constitution ("not the creation of one man [De Valera]"), pushback to the creation of the Office of President, the great understanding of De Valera of constitutional law drafting, "the '37...
2024-05-0627 min
The Fifth CourtE72 - Pt. 1 'A Century of Irish Courts' - Mr. Justice Gerard Hogan, Supreme Court & Prof. Diarmaid Ferriter, UCDE72 The Fifth Court with @Mark Tottenham BL and @Peter Leonard BL were invited to attend a conference in Dublin Castle celebrating 100 years of Irish courtsPart 1. Our hosts interviewed Mr. Justice Gerard Hogan and Prof. Diarmaid Ferriter of UCD discussing the founding of the Irish courts system post British rule, how politicians had to 'tread softly' to keep some of the more conservative lawyers on side, how referrals to the British Privy Council were ended, and on a lighter note, whether Mr. Justice Hogan would have preferred to the Brehon Law type robes that had...
2024-04-3040 min
Sunday MiscellanyBright visions and moments of joyA favourite song of Seán Ó Riada’s, wonderful parties, and extraordinary kindness to a young writer starting out: John Banville, Shelly Furlong, Diarmaid Ferriter, Iarla Ó Lionáird and Marina Carr salute seven decades of the Irish Arts Council
2024-04-0735 min
The Stand with Eamon DunphyEp 1939: As Europe and the US turn right politically why Ireland rejects extremismDiarmaid Ferriter talks to Eamon about Ireland's democracy. Diarmaid Ferriter is Professor of Modern Irish History at UCD and is a weekly column in The Irish Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-04-0230 min
The Stand with Eamon DunphyEp 1900: Nationalist First Minister does not place us within “touching distance” of Irish unityDiarmaid Ferriter talks to Eamon. Diarmaid Ferriter is an author and professor of modern Irish history at University College Dublin. He writes a weekly opinion column in the Irish Times. His books include Between Two Hells: The Irish Civil War; The Border: The Legacy of a Century of Anglo-Irish Politics; A Nation and not a Rabble: The Irish Revolution 1913–23; and The Transformation of Ireland 1900-2000Recorded on Thursday 8th February 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-02-1231 min
The Stand with Eamon DunphyRepost: The Civil War that shaped our nationDiarmaid Ferriter talks to Eamon about the ending and aftermath of the Civil War. Diarmaid is an author, columnist with the Irish Times and Professor of Modern Irish History in UCD.Recorded on 31st May 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-01-0434 min
Irish Times Inside PoliticsSinn Féin gain, no giveaway budget, Leo on Benefits StreetHarry McGee and Pat Leahy join Hugh Linehan to discuss the week in politics:The latest Irish Times / Ipsos opinion poll shows Sinn Féin continuing to gain. Other poll results foreshadow the potential for difficult negotiations if the party needs to form a coalition with Fianna Fáil.Beyond the next election, the poll shows long term problems for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael when it comes to attracting young voters. Budget 2024 is just over a week away and for now the message is that this will not...
2023-09-2933 minInside Politics with Hugh LinehanSinn Féin gain, no giveaway budget, Leo on Benefits StreetHarry McGee and Pat Leahy join Hugh Linehan to discuss the week in politics:The latest Irish Times / Ipsos opinion poll shows Sinn Féin continuing to gain. Other poll results foreshadow the potential for difficult negotiations if the party needs to form a coalition with Fianna Fáil.Beyond the next election, the poll shows long term problems for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael when it comes to attracting young voters. Budget 2024 is just over a week away and for now the message is that this will not...
2023-09-2933 min
The Stand with Eamon DunphyEp 1758: Michael D. Higgins comments on neutrality - pub talk or statesmanship?Prof. Diarmaid Ferriter and Eamon talk about the President Michael D. Higgins' intervention on neutrality. Diarmaid Ferriter is Professor of Modern Irish History in UCD, an author and has a weekly column in the Irish Times.Recorded on Wednesday 21st June 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-06-2244 min
The Stand with Eamon DunphyEp 1741: The Civil War that shaped our nationDiarmaid Ferriter talks to Eamon about the ending and aftermath of the Civil War. Diarmaid is an author, columnist with the Irish Times and Professor of Modern Irish History in UCD. Recorded on Tuesday 30th May 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-06-0134 min
Irish Times Inside PoliticsThe Tánaiste's Dáil outburst, the patchy provision of abortion care and Leo's tax cuts promiseTánaiste Micheál Martin's rant in the Dáil was the first point of discussion on the podcast's round-up this week. The rant was aimed at the brand of investigative journalism being carried out by The Ditch, journalism that Jennifer Bray and Pat Leahy agree, 'stands on its own'. And while the Tánaiste's outburst was uncharacteristic, Pat felt it 'shouldn't distract from the questions' Fianna Fail TD Niall Collins had to be asked relating to the purchase of a vacant site in Co Limerick by his wife in 2008, even if the story isn't exactly 'W...
2023-04-2841 minInside Politics with Hugh LinehanThe Tánaiste's Dáil outburst, the patchy provision of abortion care and Leo's tax cuts promiseTánaiste Micheál Martin's rant in the Dáil was the first point of discussion on the podcast's round-up this week. The rant was aimed at the brand of investigative journalism being carried out by The Ditch, journalism that Jennifer Bray and Pat Leahy agree, 'stands on its own'. And while the Tánaiste's outburst was uncharacteristic, Pat felt it 'shouldn't distract from the questions' Fianna Fail TD Niall Collins had to be asked relating to the purchase of a vacant site in Co Limerick by his wife in 2008, even if the story isn't exactly 'W...
2023-04-2841 min
The ExplainerWhat's the story with Ireland's neutrality?As momentum grows behind a debate on neutrality, we're joined by Diarmaid Ferriter, professor of Modern Irish History at UCD, to look at its opaque history in Ireland. He explains how the seeds of the policy can be traced back far beyond the Free State, right back to Wolfe Tone. We also examine the previous attempts to move away from our 'militarily non-aligned status', how the government could approach the current debate, and also asks if the value of remaining a truly neutral state has been lost in the debate.The Explainer is brought to you by The Journal. Providing...
2023-04-1539 min
ConorSweetman.Stories[THE HISTORY SHOW] Frank LawlessThis story is about the life and legacy of Frank Lawless, an Irish republican from North County Dublin.Special thanks to historians Dr Declan Brady and Professor Diarmaid Ferriter.I got this story from Caroline Crowley, Public Art Coordinator at Fingal County Council. As part of Fingal's commemoration programme, the Arts Office commissioned Donal Dineen to make a film about Frank Lawless. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODmeJR54TsY.(First broadcast 6th November 2021 on The History Show on RTE Radio 1) Hosted...
2023-04-1212 min
The Stand with Eamon DunphyEp 1674: Ireland’s empathy for immigrants rooted in our past but times and attitudes can changeDiarmaid Ferriter joins Eamon to talk about immigration to Ireland over the years and the growing extremist right wing view in the country. Diarmaid Ferriter is an author, columnist for the Irish Times, and Professor of Modern Irish History at UCD.Recorded on Thursday 2nd March 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-03-1430 min
In The NewsThe history of Ireland’s old fashioned licensing lawsHave you ever wondered why pubs and nightclubs in Ireland have a very strict closing time, whereas the rest of Europe has a more relaxed approach to how their public houses operate. It comes down to our centuries-old licensing laws, which Justice Minister Helen McEntee last week promised, would finally be reformed. In this episode, historian Diarmaid Ferriter talks to Conor Pope about the antiquated laws and why Ireland’s attitude to drinking and socialising as far back as the 19th century, still has an effect today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-10-3126 min
The Royal Irish AcademyDublin Festival of History: Diarmaid Ferriter meets Michael Collins biographersAs part of the Dublin Festival of History 2022, the National Archives invited Diarmaid Ferriter to meet with Michael Collins biographers William Murphy and Anne Dolan in the Royal Irish Academy. As this was recorded with a live audience there is some background noise and the sound quality is not perfect, nevertheless, we hope you enjoy the discussion.
From 1918 to 1922 Michael Collins kept working diaries of his busy revolutionary life. They are a collection of hurried notes, necessary lists, names and appointments, things to do, and things not done. They are a record of his long working days, and they got...
2022-10-2150 min
The Stand with Eamon DunphyRepost: The Irish Civil War - Between Two HellsDiarmaid Ferriter talks to Eamon about his book "Between Two Hells. Diarmaid is Professor of Modern Irish History at UCD. This episode was first posted on 8th November 2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-08-1132 min
Murder Most IrishGaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss! Episode 91Hello friends!
This week Emma tells the fascinating and deeply upsetting story of abortionist, Mamie Cadden. Mamie carried out abortions in an Ireland deeply entrenched in Catholicism and shame. Mamie's story should be something left in the past but in 2022 it seems history is tragically repeating itself.
We hope you have a good week, lads!
Episode begins at 30:40
References:
https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/exploding-the-myth-about-abortion-in-50s-ireland-26006313.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamie_Cadden
https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/diarmaid-ferriter-abortionist-mamie-cadden-was-no-vera-drake-1.3369632
https://www.irishlegal.com/articles/irish-legal-heritage-mamie-cadden
https://magill.ie/archive/memory-lane-back-street-abortions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_Publications...
2022-07-131h 20
Conor Faughnan’s Driving LifeDiarmaid FerriterConor meets historian and commentator Diarmaid Ferriter
2022-07-081h 04
Talking History with Patrick GeogheganThe Irish Civil WarOn this episode of Talking History, we discuss the Irish Civil War on its 100th anniversary - joined by Diarmaid Ferriter, professor of Modern Irish History at University College Dublin, and author of ‘Between Two Hells: The Irish Civil War’; Dr Sinead McCoole, historian and curator; and co-authors of Cathal Brugha: An Indomitable Spirit, Dr Daithi Ó Corráin, assistant professor in the School of History and Geography at Dublin City University and co-author of The Dead of the Irish Revolution, co-editor of the Irish Revolution, 1912–23 series, and Dr Gerard Hanley of DCU's School of History.
2022-06-1949 min
The Dingle Lit PodcastEP 7: Between Two with Diarmuid Ferriter
Between Two Hells with Diarmaid Ferriter
Idir Dhá Thine Bhealtaine le Diarmaid Ferriter
This episode was recorded live in an Diseart at the Dingle Literary Festival 2021.
Diarmaid Ferriter is a graduate of UCD, BA (1991), PhD (1996). He was Appointed Professor of Modern Irish History at UCD in 2008. Previously, Lecturer in Modern Irish History at UCD 1996-1998. Researcher and writer with Dictionary of Irish Biography 1998-1999. Senior lecturer in Irish History at St Patrick’s College, DCU, 1999-2008. Visiting Burns Library Scholar at Boston College 2008-2009. Main research interests: the social, political and cultural history of twentieth century Ireland.
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2022-04-2843 min
The Hated and the DeadEP25: Eamon de ValeraEamon de Valera served as Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) four times, and as Irish President between 1959 and 1973. The most significant figure in the independent country's century-long history, de Valera was a key figure in securing and moulding Irish independence for six decades. His long public life has led to a popular image of de Valera as austere, pious, and as representing the economic and cultural stagnation that gripped Ireland for much of the 20th century. My guest for this episode is Diarmaid Ferriter, lecturer in Irish history at University College Dublin.
2022-04-0355 min
Dublin Festival of History PodcastBetween Two Hells: The Irish Civil War - Diarmaid Ferriter in Conversation with Ronan McGreevyAt the end of the Irish War of Independence, Dublin signed an unsatisfactory treaty with London, that amongst other things, required oaths of allegiance to the British Empire. To many this was a price worth paying, but for others it was impossible. Very quickly, in 1922 the country collapsed into a cruel civil war that split organisations like Sinn Fein and the IRA, local communities, and families.It was less devastating than some other European civil wars but it left a ghastly number of dead, injured and immiserated across Ireland, north and south. And it cast a...
2022-03-291h 10Dublin Festival of History PodcastBetween Two Hells: The Irish Civil War - Diarmaid Ferriter in Conversation with Ronan McGreevyAt the end of the Irish War of Independence, Dublin signed an unsatisfactory treaty with London, that amongst other things, required oaths of allegiance to the British Empire. To many this was a price worth paying, but for others it was impossible. Very quickly, in 1922 the country collapsed into a cruel civil war that split organisations like Sinn Fein and the IRA, local communities, and families.It was less devastating than some other European civil wars but it left a ghastly number of dead, injured and immiserated across Ireland, north and south. And it cast a...
2022-03-291h 10
The Stand with Eamon DunphyEp 1310: The Treaty Vote that Shaped the Nation to This DayDiarmaid Ferriter joins Eamon to discuss the vote on the Anglo Irish Treaty on January 7th 1922. Diarmaid Ferriter is an author and contributing columnist to The Irish Times and Professor of Modern Irish History at UCD.Recorded on 7th January 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-01-1030 min
Speeches by President of IrelandMachnamh IV - Diarmaid FerriterSee: https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-higgins-hosts-fourth-seminar-in-machnamh-100-series
2021-11-2538 minRed LinesAnglo-Irish disagreementsMark Carruthers discusses the current state of relations between the UK and the Republic with historian Diarmaid Ferriter and former Conservative Minister, Michael Portillo.
2021-11-1728 min
The Stand with Eamon DunphyEp 1255: The Irish Civil War - Between Two HellsDiarmaid Ferriter talks to Eamon about his new book. Diarmaid is Professor of Modern Irish History at UCD. Recorded on 5th November 2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-11-0832 min
Curious BroadcastThe Troublesome NunThe Troublesome Nun is a new radio documentary on the life and times of Margaret MacCurtain, a Dominican Sister whose lifelong determination to write women into mainstreamIrish history changed the narrative of Irish history forever. Margaret was a historian, afeminist, a teacher, a human rights activist, and a nun.Diarmaid Ferriter, Professor of Modern Irish History, School of History, University CollegeDublin said of Margaret. “She had established not only the need for women’s history to bestudied but also the sheer rang...
2021-10-0345 min
IRELAND'S EDGECONTAINING MULTITUDES: Diarmaid Ferriter + David KennyWe live in an age of fake news and social media, propaganda and conspiracy theories. From politics to pandemic, science to history, our public debates are increasingly divided between alternative versions of the world around us. In such febrile times, how can we go about distinguishing true from false, fact from fiction?Diarmaid Ferriter is Professor of Modern Irish History at University College Dublin, and a regular columnist with The Irish Times. His work on 20th century Ireland has revised many myths about our recent past, in books about Eamon de Valera, the revolutionary decade, sex...
2021-09-2926 min
UCD Festival TalksMichael Collins Then & NowIn 1996, Neil Jordan (The Crying Game, Interview with the Vampire) directed Michael Collins, a biopic focusing on the life of the Irish revolutionary. The film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, and remains a much-loved depiction of an influential time in history.
25 years later, Ireland is a very different place. Hear from Neil Jordan and UCD Professor of Modern History Diarmaid Ferriter as they examine the genesis of this story, what Ireland was like when it was released, and how much has changed now. UCD Associate Professor Jorie Lagerwey, Head of UCD Film Studies...
2021-06-0942 min
QUB Talks 100 – The Partition of Ireland: Causes and ConsequencesProfessor Diane Urquhart – Gender and PartitionContributor:Professor Diane UrquhartTalk Title:Gender and PartitionTalk Synopsis:This talk explores the gender dimension to Partition, including its background and effects. It looks at the role played by the Ulster Women’s Unionist Council as ‘the largest body of political women in Ireland’s history’ and the ways in which women’s lives were affected by the politics, policies and attitudes of the states that emerged from the post-Partition period. It draws on contemporary accounts of events in the early 1920s, including about the impact of violence o...
2021-05-2417 minQUB Talks 100 – The Partition of Ireland: Causes and ConsequencesProfessor Diarmaid Ferriter – The Partitionist MentalityContributor:Professor Diarmaid FerriterTalk Title:The Partitionist MentalityTalk Synopsis:This talk explores how Partition affected relationships between nationalist politicians on either side of the border. It suggests that these were characterised by a ‘partitionist mentality’ and that for many decades there was only limited engagement by successive Dublin governments in northern affairs. It looks at how attitudes have changed over time, the impact of the Troubles and more recent political agreements but also some of the differences between the outlook and experiences of ‘the northern and southern keeper...
2021-05-2424 minThe Tonight ShowWednesday April 7th - Guests: Neale Richmond TD, Brid Smith TD, John Boyle, Neil McDonnell, Cliona Ni Cheallaigh, Allison Morris, Diarmaid Ferriter.Matt is joined by guests to discuss the EMA decision on the Astra Zeneca vaccine, the latest on the rollout here and we also discuss the recent unrest in Northern Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-04-0847 min
History Now (NVTV) with Barry SheppardProfessor Diarmaid Ferriter discussing his books On the Edge. Ireland’s Off-shore Islands and The Border: The Legacy of a Century of Anglo-Irish PoliticsBarry Sheppard welcomes Professor of modern Irish history at University College Dublin, Diarmaid Ferriter to the show. Professor Ferriter discusses his two books, 'On the Edge. Ireland’s Off-shore Islands: A Modern History' and 'The Border: The Legacy of a Century of Anglo-Irish Politics', both of which had been recently published at the time of the interview.
(Originally broadcast in March 2019)
2021-03-0830 min
Dig: A History PodcastYes! Same-Sex Marriage and History-Making in IrelandElections Series #4 of 4. On May 24, 2015, Ireland became the first country in the world to codify marriage equality through a popular vote. Significantly, the popular vote enacted a constitutional amendment, adding protection for two adult’s right to marry regardless of sex or gender. In a country that only just decriminalized same-sex sex in 1993, this turn of events might be surprising. 61% of eligible Irish voters voted. 62% of those voters said Yes, to approve the referendum amending the constitution. Members of the main mobilizing campaign--the “Yes Equality” campaign that advocated for the amendment--credit their success to a strong social media movement, the mo...
2021-01-241h 00The Tonight ShowDecember 17th - Guests: Paschal Donohoe TD, Luke O'Neill, Sinead O'Carroll, Diarmaid Ferriter, Adrian Cummins.Matt is joined by the Minister for Finance as new restrictions beckon before we've even reached Christmas. Plus, a selection of guests joins us to analyse the year that's gone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-12-1847 min
First ThoughtBloody Sunday 1920: Paul Rouse, Anne Dolan and Diarmaid Ferriter100 years ago this 21 November, over 30 people were killed in three separate events: the assassination of British intelligence agents by Michael Collins’ Squad in the morning, the shooting in reprisal of civilians at a match in Croke Park in the afternoon, and the torture and killing of Dick McKee, Peadar Clancy and Conor Clune at Dublin Castle that night.
History is turning its gaze on violence and its effects during this turbulent period. In this episode, two eminent historians enlighten us about new perspectives on what happened that day. Paul Rouse, Professor at the School of History at Un...
2020-11-171h 08
History HubDiarmaid Ferriter discusses The Anglo-Irish TreatyIn epsiode one of History Hub's Educational Resources podcast, Dr Irial Glynn is in conversation with Professor Diarmaid Ferriter on The Anglo-Irish Treaty.
2020-11-1433 minIrish Times Inside PoliticsFianna Fail’s big challengeFollowing a disappointing election result and worrying trends in recent opinion polls, a huge challenge now lies ahead for Fianna Fail. Can this once all-powerful organisation ever hope to regain its popularity in a changed and newly fractured political landscape? Joining Hugh and Pat to discuss the past, present and future of the party is Professor of Modern Irish History at UCD Diarmaid Ferriter and Fianna Fail Senator Lisa Chambers.Would you like to receive daily insights into world events delivered to your inbox? Sign up for Denis Staunton's Global Briefing newsletter here: irishtimes.com/newsletters/global-briefing/ Hosted...
2020-09-3045 minInside Politics with Hugh LinehanFianna Fail’s big challengeFollowing a disappointing election result and worrying trends in recent opinion polls, a huge challenge now lies ahead for Fianna Fail. Can this once all-powerful organisation ever hope to regain its popularity in a changed and newly fractured political landscape? Joining Hugh and Pat to discuss the past, present and future of the party is Professor of Modern Irish History at UCD Diarmaid Ferriter and Fianna Fail Senator Lisa Chambers.Would you like to receive daily insights into world events delivered to your inbox? Sign up for Denis Staunton's Global Briefing newsletter here: irishtimes.com/newsletters/global-briefing/ Hosted...
2020-09-3045 min
Today with Sarah McInerneyThe Summer Of 1970Diarmaid Ferriter, Professor of Modern Irish History, UCD
2020-08-1214 minRed LinesIndependence DaysMichael Portillo talks to Mark Carruthers and UCD historian, Prof Diarmaid Ferriter about his new RTE series 'Hawks and Doves', examining the Irish War Of Independence.
2020-06-2426 min
RTÉ - Today with Sean O'Rourke‘The End Of TodaySOR’Montage compiled by producer Alistair McConnell With Diarmaid Ferriter, Niamh Lyons and special guests
2020-05-0800 min
GeopizzaA grande diáspora irlandesa #22Epidemias mudam o rumo de um país e às vezes do mundo inteiro. Algo semelhante (mas mais mortal) ao que vivenciamos agora ocorreu na Irlanda metade do século 19.
Em 1840, um fungo se espalhou pelo principal alimento dos camponeses irlandeses – a batata. A praga causou fome generalizada, pobreza, aumento de doenças e migrações em massa para outros países. Os irlandeses fugiram para nações como os Estados Unidos e o Canadá. No início do século 20, mais de 25% dos nova-iorquinos tinham ascendência irlandesa.
Por atitudes negligentes de seus políticos, doenças como cól...
2020-03-292h 36
Dublin Festival of History PodcastThe Irish War of IndependenceOn 21st January 1919, the Soloheadbeg ambush in Tipperary set in train the Irish War of Independence which would lead in July 1921 to the Truce and then the Treaty setting up the Irish Free State. The actions of the poorly armed IRA succeeded where previous generations had failed in securing the end of British rule, albeit not in all of Ireland.Was the war justified? Could Irish independence have been achieved by peaceful means? How should the war be remembered?Historians Anne Dolan, John Dorney, and Diarmaid Ferriter discuss Ireland's War of Independence, chaired...
2020-03-2455 minDublin Festival of History PodcastThe Irish War of IndependenceOn 21st January 1919, the Soloheadbeg ambush in Tipperary set in train the Irish War of Independence which would lead in July 1921 to the Truce and then the Treaty setting up the Irish Free State. The actions of the poorly armed IRA succeeded where previous generations had failed in securing the end of British rule, albeit not in all of Ireland.Was the war justified? Could Irish independence have been achieved by peaceful means? How should the war be remembered?Historians Anne Dolan, John Dorney, and Diarmaid Ferriter discuss Ireland's War of Independence, chaired...
2020-03-2455 min
We'd Like A Word18. Asia MacKay & Brian McGilloway on borders & boundaries in fiction, life, people and countries.Asia MacKay, the author of Killing It & The Nursery, featuring British state assassin & new mum Lex Tyler juggling her home & secret life, tells presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan how she guards & crosses the fictional & family boundaries in her writing life. And author Brian McGilloway talks about the role of the Irish border in his life & fiction, & the impact of Brexit on the development of his two series set either side of the border featuring Garda Inspector Benedict Devlin in Donegal & PSNI Detective Sergeant Lucy Black in Derry. Brian also talks about the influence of his home and school teaching life...
2019-12-051h 16
The 1% Podcast hosted by Shay DaltonSeason 3 HighlightsThat’s a wrap! Season 3 of the One Percent Podcast is now in all podcast stores. We pulled together a recap episode for you this week, featuring short clips from some of the great moments in the podcast’s third season. We were fortunate to have incredible leaders from across industries, disciplines, and fields share their stories and perspectives this season – and we wanted to share them with you as we wrap up Season 3 and look ahead to the fourth season. Here are some of the guests and clips from Season 3 featured in this wrap-up episod...
2019-12-0548 minThe 1% Podcast hosted by Shay DaltonDiarmaid Ferriter - Paths from the past: Making sense of Brexit and the extraordinary times we live inAs Professor of Modern History in UCD, Diarmaid Ferriter is one of Ireland’s best-known historians. Diarmaid is also a regular broadcaster on television and radio and a weekly columnist with the Irish Times. In 2010 he presented a three-part history of twentieth century Ireland, 'The Limits of Liberty', on RTE television. A colossus of Irish academia, Diarmaid has written over twelve books on Irish history. His books include The Transformation of Ireland 1900-2000, in 2007, Ferriter wrote the critically acclaimed biography, Judging Dev, which won in three categories of the 2008 Irish Book Awards. His most recent book, The Border, was publis...
2019-10-311h 27
RTÉ - Marian FinucaneNewspaper PanelMichael McDowell, Justine McCarthy, Mary C. Murphy, Diarmaid Ferriter and Conall MacCoille joined Marian in studio this morning.
2019-10-201h 24We'd Like A Word13. Angela McMahon book publicist to the stars, on how to get YOUR book seen.Angela McMahon of Flow Communications, organiser of the Noireland crime fiction festival in Belfast and book publicist to the stars. In this episode she tells Paul Waters and Stevyn Colgan how to get attention for your book; why podcasts like this one (yay!) are useful (because they’re shareable; about the first rule of book publicity; about how an author should handle a publicist; about the best media platforms to hook the book-buying public; who is the best author interviewer; about running a festival; how introverts can handle the media; and about her famous clients - Mark Dawson, Tony Kent, An...
2019-09-2658 min
Start the WeekPopulations and contested landsAmol Rajan explores how geology and demography have shaped the modern world. Paul Morland argues that we have underestimated the crucial impact of population changes on global events. He looks at how demography has had a major influence, from world wars to China’s rise; and from the Arab Spring to Brexit.In the distant past people could walk all the way from continental Europe to England through the ancient region of Doggerland. Julia Blackburn scours the Suffolk coastline for this lost land which was submerged by rising sea levels around 5000 BC.As the debate ar...
2019-02-2542 min
Get Lost In The Full Audiobook That Keeps Busy Professionals Hooked.The Border by Diarmaid FerriterPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/128984to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Border
Author: Diarmaid Ferriter
Narrator: Aidan Kelly
Format: mp3
Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
Release date: 02-07-19
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 27 ratings
Genres: Ireland
Publisher's Summary:
For the past two decades, you could cross the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic half a dozen times without noticing or, indeed, without turning off the road you were travelling. It cuts through fields, winds back and forth across roads and wends from the mouth of the Newry River to the mouth of the Foyle. It's frictionless - a feat...
2019-02-075h 04
The TLS PodcastEverything points northCatherine Taylor on bookish goings on in the north of England, from her family’s bookshop in Sheffield to the Northern Fiction Alliance of small presses; Diarmaid Ferriter considers the fraught matter of the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland; Fríða Ísberg on the spectre of war in Icelandic film and fiction BooksThe Border: The legacy of a century of Anglo-Irish politics by Diarmaid FerriterHotel Silence (Ör) by Auður Ava ÓlafsdóttirWoman at War, directed by Benedikt ErlingssonSection 6 of “American Standard”, a new poem by P...
2019-01-3146 minInside Politics with Hugh LinehanThe Transformative Election of 1918This day 100 years ago, citizens (including, for the first time, women) across the entire island of Ireland voted together for the final time for a national parliament. To look back at that vote and its historic consequences, Hugh is joined by Diarmaid Ferriter, Irish Times columnist and Professor of Modern Irish History at UCD, and Dr Mary McAuliffe, a lecturer in Gender Studies who specialises in Irish women's history, also in UCD. But first Hugh shares some family history of his own.Would you like to receive daily insights into world events delivered to your inbox? Sign up for...
2018-12-1442 minIrish Times Inside PoliticsThe Transformative Election of 1918This day 100 years ago, citizens (including, for the first time, women) across the entire island of Ireland voted together for the final time for a national parliament. To look back at that vote and its historic consequences, Hugh is joined by Diarmaid Ferriter, Irish Times columnist and Professor of Modern Irish History at UCD, and Dr Mary McAuliffe, a lecturer in Gender Studies who specialises in Irish women's history, also in UCD. But first Hugh shares some family history of his own.Would you like to receive daily insights into world events delivered to your inbox? Sign up for...
2018-12-1442 min
The Broken ShelfThe Broken Shelf 041: The Easter Rising[Warning] This episode contains explicit language and explicit themes. Listener discretion is advised.Though it may remain relatively unknown among the great global revolutions of history, The Easter Rising of 1916 was a powerful event during the years of The Great War. Danny provides a synapses of the event proper and its prelude, but Danny has far more words reserved for berating the author. A hot review filled with information and critique. This book by Irish historian Tim Pat Coogan is both a lesson for history and for authors historical authors alike. Enjoy!Tune in every Tuesday for a new episode...
2018-10-0857 minIrish Times Inside PoliticsFF-SDLP Merger, Uncharted Waters for Michael D., Papal VisitThis week UCD professor Diarmaid Ferriter joins Hugh and Fiach to look at some of the issues currently on the civic and political agenda through the lens of history. First it’s Fiach’s story that a Fianna Fáil takeover of the SDLP appears to be in the offing, with a merger being discussed at the highest levels of the parties. What are the origins of this political alliance, and how would a merger work?Also on the podcast: In seeking another seven years at the Áras, Michael D. Higgins becomes only the second sitting president in Ireland’s history...
2018-08-2240 minInside Politics with Hugh LinehanFF-SDLP Merger, Uncharted Waters for Michael D., Papal VisitThis week UCD professor Diarmaid Ferriter joins Hugh and Fiach to look at some of the issues currently on the civic and political agenda through the lens of history. First it’s Fiach’s story that a Fianna Fáil takeover of the SDLP appears to be in the offing, with a merger being discussed at the highest levels of the parties. What are the origins of this political alliance, and how would a merger work?Also on the podcast: In seeking another seven years at the Áras, Michael D. Higgins becomes only the second sitting president in Ireland’s history...
2018-08-2240 min
Mens Rea: A true crime podcast20 - Mamie Cadden: Abortionist & MurdererBetween the early 1920s and the 1950s, Ireland was a newly established developing country. The state and its society were going through many changes, and many growing pains. The establishment and new politicians were anxious to present Ireland as a good catholic place, taking it’s place on the international stage as a beacon of wholesome goodness, newly independent and thriving. But despite this, Ireland was still a country inhabited by people, with all their failings.
Despite the bans on contraception and abortion, both services were sought and obtained by the citizens.It was into this that 34 year old Mamie Cad...
2018-07-221h 12
2018-06-1300 minIrish Times Inside PoliticsThe Story of The 8th with Ruadhán Mac Cormaic (October 2016)"One of the most poisonous debates witnessed in twentieth century Ireland" is how historian Diarmaid Ferriter described the run-up to the passing of the 8th Amendment in 1983.Against a backdrop of intense political division, moral outrage and conflicting understandings of how a rebalancing of the rights of a woman and an unborn child would play out in public courts and private lives, the referendum passed with a two to one majority.When the Citizens' Assembly first met in October 2016 to once again examine the abortion question, Ruadhán Mac Cormaic took us back to the early eighties to understand how a...
2018-05-2431 minInside Politics with Hugh LinehanThe Story of The 8th with Ruadhán Mac Cormaic (October 2016)"One of the most poisonous debates witnessed in twentieth century Ireland" is how historian Diarmaid Ferriter described the run-up to the passing of the 8th Amendment in 1983.Against a backdrop of intense political division, moral outrage and conflicting understandings of how a rebalancing of the rights of a woman and an unborn child would play out in public courts and private lives, the referendum passed with a two to one majority.When the Citizens' Assembly first met in October 2016 to once again examine the abortion question, Ruadhán Mac Cormaic took us back to the early eighties to understand how a...
2018-05-2431 min
Mens Rea: A true crime podcast6 – The Kerry Babies Murder & familial false confessionsIn the year 1984, Ireland was a very different place. Contraception, Abortion and Divorce were illegal. The country was dogged by religious conservatism and was facing into a terrible recession. Amidst this, the body of a baby boy was found on a beach in Cahersiveen, Co Kerry. The police began to look for the likely suspect: an recently-pregnant unmarried mother.
Joanne Hayes was accused and charged of the murder of the infant. She and her whole family eventually confessed to the murder, despite Joanne's baby being located. So what had caused the family to confess? A judicial inquiry was set up...
2017-08-0650 min
Yates on SundayIvan's Newspaper Panel June 4thIvan is joined by Finian McGrath, Gavin Duffy, Alison O’Connor and Diarmaid Ferriter to run through the main stories in the Sunday Papers
2017-06-0400 min
Dublin City Libraries & ArchivesCommemorating 1916: Looking backDublin Festival of History 2016 panel with Martina Devlin, Diarmaid Ferriter, Patsy McGarry, Ronan McGreevy, Margaret O’Callaghan and moderator Sarah Carey.Despite the many dire warnings of the risks involved in the 1916 commemorations, the general consensus confirmed that Ireland had not only conducted them with dignity and gravitas but had also succeeded in igniting a public mood of pride and confidence as people streamed onto the streets to remember Ireland’s journey towards self-determination. How can we sustain the positive tone in future commemorations? Will Civil War politics provoke division and old enmities? A panel of distinguished experts examines the key...
2017-04-1957 min
The Irish TimesInside Politics: Diarmaid Ferriter on a dignified 1916 commemorationInside Politics: Dignified, engaging and for the people - Historian Diarmaid Ferriter looks back on the 1916 centenary celebrations.Full episode: iti.ms/InsidePoliticsIT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2016-12-2100 minIrish Times Inside Politics2016 Review: A bizarre, sometimes dreadful, year in politicsIt was a “bizarre year in politics” says Irish Times political reporter Sarah Bardon, who found herself with very little to report on some nights in Leinster House, as the minority government argued behind closed doors and not much got done.She joined her colleague Harry McGee and historian Diarmaid Ferriter this morning, to review the year gone by for the Irish Times Inside Politics podcast.The panel discussed opinion polls and the dreadful year they have had, with Harry McGee conceding that political pundits are far better at analysing the past than they are predicting the future.This time last...
2016-12-211h 05Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan2016 Review: A bizarre, sometimes dreadful, year in politicsIt was a “bizarre year in politics” says Irish Times political reporter Sarah Bardon, who found herself with very little to report on some nights in Leinster House, as the minority government argued behind closed doors and not much got done.She joined her colleague Harry McGee and historian Diarmaid Ferriter this morning, to review the year gone by for the Irish Times Inside Politics podcast.The panel discussed opinion polls and the dreadful year they have had, with Harry McGee conceding that political pundits are far better at analysing the past than they are predicting the future.This time last...
2016-12-211h 05
Inside Politics with Hugh LinehanRuadhán Mac Cormaic on how the 8th was passed"One of the most poisonous debates witnessed in twentieth century Ireland" is how historian Diarmaid Ferriter described the run-up to the passing of the 8th Amendment in 1983. Against a backdrop of intense political division, moral outrage and conflicting understandings of how a brand new right, that of life to the unborn, would play out in public courts and private lives, the referendum passed with a two to one majority. With the Citizens' Assembly poised to once again examine the abortion question, Ruadhán Mac Cormaic takes us back to the early eighties to understand how and why the controversial amendment c...
2016-10-1433 minIrish Times Inside PoliticsRuadhán Mac Cormaic on how the 8th was passed"One of the most poisonous debates witnessed in twentieth century Ireland" is how historian Diarmaid Ferriter described the run-up to the passing of the 8th Amendment in 1983. Against a backdrop of intense political division, moral outrage and conflicting understandings of how a brand new right, that of life to the unborn, would play out in public courts and private lives, the referendum passed with a two to one majority. With the Citizens' Assembly poised to once again examine the abortion question, Ruadhán Mac Cormaic takes us back to the early eighties to understand how and why the controversial amendment c...
2016-10-1433 min
World Update: Daily CommuteBrexitWatch: What About Ireland?How will Brexit affect the long-standing and often complex relationship between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland? Very significantly, says Diarmaid Ferriter, who is a professor of modern Irish history at University College Dublin. He spoke to Dan Damon about trade, travel and peace.(Photo: British Prime Minister Theresa May meets Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny in London. Credit: Stefan Rousseau/Getty Images)
2016-10-1213 min
2016-01-1026 minHistory HubDiarmaid Ferriter. Kevin Barry and his legacy.Talk by Professor Diarmaid Ferriter on the legacy of Kevin Barry.
2015-12-1412 min
Irish Times Off TopicFast Food Revolution, Ferriter/Coogan Controversy, Brand New RetroFast food doesn't have to be unhealthy or unethical says Michelin-starred chef JP McMahon, who wants to establish a chain of high-quality fast food restaurants. Is such a thing possible? Consumer Affairs correspondent Conor Pope joins Fionn and Hugh to ask JP some questions about his lofty ambition.
Later in the show Irish Times TV critic Bernice Harrison pops in to discuss the passionate reaction inspired by Diarmaid Ferriter's scathing review of Tim Pat Coogan's latest book in The Irish Times last Saturday, and how hard it is to be a critic on this small island.
Finally there's time for...
2015-11-2744 minHistory HubDiarmaid Ferriter on Eoin MacNeillProfessor Diarmaid Ferriter (UCD). Eoin MacNeill - Revolutionary and Scholar.
2013-11-1116 min
Athena Media - Podcast DirectoryCitizens:Lockout 1913 to 2013. Episode 4 Defeat.By the end of January 1914 the Lockout ended with a decisive and crushing victory for the employers. Many leave Dublin to seek work in English cities and the striking girls and women from Jacobs are worst off. Most do not get work again and those that do are not allowed back until April. Actor Ronnie McCann voices James Connollys prophetic words, Dublin is isolated, and we hear from Connollys great grandson James Connolly Heron and from Larkins great grandchildren, Jim and Aoife Breslin. Historians Emmet O Connor, Padraig Yeates, Theresa Moriarty, Ann Mathews and Diarmaid Ferriter vividly describe events while...
2013-10-0300 min