The Irish History Boys
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Comedian Tim McGarry and Historian Cormac Moore select the stories from the archives of The Irish News that bring Irish history to life in enlightening and amusing ways.
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How Britain Lost Ireland: Prime Minister Asquith’s Fatal Mistakes
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Oct 15, 2026 |
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Ireland's Sovereignty and the 1926 Imperial Conference
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Oct 08, 2026 |
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The Darkest Year in Ireland’s History: The Brutal 1798 Rebellion
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Oct 01, 2026 |
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The Bloodiest Chapter in Irish History: Drogheda, Wexford & Cromwell in Ireland
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Sep 24, 2026 |
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The IRA Bombing That Shook Northern Ireland’s Free Press
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Sep 17, 2026 |
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Ireland’s Deadliest Cinema Fire & The 1976 Internee Scandal
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Sep 10, 2026 |
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Was 1926 the Darkest Year in the History of Ireland?
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Sep 03, 2026 |
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The Unbelievable 1976 Emergency That Suspended Ireland’s Civil Liberties
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Aug 27, 2026 |
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The Forgotten Pandemic: Ireland’s Deadly 1920s “Sleepy Sickness” Mystery
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Aug 20, 2026 |
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How a Nobel Prize Destroyed Northern Ireland’s Most Powerful Protest Movement
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Aug 13, 2026 |
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Faulkner’s Failed Sequel: The 1976 Internment Debate
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Aug 06, 2026 |
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From the "Black North" to Black Taxis: A Century of Divided Tourism in Ireland
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Jul 30, 2026 |
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The Assassination that Shocked Ireland: The 1976 Sandyford Bombing
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Jul 23, 2026 |
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The Dubliner Who Divided Ireland: The Twisted Irony of Edward Carson
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Jul 16, 2026 |
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The Battle of the Diamond: Birthing the Orange Institution
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Jul 09, 2026 |
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Why the Pope Supported William of Orange: The Surprising International History of 1690
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Jul 02, 2026 |
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Why De Valera’s future looked “Hopeless” in 1926
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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Rent-Free in the Irish Free State: Why the British Government funded homes for WWI Veterans in 1926
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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The Man Who Predicted Brexit: Seán Lemass on Britain, Ireland, and Northern Ireland
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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Rewriting Ireland's History - The Lost Memoirs of Sean Lemass
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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Lifting the Rock: Journalist Chris Moore Reveals Northern Ireland’s Most Dangerous Cover-Up
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May 28, 2026 |
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Britain’s Darkest Secret: The Northern Ireland Scandal MI5 Tried to Bury
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May 21, 2026 |
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Why Ireland’s Massive Railway Network Suddenly Vanished
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May 14, 2026 |
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The Machine That Ruled Ireland: How Fianna Fáil Conquered a Nation for 67 Years
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May 07, 2026 |
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Defending the Republic: The Siege and Execution of Rory O'Connor
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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The Secret Bomb-Maker of Ireland: How Rory O'Connor Fueled the Revolution
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Ireland’s 100-Year Secret: What the 1926 Census Finally Reveals
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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The Irish Woman Who Shot Mussolini
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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The Mandela Connection: How a Global Icon Almost Changed Northern Ireland Forever
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Why Ireland Banned These Workers: The 1926 Donegal Scandal Revealed
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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The Real-Life "Psycho": Why 3 Sisters Kept a Skeleton in Their Kitchen in Ireland
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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The 5-Vote Defeat That Changed Ireland
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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The Irish "Football Team" That Was Actually an IRA Hit Squad
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Northern Ireland in 1976: The Collapse of the Convention and the Move to Direct Rule
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Judicial Robes and Jazz Panics
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Hunger Strikes and Splenetic Denunciations
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Asserting Irish Independence with Coins and Customs
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Pacts and Prisoners: The 1926 Release and the death of Frank Stagg
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Bans and Bandits: The GAA’s "Foreign" Struggle and the Stigma of "Bandit Country"
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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1926 & 1976: Red Routes and the Darkest Days
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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1925 & 1975: A Unionist Triumph and the Miserable Year
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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At the Crossroads: The London Agreement and the "Factory of Grievances"
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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The Specials' Legacy: The 1925 Disbandment and the Survival of the B Specials
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Ireland's Customs Barriers & Chaos: The 11-Plus Exam Scandal and 70 Years of Irish Partition
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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The Tripartite Agreement and the Final Irish Border Settlement
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Selling the Border for Financial Freedom
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Eoin MacNeill's SHOCK Resignation and the Boundary Commission Collapse
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Ireland's Forgotten Sacrifice & How the First World War Changed Everything
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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The Boundary Commission's Collapse: The 1925 Morning Post Leak
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Irish Independence, League of Nations, & Spanish Dictator Franco
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Asserting Irish Independence, Border Incursions and the Guildford Four
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Ireland's Partition and Saint Oliver Plunkett
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Siege and Injustice
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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The Outlier Judge and the Legal Paramilitaries
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Clones Hope and the 1925 Border
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Belfast 1975: A Bishop's Plea Amidst Sectarian Terror
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Calling the Shots, Evading Tariffs, Threatening Bombards
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Customs History: Beyond Brexit Borders
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Éamon de Valera
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Dancing, excommunication & the SDLP
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Daniel O’Connell: The Liberator Who Shook an Empire
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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The Anglo-Irish Treaty: Freedom or Betrayal?
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Miami Showband Massacre: A Tragedy That Shook Ireland
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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IRA Prison Escapes EXPLAINED: How Did They Pull It Off?
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Partition's Other Victims: Protestants in the South
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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The 12th of July & the Orange Order: History, Controversy & Culture Wars
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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The Forgotten Famine and Faith in Football
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Bloody Sunday & The Wrongfully Convicted Birmingham 6
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Power, Promises & Patriotism: 1975 Convention, George Best’s Court Case & Ireland 100 years later
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Education Divided: Why Northern Ireland Never Achieved Integration
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Ireland's WW2 Neutrality: Isolation or Strategy?
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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The Ulster Covenant: Ireland's Forgotten Turning Point
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May 29, 2025 |
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GAA Politics, No Funding For The North, & Britain's First Brexit Debate
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May 22, 2025 |
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Ireland's £160 Million Debt & Church Scandals
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May 15, 2025 |
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Flags, Anthems, Accents & Europe
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May 08, 2025 |
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Irish Athletics & Olympic Boycotts
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May 01, 2025 |
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The Boundary Commission: A Borderline Disaster
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Splitters and Spurs: Football, Politics, and Fighting Cocks in Ireland
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Locked Up and Lines Drawn: Internment, Borders, and Banned Booze
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Not an Inch: The Election of '25
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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The Irish History Boys
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Mar 31, 2025 |