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Flor MacCarthy
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Morning Ireland
Catherine Connolly to become tenth President of Ireland
Flor MacCarthy, journalist and author, analyses how the inauguration ceremony for the President has evolved over time.
2025-11-11
07 min
Newstalk Daily
Inside the Inauguration: Catherine Connolly’s Day at Dublin Castle
Tomorrow, the red carpet will be rolled out at Dublin Castle as Catherine Connolly takes the oath as Ireland’s tenth president in a room once used to celebrate royal rule. In today’s podcast, Shane Beatty is joined by journalist and author Flor MacCarthy, who’s been watching the final preparations unfold in St Patrick’s Hall, from the chandeliers polished crystal by crystal to the presidential chair re-gilded for a new era. They explore the pageantry carried over from the old days of empire — uniforms, salutes, and a ceremony once designed for kings — and how faith and rel...
2025-11-10
25 min
Think You Know... The Presidents?
Think You Know...Erskine Childers
Our fourth president is something of a tragic tale which begins with his revolutionary father who was executed in 1922, while his then 16 year old son was taken out of his British boarding school to say goodbye. Childers' ambitions for a new style presidency was brimming with promise, winning national support in 1973 before his term was tragically cut short. In this episode, Lise Hand and Flor MacCarthy, jump on board what was Ireland's first presidential bus called the 'Wanderly Wagon' and find out what shaped Childers' presidency, why his father's dark secrets haunted him, and how his wife almost became...
2025-10-07
39 min
The Last Word with Matt Cooper
Think You Know The Presidents? Erskine Childers
Erskine Childer's presidency is something of a tragic tale which begins with his revolutionary father who was executed in 1922, while his then 16 year old son was taken out of his British boarding school to say goodbye. But why did Childer's father's dark secrets haunt him? And how did his wife nearly become his successor?In this episode of Think You Know...The Presidents, Lise Hand and Flor MacCarthy, jump on board what was Ireland's first presidential bus called the 'Wanderly Wagon' to find out what shaped Childers' presidency.
2025-10-07
39 min
The Anton Savage Show
Irish presidential campaigns: The good, bad, and the ugly
From heated debates and surprise gaffes to questions over campaign spending and social media storms, the race for Áras an Uachtaráin hasn’t always been as dignified as the office itself. Joining Anton to look back on some of the more interesting campaigns are Flor MacCarthy & Lise Hand, co-hosts of 'Think You Know The Presidents?' Podcast.
2025-10-05
14 min
Think You Know... The Presidents?
Think You Know... Éamon de Valera
Why would Éamon de Valera - rebel, revolutionary and Ireland's third president - be cancelled if he was around today? In the third episode of Think You Know...The Presidents, Lise Hand and Flor MacCarthy get to grips with some of the more questionable actions of the man referred to as the 'long fellow', and why did he seem to love dressing up so much? This and more - including our very own, 'Space Dev' and his fear of the old gogglebox.
2025-10-02
39 min
The Last Word with Matt Cooper
Think You Know The Presidents? Éamon de Valera
Why would Éamon de Valera - rebel, revolutionary and Ireland's third president - be cancelled if he was around today? In the third episode of Think You Know...The Presidents, Lise Hand and Flor MacCarthy get to grips with some of the more questionable actions of the man referred to as the 'long fellow', and why did he seem to love dressing up so much? This and more - including our very own, 'Space Dev' and his fear of the old gogglebox.
2025-10-02
39 min
The Last Word with Matt Cooper
Think You Know.... The Presidents? Douglas Hyde
To quote the show FRIENDS, "he was the one with the moustache."Welcome to 'Think You Know... The Presidents?' a Today FM original podcast brought to you by The Last Word.Episode 1 travels back in time to 1938, when Ireland appointed its first president. But why was Douglas Hyde chosen? What happened when WWII broke out right after his inauguration? And why did we call WWII ‘The Emergency’ here in Ireland? Join Lise Hand and Flor MacCarthy as they explore the life and times of Douglas Hyde, bringing you incredible stories and ja...
2025-09-23
39 min
The Last Word with Matt Cooper
Think You Know... The Presidents? A Brand-New Last Word Podcast
A leprechaun sent to the White House. A bomb shelter under Dublin’s Merrion Square. A president swearing live on national radio. What do they all have in common? They’re just some of the wild, wonderful and downright bizarre stories you probably won’t have known about Ireland’s presidents. If the walls of the Áras could talk, we’d have a full-on Netflix drama on our hands. But since it can’t, two presidential experts are here to spill everything, from the president who ran the country from their bed to the one who t...
2025-09-23
00 min
Think You Know... The Presidents?
Think You Know... Douglas Hyde
To quote the show FRIENDS, "he was the one with the moustache."Welcome to 'Think You Know... The Presidents?' a Today FM original podcast brought to you by The Last Word.Episode 1 travels back in time to 1938, when Ireland appointed its first president. But why was Douglas Hyde chosen? What happened when WWII broke out right after his inauguration? And why did we call WWII ‘The Emergency’ here in Ireland? Join Lise Hand and Flor MacCarthy as they explore the life and times of Douglas Hyde, bringing you incredible stories and ja...
2025-09-23
39 min
Think You Know... The Presidents?
Trailer
Did you know a leprechaun was sent to the White House? That there’s a bomb shelter under Dublin’s Merrion Square? That we had a president who swore live on national radio and another one married two sisters?They’re just some of the wild, wonderful and downright bizarre stories you probably won’t have known about Ireland’s presidents. If the walls of the Áras could talk, we’d have a full-on Netflix drama on our hands. But since it can’t, two presidential experts are here to spill everything, from the president who r...
2025-09-09
00 min
The History Show
The Princess Grace Irish Library
Flor MacCarthy reports from Monaco, speaking to Prince Albert II about an oasis of Irish culture, inspired by Grace Kelly’s connection to Ireland.
2024-04-28
08 min
dlr Soundcloud
Lexicon St Brigids Day: Wild Women
WILD WOMEN - A St Brigid’s Day Celebration dlr LexIcon 31st January 2023 Recording of an event held to celebrate St Brigid's day 2023 in dlr LexIcon library. Learn about some of the unconventional and unruly women who followed in Brigid’s footsteps and broke the mould. Meet the women today inspired by them – and her. - Activist Ailbhe Smyth talks about Brigid/St Brigid – pagan goddess and Christian saint. She discusses this fearless, powerful woman who was healer, poet and warrior. - Panel discussion chaired by broadcaster Flor MacCarthy featuring RTÉ’s Zainab Boladale, Senator Eileen Flynn, bestselling writer Sarah Webb and Ir...
2023-02-27
1h 48
Irish Stew Podcast
S4E6: Flor MacCarthy - A Broadcaster in Pursuit of Unexpected History
Flor MacCarthy was born in West Cork and shares memories of one of Ireland's most idyllic regions. Her childhood was one rich in the indulgence of curiosity, filled with books, history, and fueled by a Russophile father.A Trinity College degree in French and Art History led unexpectedly to a career in journalism. Flor worked for 16 years at RTE, Ireland's national broadcaster, reporting on both domestic and international news.Following her successful career at RTE, Flor took up the position of Politics Presenter at Oireachtas TV which afforded the opportunity to continue her journalistic career...
2022-08-08
1h 06
dlr Soundcloud
Lexicon 30 Oct 2021 Flor MacCarthy Book Launch
With over 400 letters, memos, cards, telegrams, drawings, notes and photographs, The Presidents’ Letters reveals a personal and unexpected story of Ireland since the inauguration of our first president, Douglas Hyde. Most of these have never been published before and a handful have never been seen by the public. Meticulously researched and handpicked for this unique book, these correspondences bring to life our presidents, Áras an Uachtaráin and all those who have passed through its doors. This podcast from the launch event at dlr LexIcon on 30 October 2021 features Publisher and Managing Director of New Island Books, Edwin Higel, Former President of I...
2021-11-18
52 min
Documentary on One Podcast
The Man Who Played Offside
Patrick O’Connell was a superstar and a cheat. He was a superstar of soccer in Ireland, Britain and Spain and cheated on his family. He married two women with the same name and same appearance.Patrick, or Paddy O'Connell, played for Ireland in the early days of the national game; he led the country to its first Home Championships title in 1914. He was tall, broad-shouldered, good-looking and robust: he played the final game against Scotland with a broken arm. Narrated by Flor MacCarthy and Richard Fitzpatrick.Additional recording by Fergal McGuire and Colm O'Co...
2015-06-12
40 min