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The Medieval Irish History PodcastSt Brigid in Continental Europe with Prof. Jean-Michel PicardHappy St Brigit's day! This year's celebration of Ireland's most beloved female icon comes a bit earlier to the podcast, but keep tuned as we have prepared a surprise for you to be published this weekend!This week we are joined by the amazing linguist and historian Jean-Michel Picard, Professor Emeritus at University College Dublin, whose work has inspired generations of scholars studying medieval Ireland and Irish saints. In this episode, Prof. Picard tells us all about the transmission of the cult of St Brigit to the Continent, the various sources containing a wealth of information about...
2026-01-2958 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastHagiography with Dr Sarah WaidlerOn the podcast this week we explore Niamh's favourite primary source material: hagiography! We are joined by the multilingual Dr Sarah Waidler, of Glucksman Ireland House, NYU, expert in medieval Celtic languages including Irish and Welsh. Sarah guides us through these fascinating religious texts which were arguably the most popular literary genre in the 'European' Middle Ages and how Irish hagiography fits into this wider community. From warring saints to moving house miracles we learn what these texts can tell us about medieval people and society.Suggested reading:James Palmer, Early Medieval Hagiography (Amsterdam University P...
2026-01-1752 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastGráinne Ní Mháille and Joan Fitzgerald with Emily LittleWe have a special episode today with recent Maynooth graduate Emily Little winner of the NUI Mansion House prize for her BA in Irish history. Emily is currently a secondary school teacher and studying for her Professional Masters in Education and makes an inspiring appeal for a reevaluation of the junior cert History curriculum. Recent reforms in historiographical approaches and archival practices have allowed for the rescuing of women from historical obscurity and it is clear that women who exercised political or social influence were not necessarily 'exceptional' or rare. Joan Fitzgerald, Countess of Ormond, Desmond and Ossory and...
2025-12-1246 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastThe Viking Paradigm with Prof. Alex WoolfThis week we welcome back Prof. Alex Woolf (University of St. Andrews) to the podcast to question whether ‘the Vikings’ is a useful concept that helps us understand history. We explore why certain people left Scandinavia in the late 8th century and what they were called in the various places they raided and eventually settled. Alex warns us against the telescoping of medieval history and argues for more nuance and specificity when dealing with the Scandinavian diaspora in so-called 'Viking Age Ireland'. He explains that the variety of activities by people we refer to as 'vikings' across the centuries in p...
2025-11-2858 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastIrish national identity in the early Middle Ages? with Dr Patrick WaddenWho were the Scotti? The Féni? The Gaels? We were delighted to get Dr Patrick Wadden, from DCU and Belmont Abbey College, NC, USA on the podcast this week to explore the evidence for the existence of the Irish nation as a concept in the early medieval period. Dr Wadden guides us through a variety of texts, in both Latin and the vernacular, which depict the people of Ireland as a community of birth, language, law, religion and, sometimes, politics, from Columbanus, Adomnán and Auraicept na n-Éces the whole way through to Lebor gabála Érenn and t...
2025-11-1456 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastSpooky Samhain with Dr Hannah Mac Auliffe"Great was the darkness of that night and its horror, and demons would appear on that night always."Oíche shamhna shona daoibh go léir! Happy Hallowe'en! To accompany you on any trick or treating or early morning/late night wakenings this weekend we bring you our spooky Samhain special! Dr Hannah Mac Auliffe, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Maynooth University, explains how the festival of Samhain appears in medieval Irish literature as a time for feasting and merriment, with the High King’s Feast of Tara taking place on Halloween in several medieval stories. And just as w...
2025-10-3047 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastMedieval Medicine with Prof. Deborah HaydenThis week Prof. Deborah Hayden, our Head here in the Dept. of Early Irish, Maynooth University, explains what it was like both to go the, or become a, doctor in medieval Ireland! Taking us through a chronological development from the early medico-legal texts through the surge in scientific writing in the later Middle Ages she explains everything from how to cure a broken heart and how much to pay for surgery to where medical knowledge came from and how much more we have to learn from the understudied corpus of Irish medical manuscripts.Further resources can be...
2025-10-1754 min
Diaries of a Lodge OwnerEpisode 107: Wilderness Luxury: Rick Dolishny's Glamping RevolutionEscape to the edge of wilderness luxury in this eye-opening conversation with Rick Dolishny, who alongside partner Jenn Carr has created Ontario's most innovative glamping experience at Maynooth Station Lodge. Rick shares the fascinating journey of bringing North America's only double-paned glass panoramic geodesic dome to life near Algonquin Park. This isn't just camping with better amenities—it's a revolutionary approach to wilderness tourism where modern comforts meet forest immersion. The dome features air conditioning, gigabit internet, a private hot tub for stargazing, and yes, a proper flush toilet that even the most luxury-minded travelers appreciate.
2025-08-061h 01The Medieval Irish History PodcastCastles in Medieval Ireland with Dr Victoria McAlisterDr Victoria McAlister from Towson University, Maryland, on everything you ever wanted to know about castles! Featuring all the big hits, Maynooth Castle, Bunratty, Blarney, Trim, the Rock of Dunamase, Clonard castle, Ferrycarrig, Carrickfergus, Irish castles, Anglo-Norman castles, Tower houses, colonialism, we cover it all. Dr McAlister busts some myths and explains how new advances in technology can assist the archaeologist and historian in their understanding of settlement around castles and the importance of considering the things we cannot see. Suggested reading:-Victoria McAlister, The Irish Tower House: Society, Economy and Environment c. 1300-1650 (Manchester U...
2025-05-0254 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastDicuil and Irish scholars at the Carolingian Court with Dr Christian SchweizerThis week we are delighted to talk to the always enlightening Dr Christian Schweizer about his Research Ireland funded research on Dicuil, an Irish scholar who was prominent in the Carolingian Court in Aachen in the early 9th century. Dicuil wrote many fascinating texts covering a variety of disciplines including geography, astronomy and computistics, some of which, Dr Schweizer explains were annual "gifts" owed to King/Emperor Louis the Pious in return for his patronage. We also hear about other famous Irish scholars on the continent and ponder whether there are many parallels between their experiences and academia today.
2025-04-1152 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastSlavery in Medieval Ireland with Dr Janel FontaineApologies for the poor sound quality in this episode! This week Dr Janel Fontaine (Treasure Trove Officer, National Museums Scotland) talks us through some of the evidence for slavery in medieval Ireland. From the accounts of St Patrick in the 5th century to Gerald of Wales in the 12th century she explains how slavery was built into the social and economic fabric of Irish society. Suggested reading:- Janel Fontaine, Slave Trading in Early Medieval Europe (Manchester, 2025)- Fergus Kelly, Guide to Early Irish Law (Dublin, 1988)- Caitlin Ellis, ‘Pe...
2025-03-2852 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastThe 'Story' of St Patrick with Dr Elizabeth DawsonIt's time for our annual discussion of the man responsible for our national holiday in Ireland, Fáilte Ireland's global greening campaign and J. D. Vance wearing shamrock socks in the White House! Dr Elizabeth Dawson (Carlow College) is the perfect expert guide through over 14 centuries of stories celebrating St Patrick. She explains how Patrick became our patron saint, how traditions around Patrick evolved, why the 3 day weekend actually goes the whole way back to the 8th century, and from where snakes, parades and green beer come. For those looking for the historical individual Patrick, have a l...
2025-03-1456 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastWomen's Power and Patronage with Tiago Veloso SilvaDue to popular demand our podcast producer Tiago de Oliveira Veloso Silva has finally come on to the other side of the mic as one of our expert guests! We chat ‘soft power’, definitions of patronage, Agnes Ní Máelsechlainn ‘An Caillech Mór’ (d.1196), St Mary’s Arrouaisian monastery, Clonard, & reflections on the study of medieval Irish history. Tiago is over half way through his PhD research in the Department of Early Irish, Maynooth University, under the supervision of Dr Wycherley, working on the Taighde Éireann/Research Ireland Pathway project ‘Power and patronage in medieval Ireland: Clonard from the sixth to twe...
2025-02-2842 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastIsabel de Clare (d.1220) with Dr John Marshall"I have no claim to anything here save through her". These are the reputed words of one of the most famous knights in English history, William Marshal, describing his wife Isabel, daughter of Aoife and Strongbow. In honour of St Valentine's Day Dr John Marshall (Lancaster University) gives us the full story of Isabel de Clare — a fascinating noblewoman, whose life, inheritance and influence crossed multiple (shifting) territorial boundaries. Dr Marshall offers complex and sometimes poignant insights, explaining to us how, being "born to an English father from the Welsh March and an Irish royal mother, Isabel's life crossed ge...
2025-02-1458 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastBonus episode: Interpreting the 'Anglo-Norman' Invasion with Dr Colin VeachAs a follow up to our episode on the English Conquest with Dr Colin Veach (University of Hull) we examine the bias inherent in the contemporary sources, including the famous Laudabiliter papal bull, the works of Gerald of Wales (Giraldus Cambrensis/Gerald de Barri) , and the 'Song of Dermot and the Earl'. We also discuss how historians can best approach this complicated period of Irish history.Regular episodes every two weeks (on a Friday).Email: medievalirishhistory@gmail.comX (formerly Twitter): @EarlyIrishPodSupported by the Dept of Early Irish, Maynooth University...
2025-02-0824 minThe Medieval Irish History Podcast1169: The English Conquest of Ireland with Dr Colin VeachHappy St Brigit's weekend! (For links to Brigit content see below). Instead of Brigit we were eager to release an episode we recorded just before Christmas with the brilliant Dr Colin Veach, from the University of Hull, on the English colonisation of Ireland, which may be known to some of you as the Anglo-Norman Invasion. Today’s episode mostly focusses on the English perspective of the conquest. Whether it was inevitable, how we should frame the events, English or Anglo-Norman etc. We talk Diarmaid Mac Murchada or in English, Dermot McMurrough and Strongbow, King Henry II and the bad Ki...
2025-01-3154 min
The eVTOL Insights PodcastEpisode 167: Veronica Sesoko, Maynooth University, Irish CAA & Dublin City CouncilIn this episode, we talk to Veronica about Ireland's huge potential for Advanced Air Mobility and the work she is doing with the various organisations.
Dublin was one of the world's first cities to adopt a drone strategy, so Veronica goes into more detail about the background behind the initiative and what the roadmap looks like for the coming years.
We also talk about why Ireland is best placed to be a real leader in this industry, and Veronica also tells us what the rest of the year has in store with her work.
2025-01-2733 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastFashion and clothing with Mairéad FinneganIn this episode, Niamh Wycherley interviews Mairéad Finnegan, a PhD researcher in Maynooth University, about dress, clothing and fashion in late medieval Ireland (12th to 16th centuries). Mairéad brilliantly paints a vivid picture of how a medieval Irish person would express their ethnic identity, status, gender or community through their clothes and provides a glimpse into the private lives of medieval Irish men and women. Mairéad talks sumptuary laws, tomb effigies and dodgy hairstyles and indulges all of Niamh's random musings on short shorts, long shoes and colourful clothing. We ask the big questions like who wor...
2025-01-1734 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastSt Columbanus and the Merovingians with Dr Alexander O'HaraHappy New Year! To soothe fragile minds after the Christmas break we are easing you in to 2025 with St Columbanus part 2 — a further, more relaxed, reflection, on the career and legacy of Irish monastic founder Columbanus with Dr Alexander O'Hara. Do listen to our previous episode from November 22nd first if you get the chance.
In this episode, we hear lots of Columbanus' own words, from his own writings. Dr O'Hara discusses how Columbanus became a dynastic holy man to the Merovingians, high politics, murder, marriage alliances, the appeal of Irish radical asceticism, the tension between temporal an...
2025-01-0352 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastLaw and Society with Prof. Liam BreatnachHappy Christmas everyone! In today's episode, Professor Liam Breatnach (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), one of Ireland's leading experts on the Old/Middle Irish language, medieval Irish law (so-called Brehon Law), poets and the Irish language, explains what the law tracts can tell us about medieval Irish society, the intellectual networks and frameworks that influenced and were influenced by the large corpus of legal material, and how the highly stratified Irish society understood itself in legal terms. We chat cats, what people ate in medieval Ireland, the Senchas Már, lost texts, polygamy, zombie concepts and much more!
2024-12-2058 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastThe Material World of Medieval Ireland with Dr Sharon GreeneToday, Dr Sharon Greene tells us how archaeologists explore how people lived in the past, what they believed and so on through the material remains they left behind. This can sometimes confirm or deny what the written records tell us – but most often it adds another layer to our understanding medieval Ireland. We chat about disciplinary challenges, how scholars can work together, Killeen Cormac, ringforts, cattle, sheep, St Brigit, ogham stones, the 'remote' western islands and settlement cemeteries.
Suggested reading:
OʼSullivan, Aidan, Finbar McCormick, Thomas R. Kerr, and Lorcan Harney, Early medieval Ireland, AD 400–1100: the ev...
2024-12-0656 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastSt Columbanus with Dr Alexander O'HaraHappy anniversary to St Columbanus, famous as a monastic founder, and a symbol of a united Europe, who is remembered as having died on Nov 23rd in the year 615! (Happy birthday also to Dr O'Hara's wife! More info in episode). Columbanus aficionado Dr Alexander O'Hara brings us through Columbanus' auspicious beginnings as a handsome aristocrat in Leinster, his superlative scholarly career in Bangor, his illustrious travels around Europe and the cosmopolitan mixed monastic communities he founded in Annegray, Luxeuil and Bobbio. Referring to Columbanus' monks as akin to the SAS, O'Hara answers the question was he 'zero craic' and...
2024-11-2254 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastMedieval Irish Manuscripts with Dr Chantal KobelIn this episode, we are joined by Dr Chantal Kobel (Department of Early Irish, Maynooth University) to chat all about medieval Irish manuscripts (literally documents written by hand) and the various specialists skills and tools needed to read these precious historical sources. From palaeography (the study of old handwriting and writing systems) to codicology (study of the actual books) we learn about how manuscripts were physically made (trigger warning, it gets a little gruesome!), what they feel like, why so few survive, where you can see them for yourselves (online or Royal Irish Academy!), whether some more could be...
2024-11-0856 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastMuirchertach Ua Briain with Anthony CandonThis week we chat to Anthony Candon about one of the greatest men in Irish history — Muirchertach Ua Briain (c.1050–1119), king of Munster, arguably king of all Ireland, and great-grandson of Brian Bóru. Tony tells us all about Muirchertach's reputation as a great military leader, his influence on the Irish Church, his international status outside of Ireland, the astute marriage alliances he brokered for his daughters with famous Norwegian king Magnus Barelegs and Arnulf de Montgomery, brother of Robert de Bellême, earl of Shrewsbury. We also chat how appropriate a camel is as a diplomatic gift, the Rock o...
2024-10-2555 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastAn Introduction to Medieval Irish Literature with Dr Elizabeth BoyleWelcome back to the second season of The Medieval Irish History Podcast!
We are very excited to be back with you all! Today, in our very first episode of the new season, we are back with Dr Elizabeth Boyle to talk little bit about Early Irish Literature. You have probably heard about some key figures of medieval Irish literature, such as Cú Chulainn and Queen Medb from Táin Bó Cúailnge, but how can we as historians (or interested readers) interpret these sagas? Are they myths that provide a window into Ireland's past or are they the...
2024-10-1157 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastREPEAT — Adomnán of Iona (St Columba Part 2 with Prof. Thomas Owen Clancy)ICYMI! In order to celebrate the anniversary of Adomnán on the 23rd of September, we are re-uploading the episode discussing saint Adomnán, one of the successors of Columba and writer of the Vita Columbae, with Prof. Clancy (Professor of Celtic, University of Glasgow).
In this episode we focus on his primary monastic foundation, Iona, and his successor abbot Adomnán (d.704), famous in his own right as a saint, a stateman, a scholar, and a jurist. Prof. Clancy tells us about Adomnán's writings, including the Vita Columbae (The Life of Columba) and De Locis Sanc...
2024-09-2349 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastBonus episode: Saint Brigid at 1500This episode is excerpted from RTÉ Radio One's The History Show with Myles Dungan September 8th, 2024: https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22430394/
Thanks a million to Myles, producer Lorcan & the whole team for having Dr Niamh Wycherley on to talk about St Brigid’s legacy, medieval Irish history, women in medieval Ireland, how medieval historians are like detectives & our big Brigid’s Worlds event this weekend in Maynooth University in collaboration with Kildare County Council. Book here: https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/brigids-worlds
Regular episodes every two weeks (on a Friday).
2024-09-0922 min
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2024-09-0257 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastSUMMER REPEAT - Sitric Silkenbeard, King of Dublin, with Prof Alex WoolfIn case you missed it! Inspired by the summer sun and tourist queues at Christchurch Cathedral, Dublinia, the Viking Splash Tour and the National Museum of Ireland (Kildare Street) etc, we bring you a REPEAT of our episode from May 24th dedicated to the man (partly) responsible for it all.
In this episode, Dr Niamh Wycherley interviews Prof Alex Woolf (University of St. Andrews) on Sitric Silkenbeard, arguably one of the best Dubliners of all time. How did he end up being the king of Dublin? What was he doing during the Battle of Clontarf? What happened...
2024-08-1653 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastMedieval Queens and Queenship with Anne Connon! Apologies for the poor sound quality! Unfortunately, this was recorded online, but we promise to fix this problem for Season 2 which should begin at the end of September.
In the last episode of the season, Dr. Niamh Wycherley interviews Anne Connon on queens and queenship in medieval Ireland, a subject that has underpinned many episodes this season. Queens and noblewomen were an integral part of medieval Irish society and rulership, but often receive much less scholarly attention than their male counterparts. This episode asks fundamental questions that are imperative to a better understanding of female power in...
2024-07-2659 min
Artery. A podcast on art, authorship and anthropologyAdèle Commins and Daithí Kearney with Kayla RushMusicologist Dr Adèle Commins is Head of Department of Creative Arts, Media and Music at Dundalk Institute of Technology. Her PhD from Maynooth University focused on the music of Irish-born composer Sir Charles Villiers Stanford. Her recordings include contributions to an album of Irish piano accordion music released by Comhaltas in 2014 and vocal soloist on an album by Irish composer Sr Marie Dunne in 2015. She also contributes music in two local churches. Her recent research includes critically documenting the music of Co. Louth céilí bands from the mid-twentieth century. Her compositions featured in the seminal publications Tunes from the...
2024-07-1957 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastQueens of Medieval Ireland — Gormlaith (d. 948) with Prof. Máire Ní MhaonaighIn our penultimate episode of season 1 we were incredibly lucky to get Prof. Máire Ní Mhaonaigh (Professor of Celtic and Medieval Studies, Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, University of Cambridge) out to the recording studio in Maynooth University. We chatted all about Gormlaith (died 948), an aristocratic woman, queen, reputed poet, and daughter of famous self proclaimed king of all Ireland, Flann Sinna. She left a considerable legacy, becoming one of the most written about Irish women in the Middle Ages. Prof. Ní Mhaonaigh guides us through all these varied written sources and her reputed marriages to famous Iri...
2024-07-1257 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastSt Columba (Part 2) with Prof. Thomas Owen ClancyWe're back to continue our chat with Prof. Clancy (Professor of Celtic, University of Glasgow) about St Columba (aka Colum Cille). In this episode we focus on his primary monastic foundation, Iona, and his successor abbot Adomnán (d.704), famous in his own right as a saint, a stateman, a scholar, and a jurist. Prof. Clancy tells us about Adomnán's writings, including the Vita Columbae (The Life of Columba) and De Locis Sanctis (On the Holy Places), his diplomatic activities, his motivations and his methods. We also chat about the Loch Ness Monster, vikings, the Book of Kells an...
2024-06-2848 min
Mark Levin PodcastMark Levin Audio Rewind - 6/21/24On Friday’s Mark Levin Show, Democrat Marxists are all the same whether it's AOC, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Bernie Sanders, and now Alvin Bragg, because they hate us and our country with a passion. These are the Marxists killing our country through an American form of Marxism and have now taken over our legal system from prosecutors to judges. We have people rotting in jail because of January 6th, but violent Hamas protesters who took over Columbia University walk free; the takeover of our justice system is the real insurrection in our country. Jack Smith was unconstitutionally appointed an...
2024-06-221h 54The Medieval Irish History PodcastSt Columba (Part 1) with Prof. Thomas Owen ClancyPart 2 out June 28th.
In this episode, Dr Niamh Wycherley invites Prof. Thomas Owen Clancy (Professor of Celtic, University of Glasgow) to discuss St Columba (aka Colum Cille aka Columbkille), the so-called warrior saint of medieval Ireland. St Columba is considered one of the main patron saints of Ireland together with St Brigit and St Patrick. Part of a noble family, the saint sought exile and founded what is now one of the most well-known monasteries of medieval Ireland, Iona, which is actually located in present day Scotland. The power of Iona later developed into what historians...
2024-06-2155 minThe Medieval Irish History Podcast1066! The Battle of Hastings — An Irish Perspective with Dr Caitlin EllisIn 1066 Edward the Confessor died, an event that set in motion a tripartite dispute for the throne of England, ultimately won by William of Normandy. After the Battle of Hastings, forever immortalized in the Bayeux Tapestry, William acquired the epithet 'The Conqueror' and the fate of England and surrounding territories was forever changed.
The battle of Hastings in 1066 was certainly important, but was it decisive? Who were the Normans? What happened to the losers? How did the Irish react to this event? Diarmait mac Máel na mBó, King of Leinster, was allied with Harold Godwinson, who de...
2024-06-0757 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastSitric Silkenbeard, King of Dublin, with Dr Alex WoolfIn this episode, Dr Niamh Wycherley interviews Dr Alex Woolf (University of St. Andrews) on Sitric Silkenbeard, arguably one of the best Dubliners of all time. How did he end up being the king of Dublin? What was he doing during the Battle of Clontarf? What happened to him afterwards? These questions are at the core of this week's episode of The Medieval Irish History podcast.
Regular episodes every two weeks (on a Friday).
Email: medievalirishhistory@gmail.com
Twitter X: @EarlyIrishPod
Supported by the Dept of Early Irish...
2024-05-2453 min
Media Industries PodcastSpatialisation of Mobile Film Production / Social Media Functions of Fintech / Audience Responses to Films from Small European TerritoriesFocusing on what he calls ‘mobile production’, Kevin Sanson (Queensland University of Technology) discusses the spatial configuration of creative relationships in film and television, and the logistical role of labour in making and maintaining those relationships. Yuening Li (Maynooth University) speaks about her work examining the place of digital payment services in our lives and the social media functions of fintech. Finally, as part of the CresCine (www.crescine.eu) project comparing film markets in small European nations, Cathrin Helen Bengesser and Jakob Isak Nielsen (Aarhus University) report initial insights relating to audienceperceptions of domestic productions, and also trends in genr...
2024-05-2136 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastQueenship in the Irish Sea World with Dr Charles InsleySpecial bonus episode! An extra treat as part of our mini series on Irish Queens. In this episode Niamh and Dr Charles Insley (The University of Manchester) chat all about what Queens Aethelflaed (Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians), Emma of Normandy and Gormlaith of Dublin have in common. Dr Insley tells us about an overarching framework of queenship which applied across the Irish Sea regions and how it can help us to understand better how the Irish conceptualised queenship and power.
Regular episodes every two weeks (on a Friday).
Email: medievalirishhistory@gmail.com
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2024-05-1733 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastThe Book of Kells with Dr Donncha MacGabhannIn today's episode, Dr Niamh Wycherley and Dr Donncha MacGabhann explore The Book of Kells, one of Ireland's most famous medieval manuscripts. This Irish treasure now exhibited at Trinity College Dublin, displays a carefully crafted script and astonishing miniatures, which showcase the expertise of medieval Irish artistic expression.
Where was it made? When? How? By whom? Why? Those are some of the questions that lead today's episode into an in-depth examination of one of the most important objects of medieval Ireland, an object that to this day makes up part of Irish identity itself.
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2024-05-1054 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastWinners and Losers at the Battle of Clontarf with Dr Denis CaseyThe Battle of Clontarf (1014) was one of those unique and dividing moments in Irish History, but how much do we know about it?
The traditional narrative of this event places the Irish fighting against the Norse invaders who held Dublin. Still, in this episode, Dr Denis Casey https://deniscasey.com/ shows us that this hypothesis is not entirely true.
Brian Boru, king of Ireland and killed at the battle, achieved heroic status in the Irish imaginary, but how did this story come to be? Join Niamh and Dr Denis Casey in this investigation.
2024-04-2649 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastEarly Irish Law with Prof. Robin Chapman StaceyIn this episode Prof. Robin Chapman Stacey (University of Washington) chats to Niamh and Tiago about medieval Ireland's unique and remarkable legal system and the huge volume of law tracts that survive in both Latin and the Irish language. With topics ranging from status and gender to what happens when you get stung by a neighbour's bee, we discuss social theorising, how useful the study of law texts can be to the historian, and how astonishing it is that the Irish material, the most extensive in western Europe, is generally ignored outside of Ireland.
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2024-04-1253 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastOgham and the Early Irish language with Prof. David StifterFeaturing the greatest periwinkle story ever told, this episode explores the evidence for the language spoken in Ireland in late antiquity with the highly entertaining Prof. David Stifter (Maynooth University). He tells us all about the uniqueness of the ogham/ogam writing script (which may or may not have been invented by a Kerryman) and how difficult Old Irish is to learn. Stay tuned to the end to hear Prof. Stifter recite/translate some lines and poetry in Old Irish, Modern Irish, Latin and German.
This is the third and final episode of our little trilogy on Ireland in late...
2024-03-2953 min
The Social Care Podcast - Sharing StoriesThe Great Care Co-op with Mariaam BhattiJoin hosts Audery Moore and David Bagnall (Baggie) as they chat with Mariaam Bhatti about a new model of care in Ireland.
Mariaam is a qualified community development and social policy practitioner with extensive experience of advocacy and community organising. For over a decade she has worked on various national and global campaigns and provided peer support to migrants in low paid work. She has also facilitated groups and workshops in Ireland and at a European level.
Mariaam is one of the 10 women co-founders of The Great Care Co-op; 2019 UN Fellow (Programme for People of...
2024-03-2830 min
Maynooth Life PodcastEp 2.7 - Clubs and Socs AwardsToday Ian chats with Mary Mac Court about the 30th anniversary of the upcoming Clubs and Socs Awards at Maynooth.
2024-03-2024 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastThe historical Patrick with Terry O'HaganContinuing our tour of Ireland in late antiquity, this episode examines the life of the historical Patrick, the 'poster boy' of the period. Dr. Niamh Wycherley invites Terry O'Hagan, also known as blogger Vox Hiberionacum, to delve deep into the writings of Patrick, the real man behind Ireland's famous patron saint. Suggested reading:www.confessio.iehttps://voxhib.com/This is the second episode of a trilogy on Ireland in late antiquity. The previous episode explores Ireland in the Roman Empire with Dr Elva Johnston. The final episode...
2024-03-1553 minMaynooth Life PodcastEp 2.6 - Generative AIIan and Ciarán sit down with Dr. Adrian Kirwan to discuss the merits, perils, and possibilities of Generative AI in higher education.
2024-03-1344 minMaynooth Life PodcastEp 2.5 - The SPUR ProgrammeToday Ian is here to talk with Máire Buckley and student participants of the SPUR programme at Maynooth.
2024-03-0632 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastIreland and the Roman Empire with Dr Elva JohnstonIn this episode, host Dr Niamh Wycherley explores the rich world of late antiquity (approx. 3rd to 7th centuries AD) with Dr Elva Johnston (School of History, UCD) when Irish elites imported wine, foodstuffs, fancy earbuds and Christianity from the Roman world. Dr Johnston makes the important distinction that Ireland wasn't 'part of' nor 'apart from' the Roman Empire during this time. We discover that it is unhelpful to categorize this period in religious terms such as 'Early Christian Ireland' — we should not assume that belief was the dominating organising factor in society.
This is the 1st ep...
2024-03-0152 min
Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 108: The Man Behind the Scenes (w/ Rick Dolishny)This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by Fish'n Canada's own Rick Dolishny for a walk down memory lane and a look inside a new venture that will change the way anglers look at accommodations.First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: cracking the code on our new look; Party Marty; why we don't spend enough time in Manitoba; Maple Syrup season; real poaching charges; abusing the fisheries act; losing a $60,000 fish; and stolen trailers.With those matters out of the way, Rick joins the show...
2024-02-291h 28Maynooth Life PodcastEp 2.4 - Exams and ResultsIn this episode, Ian and Ciarán are joined by Rose Donovan to discuss everything related to exams results and preliminary semester 1 marks.
2024-02-2342 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastQueens of Medieval Ireland — Gormlaith (d. 1030) with Dr Catherine SwiftIn this episode, Dr Niamh Wycherley and Dr Catherine Swift (Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick) take a deep dive into the complex contexts of the ultimate Queen of medieval Ireland, Gormlaith, daughter of Murchad, son of Finn (King of Leinster). Famous as the mother of kings and wife to kings, she was born into Leinster aristocracy and is remembered in the Annals of Inisfallen as the Queen of Munster. Gormlaith's life was marked by a series of important events, most notably the Battle of Clontarf, 1014, in which two sides of her family battled for the control of Dublin.
2024-02-1656 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastSt Brigid with Prof. Catherine McKennaWas Brigit a true feminist icon? Was she even real? Or merely made up by a man to exploit the veneration of a 'pagan' goddess? All this and more in our special St Brigit's Day episode with Prof. Catherine McKenna (Harvard University) to celebrate the Brigit 1500 commemorations in 2024. Happy St Brigit's Day!Niamh's suggested reading: Since the podcast aired Dr Elva Johnston published an excellent article, available free online, which references all the relevant reading on St Brigit, including my book (The cult of relics in early medieval Ireland) which discusses the relics of...
2024-01-3152 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastTowns in medieval Ireland with Dr Michael PottertonSuggested reading now added below. Were towns introduced by vikings? Were the Irish settled around monastic centres? What actually is a 'town' and what is 'monastic'? In this episode, Dr. Niamh Wycherley invites Dr. Michael Potterton, lecturer in the Department of History at Maynooth University, to discuss some key aspects and intersections between medieval history and archaeology. One of the subjects discussed here is the ongoing 'monastic town' debate, which has been around for decades in academic circles.
(Disclaimer: No, you haven't gone back in time. It is 2024. We recorded before Christmas and weren't clever enough to...
2024-01-1956 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastQueens of Medieval Ireland — Derbforgaill (d. 1193) with Dr Seán Ó HoireabhárdThis episode explores the networks and social relations involving arguably the most famous woman of the Irish Middle Ages, Ireland's 'Helen of Troy' — Queen Derbforgaill of Bréifne. Host Dr Niamh Wycherley chats with Dr Seán Ó Hoireabhárd of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies about her independent wealth and status, whether she caused the English invasion of Ireland, and whether she and her husband Tigernán Ua Ruairc were the hot power couple of 12th century Ireland.
Regular episodes every two weeks (on a Friday).
Email: medievalirishhistory@gmail.com
Twitter X: @EarlyIr...
2024-01-1848 min
The Fresh Batch Podcast#20 - Four Dubs In Alice (Special)This is a special podcast recorded in Alice Springs, Australia while Sparky was on placement from college for six weeks. He's joined by fellow Dubs and Maynooth Students Jamie, Sarah and Karla.
2024-01-1545 min
Still Not Asking For ItCamilla Fitzsimmons, Author, Professor at Maynooth University and ActivistWe chat to Camilla about the issue of abortion in Northern Ireland as part of a mini series we are doing focussing on this important topic. Camilla explains the history of abortion in Ireland, which she has focussed her book, "Repealed" on. We chat about the role of the Catholic Church and why abortion has been so divisive in Ireland.
2024-01-0131 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastThe vikings in Ireland with Prof. Clare DownhamSanta is not the only bearded guy bringing gifts around this time of year, the vikings are here!
In this episode, Dr Niamh Wycherley explores the so-called viking age in medieval Ireland with Prof. Clare Downham, Professor of Medieval History at the Institute of Irish Studies at the University of Liverpool.
Regular episodes every two weeks (on a Friday).
Email: medievalirishhistory@gmail.com
Twitter X: @EarlyIrishPod
Supported by the Dept of Early Irish, Maynooth University, & the Irish Research Council. Views expressed are the speakers' own.
Production: Tiago...
2023-12-2246 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastChristmas in Medieval Ireland — Bonus EpisodeWas Christmas a big deal in medieval Ireland? In this bonus episode host Dr Niamh Wycherley interviews some contributors to the recently launched Christmas and the Irish: a miscellany (Wordwell, 2023) edited by Salvador Ryan, Professor of Ecclesiastical History at St Patrick's College Maynooth.
Featuring: Prof David Stifter (MU), Tara Shields (QUB), Dr Denis Casey (MU), Dr Siobhán Barrett (MU).
Nollaig shona daoibh go léir!
Regular episodes every two weeks (on a Friday).
Email: medievalirishhistory@gmail.com
Twitter X: @EarlyIrishPod
Supported by the De...
2023-12-1928 minThe Medieval Irish History PodcastWhat is medieval Irish history anyway? with Dr. Elizabeth BoyleAn introduction to the Irish medieval world, including inequality, druids (or lack thereof), kings, and romantic notions of the past, with Dr. Elizabeth Boyle.
This is a long one but stayed tuned to the end to hear Niamh and Lizzie chat about how medieval Ireland was just as exceptional as anywhere else and about how medieval Irish historians are an endangered species.
Regular episodes every two weeks (on a Friday).
Email: medievalirishhistory@gmail.com
X (formerly Twitter): @EarlyIrishPod
Supported by the Dept of...
2023-12-0851 min
The Medieval Irish History PodcastWelcome to The Medieval Irish History Podcast!Welcome to The Medieval Irish History Podcast!
In this trailer episode, Dr. Niamh Wycherley will introduce the podcast and we will give you a brief excerpt of the upcoming episode with Dr. Elizabeth Boyle. Enjoy!
Regular episodes every two weeks (on a Friday).
Email: medievalirishhistory@gmail.com
Twitter/X: @EarlyIrishPod
Supported by the Dept of Early Irish, Maynooth University, & Science Foundation Ireland/the Irish Research Council. Views expressed are the speakers' own.
Production: Tiago de Oliveira Veloso Silva.
2023-12-0703 minMaynooth Life PodcastEp 2.3 - Taking Care of FinancesOn today's podcast, Bret sits down with Ciaran to talk through the challenges facing students financially and the supports on offer at Maynooth University
2023-11-2827 minMaynooth Life PodcastEp 2.2 - Commuting and Student Life at MaynoothThis week Ian sits down with four students to talk about the challenges and opportunities of commuting to Maynooth University. Listen in to hear tips on making the journey easier and more productive while staying active in the Maynooth community.
2023-10-2549 minMaynooth Life PodcastEp 2.1 - Student Voices on the Transition to MaynoothThe podcast is back! To kick off season two of Maynooth Life, Ian and Ciaran sit down with four students who have already braved their first year of University life and have wisdom to offer the incoming first-years.
2023-10-1839 minMaynooth Life PodcastEp 1.14 - St. Patrick's Pontifical UniversityThis week, the podcast heads (virtually) to south campus, exploring the history and deep connections between Maynooth University and St. Patrick's Pontifical University.
2023-05-0442 minMaynooth Life PodcastEp 1.13 - Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Maynooth UniversityIan and Ciarán sit down with Sam Blanckensee to discuss EDI initiatives at Maynooth.
2023-03-3148 minMaynooth Life PodcastEp 1.12 - Making the most of the Student Experience outside the ClassroomThis week Ian sits down with Máire Buckley to discuss opportunities for students outside of the classroom at Maynooth.
2023-03-0842 minMaynooth Life PodcastEp 1.11 - Green Campus at MaynoothToday we speak with representatives from Green Campus at Maynooth about the various sustainability initiatives underway on campus.
2023-02-2837 minMaynooth Life PodcastEp 1.10 - Sports Activities at MaynoothThis week, we explore Sports at Maynooth University.
2023-02-2142 minMaynooth Life PodcastEp 1.9 - Careers Planning at MaynoothThis week, the podcast sits down to discuss options for students looking to begin planning for their careers after university.
2023-02-1448 minMaynooth Life PodcastEp 1.8 - Preparing for ExamsOn this episode of Maynooth Life, we sit down to talk about the Exams Office and how to ready yourself for the upcoming January examinations.
2022-12-2142 minMaynooth Life PodcastEp 1.7 - Men's Mental HealthToday on the Maynooth Life Podcast, we talk with the University's mental health nurse. Please check back soon for additional resources and information.
2022-12-0647 minMaynooth Life PodcastEp 1.6 - Exploring the MU Student HelpdeskIn this episode, we talk about how the MU Student Helpdesk helps students and staff navigate the university.
2022-11-2933 minMaynooth Life PodcastEp 1.5 - Critical Skills and Adapting to University LifeBret fills in for Ciarán and Ian to talk with Brian McKenzie and Aneta Stępień of Critical Skills about the challenges and opportunities associated with transitioning into third-level studies.
More information about Critical Skills can be found at https://maynoothuniversity.ie/critical-skills
2022-11-2222 minMaynooth Life PodcastThe Critical Minute(s): Essay Writing AdviceWith Ciarán and Ian on an academic journey abroad, Bret takes a few minutes to talk through some advice for that scariest of topics: writing essays for your courses. Listen in for some practical tips and tricks to defeat writer's block and avoid the anxiety of procrastination.
Another full episode of Maynooth Life will drop next Tuesday.
2022-11-1706 minMaynooth Life PodcastEp 1.4 - Student Budgeting & Student FeesThis week Ciarán and Ian chat with Catherine Heffron-Roche (Assistant Fees & Grants Officer) and Ruth Killeen (Student Budgeting Advisor) about all things to do with student budgeting, Student Fees & Grants and other supports that are available to students.
Useful Resources
Student Budeting Advice Service
Student Budgeting website: www.maynoothuniversity.ie/money-matters
Book an appointment with the Student Budget Advisors by clicking on the BOOKING FORM LINK
Student Fees & Grants
Student Fees & Grants Website: www.maynoothuniversity.ie/student-fees-grants
Book an appointment with a member of s...
2022-11-0954 minMaynooth Life PodcastThe Study Break: A Time to Reflect, A Time to Rest!This week, the Maynooth Life Team (Bret, Ciarán & Ian) take time to reflect on the semester so far but also on the study break which can in itself be a time for students to reflect on the 1st half of the semester as well as a time to rest.
2022-11-0131 minMaynooth Life PodcastEp 1.3 - Our Mental HealthCiarán and Ian chat to Kealan Hilley (MSU Vice-President Welfare & Equality) and Kirsten Baltazar (President of the MU Mental Health Society) about our mental health and the importance of minding our mental health.
Useful Resources
Counselling Service
MU Counselling Service: www.maynoothuniversity.ie/counselling
The Counselling Service is a professional, confidential service, which is available to all registered students of the University and is provided free of charge. The Service offers one-to-one counselling and support on a wide range of psychological and mental health issues, as well as academic, family a...
2022-10-2454 minMaynooth Life PodcastEp 1.2 - Setting yourself up for Academic Success & Your Subject ChoicesSubject Choices and Success at Maynooth
With the deadlines for academic enrollment and subject choices approaching, we speak with Rose Donovan (Academic Advisory Office) and Alex Balfe (MSU VP of Education) about how to make the best choices regarding courses of study at Maynooth University.
2022-10-1746 minMaynooth Life PodcastEp 1 - Finding Your Feet with Clubs and SocietiesFINDING YOUR FEET WITH CLUBS & SOCIETIES
With the successful re-introduction of an in-person Clubs & Societies Fairs Days, the annual drive by Clubs and Societies to recruit members, we talk to Lucas Jeanniot (MSU Vice-President for Student Life) and Mary MacCourt (MU Clubs & Societies Co-oridnator) about the impact clubs and societies has on campus life and why students should join.
Useful Resources
The Gateway to Clubs & Societies Life: www.mulife.ie
Maynooth Students' Union: www.msu.ie
2022-10-1024 min
The Social Care Podcast - Sharing StoriesEpisode 7: Catherine Kelly on the work of WALK and mental health in social careThis episode is being released on 10th October 2022, World Mental Health Day.
We are joined by Catherine Kelly, Deputy CEO of WALK, an organisation that supports people with disabilities in Dublin and Louth. She has been at the forefront of designing, developing, and delivering award winning programmes for people with intellectual disabilities that provide pathways to access employment in the open labour market. She has a particular interest in the development of person-centred, socially inclusive supports and in the provision of supports that are driven by an equality and human rights agenda. She is a regular speaker a...
2022-10-1039 min
Maynooth Life PodcastMaynooth Life, Ep 0 - A Preview of Things to ComeWelcome to a preview of the Maynooth Life Podcast.
Created by Bret Zawilski (Critical Skills), Ciarán Coughlan (Chaplain) and Ian Russell (Student Engagment Officer), the Maynooth Life Podcast aims to help and support our students during their time here in Maynooth. In particular, we are looking to help our new students as they make the transition to university life irrespective of what route they took to get here.
Join us for new episodes each week on topics covering the full range of topics about life at Maynooth University.
2022-10-0700 min
Yup the Flats PodcastYUP THE FLATS PODCAST EPISODE 6 RITA FAGANRita Fagan is a proud Liberties woman and is the daughter of Madge Fagan, so community activism runs through her veins. She went to the sewing factory at 14. During the 14 years there she became active in the Trade Union Movement. She spent 11 years voluntary and 1 full-time in the Dublin Simon Community. From here she was sponsored by good people to partake in the Community & Youth work course at NUI Maynooth. On a placement from this course, Rita came to St. Michaels Estate. 25 years later she is still in this struggle with this grassroots community and is the director of...
2022-08-311h 16
The Modern Scholar PodcastHistory, Myth, and Feeding Washington's ArmyI my guest today is Dr. Ricardo Herrera, an award-winning historian and Professor of Military History at the School of Advanced Military Studies, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. A scholar of eighteenth and nineteenth-century U.S. military history, he is the author of Feeding Washington’s Army: Surviving the Valley Forge Winter of 1778 (Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina Press, 2021), For Liberty and the Republic: The American Citizen as Soldier, 1775-1861 (New York: New York University Press, 2015), and of numerous articles and chapters on U.S. military history. Dr. Herrera is the recipient of several residential re...
2022-06-141h 05
The Unlocking Potential Podcast“Education is not for you” - Shaen’s journeyFrom being told that “Education is not for you”, Shaen’s journey highlights the multiple overlapping barriers to education that many people face from a young age. Having a criminal conviction compounds these and raises further barriers that Shaen remarkably overcame. His story teaches us much about the importance of inclusivity and equality in education and society.
About the Unlocking Potential Project
The Unlocking Potential Podcast highlights the effects and impacts of admissions policies and supports for people with convictions. Across the series, Dr Joe Garrihy will explore the educational journeys and experiences of students with c...
2021-12-2355 min
The Unlocking Potential PodcastMiranda's Journey into Higher EducationStudents are at the heart of the Unlocking Potential Project so this episode features Miranda’s story. From challenges faced through to her successful entry to university and achieving her degree, Miranda’s journey provides insight and inspiration.
About the Unlocking Potential Project
The Unlocking Potential Podcast highlights the effects and impacts of admissions policies and supports for people with convictions. Across the series, Dr Joe Garrihy will explore the educational journeys and experiences of students with criminal convictions including the barriers faced and the remarkable resilience of those who have achieved their goals. Additionally, cont...
2021-12-2335 min
The Unlocking Potential PodcastA chat with the Unlocking Potential teamThis episode introduces the Unlocking Potential Project Team including the origins and aims of project. The Team discuss diverse intersectional topics including but not limited to the criminological context, GDPR, the development of the project and the role of innovative design thinking.
About the Unlocking Potential Project
The Unlocking Potential Podcast highlights the effects and impacts of admissions policies and supports for people with convictions. Across the series, Dr Joe Garrihy will explore the educational journeys and experiences of students with criminal convictions including the barriers faced and the remarkable resilience of those who have...
2021-12-2327 min
The Climate Ambassador PodcastPodcast 15 - Climate JusticeWe are delighted to have Sinéad Mercier and Clodagh Daly join us to discuss climate justice. Sinéad Mercier is a lecturer on Environment, Sustainability and Social Justice in Maynooth University and a PhD researcher funded by the UCD Sutherland School of Law and European Research Council Project PROPERTY [IN]JUSTICE. Clodagh Daly is a research assistant with the Effective Nature Laws project and campaign coordinator for climate case Ireland.In this insightful discussion, topics tied to climate justice such as social justice, just transition and intersectionality are covered in depth and with compassion. Sometimes looking through a...
2021-08-051h 03
Capitalism Thanks I hate itEp. 2 Forcefully a Trio featuring cookie bakingA baking episode from your favourite platonic soulmate podcast where everyone is trying to survive the modern era. Guest starring @lykapuma and @kurint0. Talking quarantine feelings, favourite animes, books, speed dating and is he even studying at Maynooth????? Does he even go there????Part 1 of many
2020-05-0342 min
Focus PodcastFocus: Extinction Rebellion, Civil Disobedience and Social ChangeThis episode is an edit of an panel discussion on “Civil Disobedience and Social Change” that took place in the Teacher Club in Dublin a few weeks ago. While the discussion looks at civil disobedience in the general sense, a lot of the conversation revolved around challenging preconceptions of the term as well as its limitations. A significant theme arising in the discussion focused Extinction Rebellion’s organising models, strategy and the perceived lack of politics in the context of civil disobedience.
On our panel were:
Manuel from Extinction Rebellion, the climate action group at the centr...
2019-10-2156 minFocus PodcastFocus: Extinction Rebellion, Civil Disobedience and Social ChangeThis episode is an edit of an panel discussion on “Civil Disobedience and Social Change” that took place in the Teacher Club in Dublin a few weeks ago. While the discussion looks at civil disobedience in the general sense, a lot of the conversation revolved around challenging preconceptions of the term as well as its limitations. A significant theme arising in the discussion focused Extinction Rebellion’s organising models, strategy and the perceived lack of politics in the context of civil disobedience.
On our panel were:
Manuel from Extinction Rebellion, the climate action group at the centr...
2019-10-2156 minFocus PodcastFocus: Ethical Living and Social ChangeIn the time of late capitalism, growing inequality and increasing awareness of causes and impacts of climate crisis, what does it mean to live ethically? Our social media is saturated with perspectives around plastic use and ecological degradation, around industrialised agriculture and competing arguments for why mass population shifts to veganism can or can’t address climate change. We are presented with a myriad of personal choices presented as ethical living, but is it possible to harness individual choices and behaviour changes into a wider forces for social change?
Ella McSweeney. Ella a journalist and presenter RTE BBC Radi...
2019-09-231h 02Focus PodcastFocus: Ethical Living and Social ChangeIn the time of late capitalism, growing inequality and increasing awareness of causes and impacts of climate crisis, what does it mean to live ethically? Our social media is saturated with perspectives around plastic use and ecological degradation, around industrialised agriculture and competing arguments for why mass population shifts to veganism can or can’t address climate change. We are presented with a myriad of personal choices presented as ethical living, but is it possible to harness individual choices and behaviour changes into a wider forces for social change?
Ella McSweeney. Ella a journalist and presenter RTE BBC Radi...
2019-09-231h 02Focus PodcastFocus: Conor McCabe talks about his book ‘Money’
In this episode Conor McCabe chats to Eilish Dillon, head of The Department of International Development Maynooth to discuss latest book ‘Money’.Money exists in an opaque space, with its own language and gatekeepers to knowledge. As citizens we are required to support the profit-seeking strategies of financial institutions, but we are not supposed to question those strategies, the logic that underpins them, nor the power relations that envelop its world. Conor’s book is written to help change that.
Conor is a research associate with UCD Equality Studies Centre.. He has written extensively on Irish fi...
2019-09-0941 minFocus PodcastFocus: Conor McCabe talks about his book ‘Money’
In this episode Conor McCabe chats to Eilish Dillon, head of The Department of International Development Maynooth to discuss latest book ‘Money’.Money exists in an opaque space, with its own language and gatekeepers to knowledge. As citizens we are required to support the profit-seeking strategies of financial institutions, but we are not supposed to question those strategies, the logic that underpins them, nor the power relations that envelop its world. Conor’s book is written to help change that.
Conor is a research associate with UCD Equality Studies Centre.. He has written extensively on Irish fi...
2019-09-0941 min
The Media Law PodcastEpisode 6: International Perspectives on DefamationIn Episode 6, Tom and Paul are joined by scholars from the US, Canada and South Africa to get a range of international perspectives on the public interest defence under the UK’s Defamation Act 2013. There’s also time for Tom and Paul to argue about the Supreme Court’s recent decision about the “meaning” of an allegedly libellous Facebook post in Stocker v Stocker, and to mention the government’s white paper on internet regulation. Features Russell Weaver (University of Louisville, Kentucky), Dario Milo (University of the Witwatersrand) and David Mangan (Maynooth University).
2019-04-1159 min
Mixer PodcastEpisode 6 - Delaney-gate, Crumlin Character and Ricks on the roadFAI shambles, Crumlin Maynooth, Orchard Portmarnock, AUL, LSL, UCFL Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
2019-03-241h 17