Highlights From Talking History

In this episode of Talking History, Dr Patrick Geoghegan reflects on the careers of some of the most iconic and prolific sports players connected to Ireland, alongside Turlough O’Riordan, online and digital editor for the Dictionary of Irish Biography, and co-editor of ‘Irish Sporting Lives’; Terry Clavin, co-editor of ‘Irish Sporting Lives’; and Helena Byrne, who wrote about soccer player Anne O'Brien (1956-2016), and is a digital archivist and curator of web archives at the British Library, deeply versed in the emerging history of women's soccer in Ireland.

In this episode of Talking History, on the 50th anniversary of Ireland joining the EU (then European Communities), Dr Patrick Geoghegan is joined by Dr Mary C. Murphy, Jean Monnet Chair in European Integration, a senior lecturer in politics with the Department of Government and Politics, University College Cork; Professor John O'Brennan, Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration at Maynooth University; and Maria Walsh MEP, to reflect on the impact of this membership on Ireland over the last five decades.

In this Christmas episode of Talking History, Patrick Geoghegan explores what a royal Christmas was like, how the British monarch's Christmas speech came about, and delves into the story of Jesus's female disciples including Mary Magdalene.

On this episode of Talking History, Dr Patrick Geoghegan speaks to: Dr Colin Martin, co-author of 'Armada: The Spanish Enterprise and England's Deliverance in 1588'; Dr Elizabethanne Boran, editor of 'Botany and Gardens in Early Modern Ireland'; and we delve into the history of nursing with Lisa McGeeney, registered nurse and midwife and author of the book ‘Nursing and midwifery in the poor-law unions of Borrisokane and Nenagh, 1882–1922’.

In this episode of Talking History, Dr Patrick Geoghegan explores the history of Dublin Castle over the centuries, featuring a number of authors and editors of the new book “Dublin Castle: From Fortress to Palace” - Professor Seán Duffy, Professor of Medieval Irish and Insular History at Trinity College Dublin; John Montague, Associate Professor in the College of Architecture, Art and Design in the American University of Sharjah, UAE; and Con Manning, former Senior Archaeologist with the National Monuments Service, who directed excavations at Dublin Castle.

On this week's Talking History: we chart the history of the World Cup; we discover Ireland's archives and hidden historical gems for #ExploreYourArchive; and we look back at the key events of the early 1920s in Beyond the Bullets.

UCD will host a national conference to mark the 100th anniversary of the new Irish state coming into effect on the 6th December 1922. It will explore the process of state formation amid an ongoing civil war and uncertainty over the future of the border with Northern Ireland. Leading academics will also discuss the evolution of the institutions of the state. Joining Dr Patrick Geoghegan to discuss this is: Dr Conor Mulvagh who lectures in the School of History at UCD with special responsibility for the Decade of Centenaries, one of the organisers of the conference; Dr Mary McAuliffe, Director of Gender Studies at UCD and her books include a biography of Margaret Skinnider; and Dr Thomas Mohr who lectures in the UCD Sutherland School of Law, is the author of 'Guardian of the Treaty', and is a Vice-President of the Irish Legal History Society.

Joining Dr. Patrick Geoghegan to discuss the life and death of Lord Castlereagh is: - Prof. Thomas Bartlett, Emeritus Professor of Irish History at Aberdeen University and recently general editor of the four-volume 'Cambridge History of Ireland'. - Dr. Georgina Laragy, Lecturer in History at Trinity College Dublin - Dr. Tim Murtagh by phone. Archival Research Fellow, with the Beyond 2022 project, based in Trinity College Dublin’. - Dr. Maeve Ryan, Senior Lecturer in History and Grand Strategy at Kings College London.

The No. 1 podcast series hosted by Newstalk’s Court Correspondent, Frank Greaney returns for a second series. ‘Inside the Crime’ investigates the unsolved murder of RTÉ set designer, Charles Self. The new series of Inside The Crime tells the story of Charles Self, a young gay man who was murdered in Dublin 40 years ago. Subscribe now at newstalk.com/insidethecrime or wherever you get your podcasts.

Joining Dr Patrick Geoghegan to discuss "Il Duce" Benito Mussolini and also the life of his daughter Edda Mussolini is Paul Corner, Emeritus Professor of European History and former Director of the Centre for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes at the University of Siena and author of Mussolini in Myth and Memory, and biographer Caroline Moorehead, the author of Edda Mussolini: The Most Dangerous Woman in Europe.

On this episode of Talking History: Dr Patrick Geoghegan meets Dr Emily Mark-FitzGerald, Associate Professor, School of Art History and Cultural Policy at UCD; Brian Crowley, Curator of Collections at Kilmainham Gaol Museum; and Ciarán McCabe, social historian of Ireland and Britain in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, with particular interest in the history of poverty and welfare, women’s history and urban history.

In this episode of Talking History, Dr Patrick Geoghegan celebrates the life and legacy of iconic author Agatha Christie alongside noted historian and chief curator of Historic Royal Palaces, Dr Lucy Worsley, author of Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman. He is also joined by John Curran, leading Irish Agatha Christie expert, literary scholar and archivist, who edited the Agatha Christie Newsletter and is author of 'Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks', and Tony Medawar, who is leading the programming for the Agatha Christie Festival in 2023.

On this episode of Talking History, Dr Patrick Geoghegan interviews author and journalist Clodagh Finn about her new book, Her Keys To The City: Honouring The Women Who Made Dublin. Also featured is an exploration of Land Surveying in Ireland 1690-1830 with author Finnian O Cionnaith.

In a special episode broadcast from the GPO in Dublin for the Dublin Festival of History, Dr Patrick Geoghegan marks World Post Day with a panel of experts to discuss the iconic building of the General Post Office and its history - featuring GPO Museum Curator Stephen Ferguson and historians Dr Sinead McCoole, Mary Muldowney and Cathy Scuffil.

Returning to the subject of our most popular podcast, Dr Patrick Geoghegan discusses the events and impact of the Irish Civil War with a new panel of experts, focusing particularly on Co Kerry - joining him in this episode are Dr Mary McAuliffe, historian and Director of the UCD Gender Studies Programme, Owen O’Shea, historian and author of upcoming book ‘No Middle Path: The Civil War In Kerry’, and the authors of The Irish Civil War In Colour - Michael B. Barry, a historian who has written many books on the Irish Revolutionary period, and John O’Byrne, a professional photographer and colouriser who specialises in colourising military scenes from the early twentieth century.

In this episode of Talking History, Dr Patrick Geoghegan investigates the rise and fall of Oliver Cromwell with a panel of experts: Professor John Morrill, emeritus professor of British and Irish history at the University of Cambridge; Dr Miranda Malins, historian and Trustee of the Cromwell Association; Professor Micheál Ó Siochrú from the Department of History at Trinity College Dublin; and Professor Sarah Covington, Professor of History at the Graduate Center and Queens College of the City of New York in the US.

In this episode of Talking History, Patrick Geoghegan speaks with historian Dr Elaine Sisson about the forgotten star of Dublin's theatre scene, Daisy Bannard Cogley, following her profile in History Ireland; broadcaster Simon Jenkins discusses his new book on The Celts; and we journey through a thousand years of Russia's history with Orlando Figes.

Marking the 21st anniversary of 9/11, Dr Patrick Geoghegan is joined by historians J Samuel Walker, author of 'The Day That Shook America - A Concise History of 9/11', Dr Daniel Geary, Mark Pigott Associate Professor in American History at Trinity College Dublin, and Professor Edward Spiers, Emeritus Professor of Strategic Studies at the University of Leeds.

On this special episode of Talking History, our panel reflects on the life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II, following the announcement of her death age 96.

On this episode of Talking History, Patrick Geoghegan speaks to Flora Fraser, author of 'Pretty Young Rebel: The Life of Flora Macdonald' and John Keay, author of 'Himalaya: Exploring the Roof of the World'. To discuss the history of the Irish language through the lens of government policy is John Walsh, author of 'One Hundred Years of Irish Language Policy, 1922-2022'. And why did it take so long for Rome to conquer Britain? Patrick speaks to Richard Hingley, author of 'Conquering the Ocean: The Roman Invasion of Britain' to discuss.