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Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

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 This unique and lively history show delves into some of the world's most important political, social and cultural events and the intriguing personalities behind them. Presented by Dr Patrick Geoghegan of Trinity College Dublin, Talking History unravels the gritty, sometimes uncomfortable, side of our past, and what we can learn from it.Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan World
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  • Daniel O'Connell: 250 Years On

    Daniel O'Connell: 250 Years On
    Jul 15 2025

    To mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Daniel O'Connell, Newstalk's Talking History debates his life, his legacy and how he should be remembered.

    Featuring: Prof Christine Kinealy, Professor of History at Quinnipiac University, and author of Daniel O'Connell and Anti-Slavery and an expert on O'Connell, Frederick Douglass, and the Famine; Prof Davide Mazzi, Professor of English Language, Translation and Linguistics and Head of the Department of Studies on Language and Culture at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy; and Prof Maurice Bric, Emeritus Professor of History at UCD, and Director of the Daniel O'Connell Summer School.
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    52 mins
  • How The Free State Won The Irish Civil War

    How The Free State Won The Irish Civil War
    Jun 29 2025

    How The Free State Won The Irish Civil War
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    52 mins
  • Best of June Books

    Best of June Books
    Jun 26 2025

    In this episode: Crusader Criminals - the knights who went rogue in the Holy Land, with Dr Steve Tibble, honorary research associate at Royal Holloway, University of London; the forgotten history of the occult, with Raphael Cormack, Assistant Professor of Modern Languages at Durham University; and how Ireland's sea connections brought new ideas, technologies and cultures to this land, with Geraldine Stout, archaeologist.
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    48 mins

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