A Short History of Ireland

By BBC Radio Ulster

Ireland’s rich and turbulent history is explored in a series written by the late Dr Jonathan Bardon.

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How many episodes does A Short History of Ireland have?

The podcast currently has 60 episodes available.

A Short History of Ireland episodes:

September 18, 2024 Series 2: Omnibus 12
Omnibus #12 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
• Broadcasting North and South
• Showband fever
• Whitaker and Lemass
• Lemass and Brookeborough
• Brookeborough’s fall
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Cherrie McIlwaine, Patrick FitzSymons and Sean Crummey.
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30min
September 18, 2024 Series 2: Omnibus 11
Omnibus #11 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
• Church and state
• The Fethard On Sea boycott
• A disgrace to the nation
• The launch of the Canberra
• De Valera’s vision of Cathleen ni Houlihan
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Cherrie McIlwaine, Patrick FitzSymons and Sean Crummey.
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29min
September 18, 2024 Series 2: Omnibus 10
Omnibus #10 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
• Operation Harvest
• Defeat for the IRA
• Stagnation
• The vanishing Irish
• Inishkillane
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Cherrie McIlwaine, Patrick FitzSymons and Sean Crummey.
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29min
September 18, 2024 Series 2: Omnibus 9
Omnibus #9 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
• The Princess Victoria disaster
• Linen, boom and collapse
• Shipbuilding in Belfast
• Marching on the Longstone Road
• The revival of the IRA
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Cherrie McIlwaine, Patrick FitzSymons and Sean Crummey.
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29min
September 18, 2024 Series 2: Omnibus 8
Omnibus #8 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
• The Chapel Gate Election
• Conquering the white death
• The Mother and Child controversy
• Lacklustre performance
• The rule of Brookeborough
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Cherrie McIlwaine, Patrick FitzSymons and Sean Crummey.
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30min
September 18, 2024 Series 2: Omnibus 7
Omnibus #7 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
• The winter of 1947
• The 1947 Education Act
• The family of the republic
• The inter-party government
• Ireland, a republic
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Cherrie McIlwaine, Patrick FitzSymons and Sean Crummey.
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29min
September 18, 2024 Series 2: Omnibus 6
Omnibus #6 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
• VE Day
• Controversial condolences
• Northern Ireland elections 1945
• The Welfare State
• Northern Ireland, a very substantial measure of government aid
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Cherrie McIlwaine, Patrick FitzSymons and Sean Crummey.
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29min
September 18, 2024 Series 2: Omnibus 4
Omnibus #4 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
• German guests of the state
• American visitors
• The tramp of marching Yanks
• Don’t be a dope
• Governing Éire, 1939 to 1945
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Cherrie McIlwaine, Patrick FitzSymons and Sean Crummey.
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28min
September 18, 2024 Series 2: Omnibus 2
Omnibus #2 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
• Neither time nor gold can beat Germany
• Censorship in Éire, 1939 to 1945
• The period of the next moon may well bring our turn
• The Easter Tuesday Belfast Blitz
• Tremendous devastation
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Cherrie McIlwaine, Patrick FitzSymons and Sean Crummey.
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30min
September 18, 2024 Series 2: Omnibus 1
Omnibus #1 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
• The Emergency, Éire 1939
• We here today are in a state of war
• Failed preparations
• Ireland and the Battle of the Atlantic
• The Magazine Fort attack, December 1939
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Cherrie McIlwaine, Patrick FitzSymons and Sean Crummey.
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30min

FAQs about A Short History of Ireland:

How many episodes does A Short History of Ireland have?

The podcast currently has 60 episodes available.