What is there to say? The sad passing of Jack Charlton is a reminder of magic times in Dublin. This podcast explores some of the Dublin dimensions of the tale, from the traveling support to the amazing homecoming.

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We all know St Stephen's Green as a place we may go for lunch or a stroll, but the park has a remarkable history - from dueling in the Georgian city to the contested memory of the Boer War in Dublin. It's also one of few places in the city where women are honoured in a significant way. Learn a little more about this great park with Donal Fallon.

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To many, Dublin tattooing brings to mind the name of Johnny Eagle. Yet the earliest tattoo shop in the city predated him by decades. Today, Dublin tattoos are in fashion - from Poolbeg chimneys to pints of stout - but where did it all begin?

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The Forty Foot, to many, is forever associated with Ulysses. Others associate it with the women's movement of the 1970s, and the battle for full equality between men and women when it came to swimming in Dublin. But why is it called the Forty Foot, and how long are Dubs jumping into Dublin Bay?

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To us today, it is the George's Street Arcade.

Yet to Victorian Dubliners, it was the South City Markets. It opened at a turbulent time for Dublin, as the middle classes continued to move beyond the canals. Its beautiful red brick exterior is so out of place in Dublin now, but why? Thanks to Las Fallon, fire brigade historian, for contributions on the 1892 fire.

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Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc is the author of several studies on the Irish revolution, both local and national, but he is currently working on a study of one of the most controversial aspects of the revolution: The Disappeared.

Incredibly, this story begins in Dublin's north inner-city. In the later stages of the Rising, sixteen civlians were brutally killed in and around their homes, with six of the bodies deliberately hidden. This was the North King Street Massacre. Here, we go through the tragic events.

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A shorter, extra edition of the podcast focused on the current debate around statues, looking at some of Dublin's more contested memorials but also with some ideas going forward. 

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The story of the anti-slavery movement in Ireland is the story not only of Frederick Douglass and O'Connell, but decades of activism. This podcast touches on the Hibernian Anti-Slavery Association, the great Equiano who visited Dublin in the 1790s and more besides.

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The Palace on Fleet Street has remained much the same through the decades, despite the streets around it being transformed several times over. The pub is forever associated with names like Flann O'Brien, R.M Smylie and Harry Kernoff, but what was it about this pub that attracted such literary minds- and where were the women? Donal is joined by Willie Ahern of The Palace.

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Love Pints, Hate Covid.

For many, the 1988 Millennium is little more than a milk bottle in the press, but the year had a transformative effect on the capital. From Molly Malone to new public parks, much was added to the city, but how much truth was in it all?

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