Episodes

  • S2 EP30 – The Aftermath of the Irish Civil War

    S2 EP30 – The Aftermath of the Irish Civil War
    Jun 1 2024
    In this episode we look at the aftermath of the Irish Civil War and how it's still influencing Irish politics to this day.

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    22 mins
  • S2 EP29 – How The Free State Failed Women

    S2 EP29 – How The Free State Failed Women
    May 16 2024

    In this episode, we look at how Maggie Doherty and the McCarthy sisters were totally and utterly failed by the Free State and how their stories highlight how women suffered due to the conflict.


    Content Warning: This episode does discuss sexual assault.


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    14 mins
  • S2 EP28 – The End of the Irish Civil War

    S2 EP28 – The End of the Irish Civil War
    Apr 19 2024
    In this episode we look at the last dying gasps of the Irish Civil War and dive into the psychological genius of De Valera's order to dump arms.

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    14 mins
  • S2 EP27 – The Death of Liam Lynch

    S2 EP27 – The Death of Liam Lynch
    Mar 20 2024
    "I'm glad one of the old crowd got me" is what Liam Lynch said after he was shot in the Knockmealdown Mountains and in this episode we look at the dying breaths of both the anti-Treaty IRA and it's iron willed leader Liam Lynch.

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    17 mins
  • S2 EP26 – Kerry's Month of Terror

    S2 EP26 – Kerry's Month of Terror
    Feb 26 2024
    Irish men blowing each other to smithereens – there's a reason March 1923 is often referred to as the month of terror. In this episode we explore the Ballyseedy Massacre and the other similarly gruesome events that occurred in Kerry towards the end of the Irish Civil War.

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    15 mins
  • S2 EP25 – A Guerrilla Winter

    S2 EP25 – A Guerrilla Winter
    Feb 4 2024
    In this episode we look at the winter of 1922 into 1923 – time when the Civil War became increasingly bitter and the anti-Treaty side became more and more desperate.

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    13 mins
  • S2 EP24 – The Life & Times of Harry Boland with Shite Talk History

    S2 EP24 – The Life & Times of Harry Boland with Shite Talk History
    Dec 17 2023
    In this episode we join forces with Shite Talk History to tell the story of the amazing Harry Boland.

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • S2 EP23 – Best Friends & Executions

    S2 EP23 – Best Friends & Executions
    Dec 1 2023
    In this episode we explore a friendship that ended in executions that was said to have "killed the new State at its birth.“

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    17 mins