Joe Duffy's three year trawl through census records and archives has resulted in a book, The Children of The Rising, that tells the untold story of the forgotten young victims of the 1916 rebellion. On this week's podcast the veteran broadcaster describes how researching the book became a “total obsession”

He also talks about his early life, getting into Trinity and how he almost turned down the chance to work with Gay Byrne .

Children of the Rising: The untold story of the young lives lost during Easter 1916 is available now