Irish comedian and podcaster Jarlath Regan sat down with “one of the most influential Irish people living in America” to speak about “his fascinating life and journey from Tipperary to America”
"Irish Life and Lore" has launched an online archive with over 3,000 hours of oral Irish history, from the Irish revolutionary period to local history, folklore and family history.
Today the Irish revolutionary, Muriel McSwiney is largely forgotten in Ireland. However, in 1920 she was an internationally renowned figure, given the role she played in the Irish War of Independence.
The fascinating, intriguing and complex figure who was an Irish revolutionary and a communists but Murial MacSwiney is today only remembered as the wife of Lord Mayor of Cork, Terence.
The JFK Library Foundation has launched a bi-weekly podcast with the aim of bringing the life and influence of President John F Kennedy to a younger audience.
On October 17th 1171, King Henry II became the first English King to set foot on Irish soil. By the time he left the island six months later Ireland's relationship with England had been changed forever.
Indeed Henry's visit still haunts Ireland today...
