Irish History – Near FM

The 1922 Weaver Street Bombing in Belfast

admin February 17, 2022

Historian in residents Cormac Moore joins Noel McGuiness to discuss Weaver Street bombing in Belfast on 13th of February 1922 that resulted in the killing of 4 girls and a 2 woman.

Northside Today – Northside Today: Irish history about the handover of Dublin Castle from the British to the Irish.

admin January 14, 2022

Historian in residence Cormac Moore joins Noel McGuinness to discuss the handover of Dublin Castle from the British to the Irish on 16th of January 1922.

1921 Anglo Irish Treaty Negotiations – Part 3

admin November 18, 2021

Dublin City Council’s Historian in residents, Cormac Moore, joins Noel McGuinness in part 3 of a discussion on treaty negotiations on November 1921 between Ireland and Britain.

1921 Anglo Irish Treaty Negotiations – Part 2

admin October 19, 2021

Dublin City Council Historian in residents Cormac Moore joins Noel McGuinness to discuss part 2 of the Anglo Irish Treaty of 1921 which takes a deeper look into the main topics discussed of the treaty.

1921 Anglo Irish Treaty Negotiations – Part 1

admin October 12, 2021

Dublin City Council Historian in Residents Cormac Moore joins Joe Byrne to discuss the Anglo Irish treaty negotiations from 11th of October 1921 in London between Ireland and Great Britain.

Laura Mulcahy on the Near FM Sessions

admin October 22, 2020

Clare born multidisciplinary artist, musician and writer joins Ed and Noel to chat about the history and ideas behind her new single “Sunken Cemetery 1849”.

Lifeline 18 – 02 – 2019 Michael Kenny, Historian

George Mulcahy February 19, 2019

George Mulcahy is joined by Michael Kenny, Historian and former Keeper at the Art and Industry Division, National Museum Ireland where they discuss coin collecting (official name Numismatics) and its relevance to remembering our past and celebrating important historical figures and events…

Cormac Moore, Historian in Residence, Dublin City Libraries

admin June 6, 2017

Cormac Moore, Dublin City Libraries’ Historian in Residence for the North Central Area, begins a new fortnightly item where he will talk to Noel McGuinness about Irish History and in particular the Irish Revolution 1917-1923. In this first interview, Cormac talks about…

Programmes of “The Series of Talks on Dublin and the Great War” with Ciaran Murray

admin June 1, 2017

Ciaran Murray speaks with Johnny Holmes about Programmes of “The Series of Talks on Dublin and the Great War” which will broadcast on the Airwaves next week on Near 90.3 FM

Irish History Show Episode 29

admin February 3, 2015

Episode 29 of the Irish History Show on Near FM presented by Cathal Brennan and John Dorney. On this episode, we look at the Bridges Job when the Anti – Treaty IRA attempted to destroy the infrastructure around Dublin during the Civil…

Irish History Show Episode 28

admin October 9, 2014

Episode 28 of the Irish History Show on Near FM presented by Cathal Brennan and John Dorney. On this episode, we look at the differences between the Irish and Scottish routes to independence and we compare the creation of new states in…

Irish History Show Episode 27

admin August 19, 2014

Episode 27 of the Irish History Show on Near FM presented by Cathal Brennan and John Dorney. On this episode, we were joined by producer and director Kevin McCann to discuss his upcoming film, The Rising, about 1916 leader Seán MacDiarmada.