Newstalk - Hidden HistoriesOn The Record with Gavan Reilly goes back in time to learn lessons for the future with Hidden Histories.https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-historiesen-ieThu, 19 May 2022 08:48:56 +0000On The Record with Gavan Reilly goes back in time to learn lessons for the future with Hidden Histories.radio,podcast,Hidden HistoriesNewstalkNewstalkfeeds@goloudnow.comnohttps://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/11/19175233/November-2020-Hidden-Histories.jpgThe Irish Museum of Modern Art, also known as IMMA, turns 30 this year Resting in an unlikely symbol of the old order - the 17th century Royal Hospital Kilmainham, since it first opened it has championed both Irish and international modern art. Donal Fallon, joined Gavan to explain how they chose the grounds, and he also shared tales of some of the unusual burials that have taken place there. On The Record with Gavan Reilly Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-30-years-of-immaThe Irish Museum of Modern Art, also known as IMMA, turns 30 this year Resting in an unlikely symbol of the old order - the 17th century Royal Hospital Kilmainham, since it first opened it has championed both Irish and international modern art. Donal Fallon, joined Gavan to explain how they chose the grounds, and he also shared tales of some of the unusual burials that have taken place there. On The Record with Gavan Reilly Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. The Irish Museum of Modern Art, also known as IMMA, turns 30 this year Resting in an unlikely symbol of the old order - the 17th century Royal Hospital Kilmainham, since it first opened it has championed both Irish and international modern art. Donal Fallon, joined Gavan to explain how they chose the grounds, and he also shared tales of some of the unusual burials that have taken place there. On The Record with Gavan Reilly Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. 829Sun, 06 Jun 2021 12:54:05 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2021/06/06104922/0606-Podcast-Fallon.mp3A hundred years ago this weekend, three armed men lured a young Irishman from his home in Galway - days later his body was found in a bog having been shot through the head. His name was Michael Griffin, and he was just 28 years old. Keeping in mind the broader political picture in Ireland at the time one might be forgiven for thinking he was perhaps an IRA gunman but he wasn't -  he was a Catholic priest. In fact his strange death made it to the front of The New York Times and will even be commemorated this weekend in the west. So who was Fr. Michael Griffin? Gavan Reilly is joined by Donal Fallon for another episode of Hidden Histories to find out. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-the-murder-of-michael-griffinA hundred years ago this weekend, three armed men lured a young Irishman from his home in Galway - days later his body was found in a bog having been shot through the head. His name was Michael Griffin, and he was just 28 years old. Keeping in mind the broader political picture in Ireland at the time one might be forgiven for thinking he was perhaps an IRA gunman but he wasn't -  he was a Catholic priest. In fact his strange death made it to the front of The New York Times and will even be commemorated this weekend in the west. So who was Fr. Michael Griffin? Gavan Reilly is joined by Donal Fallon for another episode of Hidden Histories to find out. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. A hundred years ago this weekend, three armed men lured a young Irishman from his home in Galway - days later his body was found in a bog having been shot through the head. His name was Michael Griffin, and he was just 28 years old. Keeping in mind the broader political picture in Ireland at the time one might be forgiven for thinking he was perhaps an IRA gunman but he wasn't -  he was a Catholic priest. In fact his strange death made it to the front of The New York Times and will even be commemorated this weekend in the west. So who was Fr. Michael Griffin? Gavan Reilly is joined by Donal Fallon for another episode of Hidden Histories to find out. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. 840Sun, 15 Nov 2020 12:35:27 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2020/11/15120320/HH-POD-POD.mp3Not everyone’s so pleased with the result of the election in the U S - you might have seen Sammy Wilson, the DUP MP, tweet during the week that “Joe Biden is a parrot for Irish Nationalism and their falsehoods regarding the Belfast Agreement”, while a Tory backbencher highlighted “His Irish republican sympathies and ignorant comments on Brexit.” This is not the first time, in the long history of 46 US Presidents, that a man in office has caused fear on our neighbouring island. From Washington to Woodrow Wilson, London’s view of what Washington means for Ireland has long been documented. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-us-ireland-relationsNot everyone’s so pleased with the result of the election in the U S - you might have seen Sammy Wilson, the DUP MP, tweet during the week that “Joe Biden is a parrot for Irish Nationalism and their falsehoods regarding the Belfast Agreement”, while a Tory backbencher highlighted “His Irish republican sympathies and ignorant comments on Brexit.” This is not the first time, in the long history of 46 US Presidents, that a man in office has caused fear on our neighbouring island. From Washington to Woodrow Wilson, London’s view of what Washington means for Ireland has long been documented. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. Not everyone’s so pleased with the result of the election in the U S - you might have seen Sammy Wilson, the DUP MP, tweet during the week that “Joe Biden is a parrot for Irish Nationalism and their falsehoods regarding the Belfast Agreement”, while a Tory backbencher highlighted “His Irish republican sympathies and ignorant comments on Brexit.” This is not the first time, in the long history of 46 US Presidents, that a man in office has caused fear on our neighbouring island. From Washington to Woodrow Wilson, London’s view of what Washington means for Ireland has long been documented. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. 960Sun, 08 Nov 2020 12:35:17 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2020/11/08121444/0811-OTR-HH-Podcast.mp3What links Bjorn from ABBA, Paul Robeson, and Leonard Cohen? The answer is young Irish revolutionary, Kevin Barry, hanged a century ago on this day in Mountjoy Prison. The song he inspired would become one of the most enduring songs of Irish history, but how did it come to such international prominence, and was Barry really just a boy, as the song recounts, or a young man of committed ideas? Donal Fallon joins Gavan Reilly for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-kevin-barry-ballad-boyWhat links Bjorn from ABBA, Paul Robeson, and Leonard Cohen? The answer is young Irish revolutionary, Kevin Barry, hanged a century ago on this day in Mountjoy Prison. The song he inspired would become one of the most enduring songs of Irish history, but how did it come to such international prominence, and was Barry really just a boy, as the song recounts, or a young man of committed ideas? Donal Fallon joins Gavan Reilly for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. What links Bjorn from ABBA, Paul Robeson, and Leonard Cohen? The answer is young Irish revolutionary, Kevin Barry, hanged a century ago on this day in Mountjoy Prison. The song he inspired would become one of the most enduring songs of Irish history, but how did it come to such international prominence, and was Barry really just a boy, as the song recounts, or a young man of committed ideas? Donal Fallon joins Gavan Reilly for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. 1029Sun, 01 Nov 2020 12:45:36 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2020/11/01112613/0111-OTR-HH-PODCAST.mp3Imagine you find yourself in the private library of William Ewert Gladstone, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and you go leafing through his shelves and find a signed copy of a literary masterpiece by an Irishman. You might think James Joyce, George Bernard Shaw or Oscar Wilde but you'd be wrong on all counts. It’s Bram Stoker, who signed a copy of Dracula for the Prime Minister at a time he was hoping Ireland could finally be allowed to determine its own affairs. At this time of year, there is an awful lot of focus on Stoker’s work - a book which we all know a bit about, but which might actually draw heavily on Stoker's own mother’s tales of a nineteenth century pandemic in the West of Ireland. Gavan Reilly is joined by Donal Fallon for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/bram-stoker-origins-draculaImagine you find yourself in the private library of William Ewert Gladstone, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and you go leafing through his shelves and find a signed copy of a literary masterpiece by an Irishman. You might think James Joyce, George Bernard Shaw or Oscar Wilde but you'd be wrong on all counts. It’s Bram Stoker, who signed a copy of Dracula for the Prime Minister at a time he was hoping Ireland could finally be allowed to determine its own affairs. At this time of year, there is an awful lot of focus on Stoker’s work - a book which we all know a bit about, but which might actually draw heavily on Stoker's own mother’s tales of a nineteenth century pandemic in the West of Ireland. Gavan Reilly is joined by Donal Fallon for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. Imagine you find yourself in the private library of William Ewert Gladstone, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and you go leafing through his shelves and find a signed copy of a literary masterpiece by an Irishman. You might think James Joyce, George Bernard Shaw or Oscar Wilde but you'd be wrong on all counts. It’s Bram Stoker, who signed a copy of Dracula for the Prime Minister at a time he was hoping Ireland could finally be allowed to determine its own affairs. At this time of year, there is an awful lot of focus on Stoker’s work - a book which we all know a bit about, but which might actually draw heavily on Stoker's own mother’s tales of a nineteenth century pandemic in the West of Ireland. Gavan Reilly is joined by Donal Fallon for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. 751Sun, 25 Oct 2020 12:30:10 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2020/10/25112539/2510-OTR-STOKER-POD.mp3This week marked the birthday of Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde, who was born at Dublin’s Westland Row and is today buried in the impressive Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris. An international celebrity and among the first such generation of stars, Wilde’s story is well known. But little known is the tale of how he launched himself onto the world stage - embarking on a year long tour of the United States in 1882. To him, “America is not a country, it is a world.” he said. Donal Fallon joins Gavan Reilly for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-creating-celebrity-oscar-wildeThis week marked the birthday of Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde, who was born at Dublin’s Westland Row and is today buried in the impressive Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris. An international celebrity and among the first such generation of stars, Wilde’s story is well known. But little known is the tale of how he launched himself onto the world stage - embarking on a year long tour of the United States in 1882. To him, “America is not a country, it is a world.” he said. Donal Fallon joins Gavan Reilly for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. This week marked the birthday of Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde, who was born at Dublin’s Westland Row and is today buried in the impressive Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris. An international celebrity and among the first such generation of stars, Wilde’s story is well known. But little known is the tale of how he launched himself onto the world stage - embarking on a year long tour of the United States in 1882. To him, “America is not a country, it is a world.” he said. Donal Fallon joins Gavan Reilly for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. 778Sun, 18 Oct 2020 12:30:43 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2020/10/18113442/1810-OTR-OSCAR-HH-POD.mp3The name ‘Fergus McCabe’ might not mean much to a lot of people, especially if you’re not a Dubliner but if you’re from the northside of the Liffey it’s a name that might matter a great deal. In fact northside residents like Mary Lou McDonald, Paschal Donohoe, Gary Gannon and even a man who lives in the Phoenix Park called Michael D. Higgins all paid tribute to him when his death was announced this week. His was a name which wasn’t widely known outside of his own community - Dublin’s North Inner-City - but he was a serious player in Irish politics in the closing decades of the twentieth century who was at the heart of the ‘Gregory Deal’ - a landmark moment in Irish political history. Donal Fallon joins Gavan Reilly for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-fergus-mccabe-gregory-dealThe name ‘Fergus McCabe’ might not mean much to a lot of people, especially if you’re not a Dubliner but if you’re from the northside of the Liffey it’s a name that might matter a great deal. In fact northside residents like Mary Lou McDonald, Paschal Donohoe, Gary Gannon and even a man who lives in the Phoenix Park called Michael D. Higgins all paid tribute to him when his death was announced this week. His was a name which wasn’t widely known outside of his own community - Dublin’s North Inner-City - but he was a serious player in Irish politics in the closing decades of the twentieth century who was at the heart of the ‘Gregory Deal’ - a landmark moment in Irish political history. Donal Fallon joins Gavan Reilly for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. The name ‘Fergus McCabe’ might not mean much to a lot of people, especially if you’re not a Dubliner but if you’re from the northside of the Liffey it’s a name that might matter a great deal. In fact northside residents like Mary Lou McDonald, Paschal Donohoe, Gary Gannon and even a man who lives in the Phoenix Park called Michael D. Higgins all paid tribute to him when his death was announced this week. His was a name which wasn’t widely known outside of his own community - Dublin’s North Inner-City - but he was a serious player in Irish politics in the closing decades of the twentieth century who was at the heart of the ‘Gregory Deal’ - a landmark moment in Irish political history. Donal Fallon joins Gavan Reilly for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. 760Sun, 11 Oct 2020 12:55:02 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2020/10/11113353/1110-OTR-MCCABE-POD.mp3A century ago this weekend, events took place in Ireland which sound like the stuff of a hollywood movie. A man was tracked down across the country, shot using a gun belonging to a man he himself had allegedly overseen the killing of just a few months earlier. The whole affair would prompt sectarian riots and became a serious turning point in the turbulent tribal history of Ireland. The man’s name was District Inspector Oswald Swanzy. To discuss further, Donal Fallon joins Gavan for another episode of Hidden Histories. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-oswald-swanzyA century ago this weekend, events took place in Ireland which sound like the stuff of a hollywood movie. A man was tracked down across the country, shot using a gun belonging to a man he himself had allegedly overseen the killing of just a few months earlier. The whole affair would prompt sectarian riots and became a serious turning point in the turbulent tribal history of Ireland. The man’s name was District Inspector Oswald Swanzy. To discuss further, Donal Fallon joins Gavan for another episode of Hidden Histories. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. A century ago this weekend, events took place in Ireland which sound like the stuff of a hollywood movie. A man was tracked down across the country, shot using a gun belonging to a man he himself had allegedly overseen the killing of just a few months earlier. The whole affair would prompt sectarian riots and became a serious turning point in the turbulent tribal history of Ireland. The man’s name was District Inspector Oswald Swanzy. To discuss further, Donal Fallon joins Gavan for another episode of Hidden Histories. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. 11 minutesSun, 23 Aug 2020 13:45:29 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2020/08/23134503/2308-OTR-HH-POD.mp3This week, the press reported on the death of Elizabeth Ann-Dwyer, Dubliner and mother of Morrissey, singer from The Smiths. Her passing was a reminder of the enormous contribution of Irish blood to British popular music - of the eight parents of the musicians in The Smiths, only one was not born on the island of Ireland. From The Smiths to Dexy’s Midnight Runners - and through to Oasis - the contribution of Ireland’s Diaspora to Britain’s popular culture was extraordinary. To discuss further, Donal Fallon joins Sean Defoe this week for another episode of Hidden Histories. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-irish-blood-english-heartThis week, the press reported on the death of Elizabeth Ann-Dwyer, Dubliner and mother of Morrissey, singer from The Smiths. Her passing was a reminder of the enormous contribution of Irish blood to British popular music - of the eight parents of the musicians in The Smiths, only one was not born on the island of Ireland. From The Smiths to Dexy’s Midnight Runners - and through to Oasis - the contribution of Ireland’s Diaspora to Britain’s popular culture was extraordinary. To discuss further, Donal Fallon joins Sean Defoe this week for another episode of Hidden Histories. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. This week, the press reported on the death of Elizabeth Ann-Dwyer, Dubliner and mother of Morrissey, singer from The Smiths. Her passing was a reminder of the enormous contribution of Irish blood to British popular music - of the eight parents of the musicians in The Smiths, only one was not born on the island of Ireland. From The Smiths to Dexy’s Midnight Runners - and through to Oasis - the contribution of Ireland’s Diaspora to Britain’s popular culture was extraordinary. To discuss further, Donal Fallon joins Sean Defoe this week for another episode of Hidden Histories. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. 9 minutesSun, 16 Aug 2020 12:46:13 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2020/08/16124552/1608-OTR-HH-POD-ENGLISH-HEAR.mp3It’s not every week a striking piece of early 20th century Irish art makes it to the upper-echelons of the British popular music charts, but so it was this week with Oliver Sheppard’s remarkable The Death of Cuchullain, bracing the front of the new Fontaines DC record. Denied by Taylor Swift there - and the Coronas at home - the album cover has reignited interest in one of Ireland’s great artists who helped shape our collective identity of what it meant to be Irish, and whose incredible statue gazes on us from the window of the GPO. To discuss further, Donal Fallon joins Sean Defoe this week for another episode of Hidden Histories. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-death-cuchullain-fontaines-dcIt’s not every week a striking piece of early 20th century Irish art makes it to the upper-echelons of the British popular music charts, but so it was this week with Oliver Sheppard’s remarkable The Death of Cuchullain, bracing the front of the new Fontaines DC record. Denied by Taylor Swift there - and the Coronas at home - the album cover has reignited interest in one of Ireland’s great artists who helped shape our collective identity of what it meant to be Irish, and whose incredible statue gazes on us from the window of the GPO. To discuss further, Donal Fallon joins Sean Defoe this week for another episode of Hidden Histories. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. It’s not every week a striking piece of early 20th century Irish art makes it to the upper-echelons of the British popular music charts, but so it was this week with Oliver Sheppard’s remarkable The Death of Cuchullain, bracing the front of the new Fontaines DC record. Denied by Taylor Swift there - and the Coronas at home - the album cover has reignited interest in one of Ireland’s great artists who helped shape our collective identity of what it meant to be Irish, and whose incredible statue gazes on us from the window of the GPO. To discuss further, Donal Fallon joins Sean Defoe this week for another episode of Hidden Histories. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. 9 minutesSun, 09 Aug 2020 12:41:41 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2020/08/09122539/0908-OTR-HH-POD-FOUNTAINES.mp3The sad passing of Alan Parker during the week has led to much reflection on the English directors contribution to cinematic history, leaving behind a rich legacy of films spanning genres and themes. But perhaps his greatest legacy was what he did for Irish cinema - on its knees - with the incredible 1991 success of The Commitments. The film achieved immediate cult success - but the critics tended not to like it - and paved the way for a 1990s film revival in Ireland. To discuss further, Donal Fallon joins Gavan for another episode of Hidden Histories. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-commitments-alan-parker-irish-filmThe sad passing of Alan Parker during the week has led to much reflection on the English directors contribution to cinematic history, leaving behind a rich legacy of films spanning genres and themes. But perhaps his greatest legacy was what he did for Irish cinema - on its knees - with the incredible 1991 success of The Commitments. The film achieved immediate cult success - but the critics tended not to like it - and paved the way for a 1990s film revival in Ireland. To discuss further, Donal Fallon joins Gavan for another episode of Hidden Histories. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. The sad passing of Alan Parker during the week has led to much reflection on the English directors contribution to cinematic history, leaving behind a rich legacy of films spanning genres and themes. But perhaps his greatest legacy was what he did for Irish cinema - on its knees - with the incredible 1991 success of The Commitments. The film achieved immediate cult success - but the critics tended not to like it - and paved the way for a 1990s film revival in Ireland. To discuss further, Donal Fallon joins Gavan for another episode of Hidden Histories. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. 10 minutesSun, 02 Aug 2020 13:04:36 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2020/08/02130415/HH-POD-PARKER.mp3Right now, we should be watching the Olympics. Alas, in what is another twist in the Olympic Games' long and storied past, Tokyo 2020 has been postponed until 2021 meaning we'll have to wait a little longer to revel in one the world's most celebrated sporting events. Indeed, Ireland’s own Olympic history is a curious story in and of itself with victories under a colonial flag and victories against it, successful diaspora hammer-throwers, and even medals in poetry and portrait painting. Much like association football and cycling, there has been plenty of wrangling about just who represents Ireland, but there has been a surprising amount of joy for an Irish sporting story too. To take us through a whistlestop history of Ireland's Olympic exploits, Donal Fallon joins Gavan for another episode of Hidden Histories. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-irelands-olympic-historyRight now, we should be watching the Olympics. Alas, in what is another twist in the Olympic Games' long and storied past, Tokyo 2020 has been postponed until 2021 meaning we'll have to wait a little longer to revel in one the world's most celebrated sporting events. Indeed, Ireland’s own Olympic history is a curious story in and of itself with victories under a colonial flag and victories against it, successful diaspora hammer-throwers, and even medals in poetry and portrait painting. Much like association football and cycling, there has been plenty of wrangling about just who represents Ireland, but there has been a surprising amount of joy for an Irish sporting story too. To take us through a whistlestop history of Ireland's Olympic exploits, Donal Fallon joins Gavan for another episode of Hidden Histories. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. Right now, we should be watching the Olympics. Alas, in what is another twist in the Olympic Games' long and storied past, Tokyo 2020 has been postponed until 2021 meaning we'll have to wait a little longer to revel in one the world's most celebrated sporting events. Indeed, Ireland’s own Olympic history is a curious story in and of itself with victories under a colonial flag and victories against it, successful diaspora hammer-throwers, and even medals in poetry and portrait painting. Much like association football and cycling, there has been plenty of wrangling about just who represents Ireland, but there has been a surprising amount of joy for an Irish sporting story too. To take us through a whistlestop history of Ireland's Olympic exploits, Donal Fallon joins Gavan for another episode of Hidden Histories. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. 768Sun, 26 Jul 2020 13:03:08 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2020/07/26112707/2607-OTR-Fallon-POD.mp3The word of the summer appears to be ‘Staycation’. So across the island of Ireland, hundreds of thousands of us will holiday at home. But this is nothing new - indeed, going back a mere generation or two, it was standard practice.  The history of Irish tourism - both in and out of the island - is a curious tale that tells us much about the broader story of life in twentieth century Ireland. Imagine getting on a train with no clue where it’s going - this was the Irish Staycation. Sean Defoe is joined by Donal Fallon for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-story-irish-staycationThe word of the summer appears to be ‘Staycation’. So across the island of Ireland, hundreds of thousands of us will holiday at home. But this is nothing new - indeed, going back a mere generation or two, it was standard practice.  The history of Irish tourism - both in and out of the island - is a curious tale that tells us much about the broader story of life in twentieth century Ireland. Imagine getting on a train with no clue where it’s going - this was the Irish Staycation. Sean Defoe is joined by Donal Fallon for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. The word of the summer appears to be ‘Staycation’. So across the island of Ireland, hundreds of thousands of us will holiday at home. But this is nothing new - indeed, going back a mere generation or two, it was standard practice.  The history of Irish tourism - both in and out of the island - is a curious tale that tells us much about the broader story of life in twentieth century Ireland. Imagine getting on a train with no clue where it’s going - this was the Irish Staycation. Sean Defoe is joined by Donal Fallon for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. 11 minutesSun, 05 Jul 2020 13:10:07 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2020/07/05130946/0507-OTH-HH-STACATION-POD.mp3The future of the Green Party is somewhat uncertain, but its past is fascinating. Born as the 'Ecology Party' - later becoming 'Green Alliance' - the story of the party is entangled in the bigger picture of 1980s Ireland. Rumours of their demise, on more than one occasion, have been greatly exaggerated before and their history includes arrested TDs, environmental campaigns, and more besides. Gavan is joined by Donal Fallon for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-green-partyThe future of the Green Party is somewhat uncertain, but its past is fascinating. Born as the 'Ecology Party' - later becoming 'Green Alliance' - the story of the party is entangled in the bigger picture of 1980s Ireland. Rumours of their demise, on more than one occasion, have been greatly exaggerated before and their history includes arrested TDs, environmental campaigns, and more besides. Gavan is joined by Donal Fallon for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. The future of the Green Party is somewhat uncertain, but its past is fascinating. Born as the 'Ecology Party' - later becoming 'Green Alliance' - the story of the party is entangled in the bigger picture of 1980s Ireland. Rumours of their demise, on more than one occasion, have been greatly exaggerated before and their history includes arrested TDs, environmental campaigns, and more besides. Gavan is joined by Donal Fallon for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. 736Sun, 21 Jun 2020 13:00:10 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2020/06/21105251/2106-OTR-HH-GREENS-POD.mp3With scenes of violence on the streets of London, the issue surrounding statues and the commemoration of controversial historical figures has reared its head once more and here at home there has been particular focus on one statue - John Mitchel in Newry. The radical Irish nationalist turned Confederacy supporter and slavery advocate is not a widely known name today but there was a time when he was among the most famous Irishmen in the world. The current debate raises interesting questions for the GAA with clubs right across the island of Ireland named after Mitchel. But should the name stay or go? Gavan Reilly is joined by Donal Fallon for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/what-to-do-with-john-mitchelWith scenes of violence on the streets of London, the issue surrounding statues and the commemoration of controversial historical figures has reared its head once more and here at home there has been particular focus on one statue - John Mitchel in Newry. The radical Irish nationalist turned Confederacy supporter and slavery advocate is not a widely known name today but there was a time when he was among the most famous Irishmen in the world. The current debate raises interesting questions for the GAA with clubs right across the island of Ireland named after Mitchel. But should the name stay or go? Gavan Reilly is joined by Donal Fallon for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. With scenes of violence on the streets of London, the issue surrounding statues and the commemoration of controversial historical figures has reared its head once more and here at home there has been particular focus on one statue - John Mitchel in Newry. The radical Irish nationalist turned Confederacy supporter and slavery advocate is not a widely known name today but there was a time when he was among the most famous Irishmen in the world. The current debate raises interesting questions for the GAA with clubs right across the island of Ireland named after Mitchel. But should the name stay or go? Gavan Reilly is joined by Donal Fallon for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. 675Sun, 14 Jun 2020 13:05:00 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2020/06/14105746/1406-OTR-FALLON-POD.mp3The idea of slavery is of course inextricably linked to the idea of race, especially in the U.S. But when it comes to Ireland, the story of Irish involvement in the anti-slavery movement is embodied by the relationship between Daniel O’Connell and a man whose name you’ve probably heard: Frederick Douglass. In fact, such was their relationship that it was even recalled by Barack Obama during his speech at College Green in Dublin in 2011. Yet the story of Ireland’s opposition to slavery neither began nor ended with O’Connell, and many of the key names are totally forgotten. Donal Fallon joins Gavan for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-frederick-douglass-irelandThe idea of slavery is of course inextricably linked to the idea of race, especially in the U.S. But when it comes to Ireland, the story of Irish involvement in the anti-slavery movement is embodied by the relationship between Daniel O’Connell and a man whose name you’ve probably heard: Frederick Douglass. In fact, such was their relationship that it was even recalled by Barack Obama during his speech at College Green in Dublin in 2011. Yet the story of Ireland’s opposition to slavery neither began nor ended with O’Connell, and many of the key names are totally forgotten. Donal Fallon joins Gavan for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. The idea of slavery is of course inextricably linked to the idea of race, especially in the U.S. But when it comes to Ireland, the story of Irish involvement in the anti-slavery movement is embodied by the relationship between Daniel O’Connell and a man whose name you’ve probably heard: Frederick Douglass. In fact, such was their relationship that it was even recalled by Barack Obama during his speech at College Green in Dublin in 2011. Yet the story of Ireland’s opposition to slavery neither began nor ended with O’Connell, and many of the key names are totally forgotten. Donal Fallon joins Gavan for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. 728Sun, 07 Jun 2020 13:05:58 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2020/06/07110858/Donal-fallon-Race-Douglass-pod.mp3Vera Klute’s Luke Kelly monument has been vandalised yet again - that is five times in a single year, making it one of the most vandalised monuments in the history of the capital, and Ireland more broadly. But why do these things happen? For as long as there have been monuments and art works in our public spaces they have been targeted, and not merely political works, but even fiberglass cows. Donal Fallon joins Gavan for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss the peculiar phenomenon of defacing, damaging, and sometimes destroying monuments in this country. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-vandalism-irish-monumentsVera Klute’s Luke Kelly monument has been vandalised yet again - that is five times in a single year, making it one of the most vandalised monuments in the history of the capital, and Ireland more broadly. But why do these things happen? For as long as there have been monuments and art works in our public spaces they have been targeted, and not merely political works, but even fiberglass cows. Donal Fallon joins Gavan for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss the peculiar phenomenon of defacing, damaging, and sometimes destroying monuments in this country. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. Vera Klute’s Luke Kelly monument has been vandalised yet again - that is five times in a single year, making it one of the most vandalised monuments in the history of the capital, and Ireland more broadly. But why do these things happen? For as long as there have been monuments and art works in our public spaces they have been targeted, and not merely political works, but even fiberglass cows. Donal Fallon joins Gavan for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss the peculiar phenomenon of defacing, damaging, and sometimes destroying monuments in this country. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. 763Sun, 31 May 2020 13:05:00 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2020/05/31120500/3105-HH-Luke-Kelly-Pod.mp3There was curious breaking news this week - concerning the legendary Red Hugh O’Donnell.  Despite dying in 1602, he has propelled himself back into the news cycle - both in Ireland and Spain - as archaeologists in the Spanish City of Valladolid are hopeful they may find his bones in the week ahead. It is news that will be followed especially closely in Donegal, and for one Spanish City, it has been a welcome distraction from other things. Donal Fallon joins us with another edition of Hidden Histories.   Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.   https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-red-hugh-odonnellThere was curious breaking news this week - concerning the legendary Red Hugh O’Donnell.  Despite dying in 1602, he has propelled himself back into the news cycle - both in Ireland and Spain - as archaeologists in the Spanish City of Valladolid are hopeful they may find his bones in the week ahead. It is news that will be followed especially closely in Donegal, and for one Spanish City, it has been a welcome distraction from other things. Donal Fallon joins us with another edition of Hidden Histories.   Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.   There was curious breaking news this week - concerning the legendary Red Hugh O’Donnell.  Despite dying in 1602, he has propelled himself back into the news cycle - both in Ireland and Spain - as archaeologists in the Spanish City of Valladolid are hopeful they may find his bones in the week ahead. It is news that will be followed especially closely in Donegal, and for one Spanish City, it has been a welcome distraction from other things. Donal Fallon joins us with another edition of Hidden Histories.   Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.   10 minutesSun, 24 May 2020 13:08:29 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2020/05/24130814/HH-Red.mp3You may have heard this week about the death of Argentina’s Ambassador to Ireland, Laura Bernal, who was laid to rest a few days ago.  Of course given the current circumstances her funeral was much more muted and reserved than it might otherwise have been for a foreign diplomat. But even still, the circumstances of her burial are unusual - because she was not returned to Argentina to be laid to rest in her home country… she was instead buried in Foxford in Mayo. Why’s that? Well it’s because Foxford holds a special place in the history of Argentina… so much so that the Argentinian Navy even marched through the town last year. Donal Fallon is here to explain all.   On The Record with Gavan Reilly Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-links-mayo-argentinaYou may have heard this week about the death of Argentina’s Ambassador to Ireland, Laura Bernal, who was laid to rest a few days ago.  Of course given the current circumstances her funeral was much more muted and reserved than it might otherwise have been for a foreign diplomat. But even still, the circumstances of her burial are unusual - because she was not returned to Argentina to be laid to rest in her home country… she was instead buried in Foxford in Mayo. Why’s that? Well it’s because Foxford holds a special place in the history of Argentina… so much so that the Argentinian Navy even marched through the town last year. Donal Fallon is here to explain all.   On The Record with Gavan Reilly Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. You may have heard this week about the death of Argentina’s Ambassador to Ireland, Laura Bernal, who was laid to rest a few days ago.  Of course given the current circumstances her funeral was much more muted and reserved than it might otherwise have been for a foreign diplomat. But even still, the circumstances of her burial are unusual - because she was not returned to Argentina to be laid to rest in her home country… she was instead buried in Foxford in Mayo. Why’s that? Well it’s because Foxford holds a special place in the history of Argentina… so much so that the Argentinian Navy even marched through the town last year. Donal Fallon is here to explain all.   On The Record with Gavan Reilly Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. 10 minutesSun, 17 May 2020 12:52:51 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2020/05/17125206/POD-HH-Argies-MAyo.mp3We heard the news this week about the closure of Bewley’s on Grafton Street - a café that has been a Dublin institution almost as long as it has been open. Most of us will probably be familiar with its Quaker roots and the core of its history, but Bewley's is just one part of the broader, and fascinating history of coffee shops - and tea and coffee consumption - in Ireland. Probably now more than ever, we’re drinking plenty of tea and coffee in lock-down, but the story of these beverages is truly international, connecting Ireland to the world beyond these shores. Donal Fallon joins Gavan for another episode of Hidden Histories. On The Record with Gavan Reilly Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-bewleys-cafe-coffee-tea-usWe heard the news this week about the closure of Bewley’s on Grafton Street - a café that has been a Dublin institution almost as long as it has been open. Most of us will probably be familiar with its Quaker roots and the core of its history, but Bewley's is just one part of the broader, and fascinating history of coffee shops - and tea and coffee consumption - in Ireland. Probably now more than ever, we’re drinking plenty of tea and coffee in lock-down, but the story of these beverages is truly international, connecting Ireland to the world beyond these shores. Donal Fallon joins Gavan for another episode of Hidden Histories. On The Record with Gavan Reilly Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. We heard the news this week about the closure of Bewley’s on Grafton Street - a café that has been a Dublin institution almost as long as it has been open. Most of us will probably be familiar with its Quaker roots and the core of its history, but Bewley's is just one part of the broader, and fascinating history of coffee shops - and tea and coffee consumption - in Ireland. Probably now more than ever, we’re drinking plenty of tea and coffee in lock-down, but the story of these beverages is truly international, connecting Ireland to the world beyond these shores. Donal Fallon joins Gavan for another episode of Hidden Histories. On The Record with Gavan Reilly Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. 729Sun, 10 May 2020 13:01:26 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2020/05/10124134/1005-HH-Pod.mp3As the GAA is one of the things so many of us are going to miss from our summer calendars, it’s fitting to look back at what might have been the greatest GAA upset of all time. A final behind closed doors would be one thing, but an All Ireland Final won by London? That was truly once in a lifetime. Donal Fallon joins Gavan Reilly for the last edition of Hidden Histories. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-greatest-gaa-upset-timeAs the GAA is one of the things so many of us are going to miss from our summer calendars, it’s fitting to look back at what might have been the greatest GAA upset of all time. A final behind closed doors would be one thing, but an All Ireland Final won by London? That was truly once in a lifetime. Donal Fallon joins Gavan Reilly for the last edition of Hidden Histories. As the GAA is one of the things so many of us are going to miss from our summer calendars, it’s fitting to look back at what might have been the greatest GAA upset of all time. A final behind closed doors would be one thing, but an All Ireland Final won by London? That was truly once in a lifetime. Donal Fallon joins Gavan Reilly for the last edition of Hidden Histories. 9 minutesSun, 03 May 2020 12:40:47 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2020/05/03104538/hh-gaa-sam-magurie.mp3‘How Green Was My Valley’ was released in 1941 and got nominated for 10 Academy Awards - winning four of them, including Best Picture. Today is Easter Sunday and that means there could be no better time to explore the strange story of two Easter Rising veterans who ended up acting side by side in this Hollywood blockbuster. And if that wasn’t already remarkable, they were on different sides of the Rising. Gavan is joined by Donal Fallon for another episode of Hidden Histories to tell us more. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/green-valley-easter-rising‘How Green Was My Valley’ was released in 1941 and got nominated for 10 Academy Awards - winning four of them, including Best Picture. Today is Easter Sunday and that means there could be no better time to explore the strange story of two Easter Rising veterans who ended up acting side by side in this Hollywood blockbuster. And if that wasn’t already remarkable, they were on different sides of the Rising. Gavan is joined by Donal Fallon for another episode of Hidden Histories to tell us more. ‘How Green Was My Valley’ was released in 1941 and got nominated for 10 Academy Awards - winning four of them, including Best Picture. Today is Easter Sunday and that means there could be no better time to explore the strange story of two Easter Rising veterans who ended up acting side by side in this Hollywood blockbuster. And if that wasn’t already remarkable, they were on different sides of the Rising. Gavan is joined by Donal Fallon for another episode of Hidden Histories to tell us more. 668Sun, 12 Apr 2020 13:10:27 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2020/04/12110419/hh-green-valley-pod.mp3Covid-19 has claimed more than 8,000 lives in the United States of America thus far - including the life of Tarlach Mac Niallais. Born in Belfast, Mac Niallais was one of the most significant players in the LGBT campaigning community in New York City, and a veteran of campaigning for LGBT equality in Northern Ireland before emigrating there. Donal Fallon joins Gavan Reilly for another episode of Hidden Histories to reflect on the impact Tralach's life had on so many and explore a past which touches on Ian Paisley’s DUP, the New York Saint Patrick’s Day parade, and the early history of Pride on the island of Ireland. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-tarlach-mac-niallaisCovid-19 has claimed more than 8,000 lives in the United States of America thus far - including the life of Tarlach Mac Niallais. Born in Belfast, Mac Niallais was one of the most significant players in the LGBT campaigning community in New York City, and a veteran of campaigning for LGBT equality in Northern Ireland before emigrating there. Donal Fallon joins Gavan Reilly for another episode of Hidden Histories to reflect on the impact Tralach's life had on so many and explore a past which touches on Ian Paisley’s DUP, the New York Saint Patrick’s Day parade, and the early history of Pride on the island of Ireland. Covid-19 has claimed more than 8,000 lives in the United States of America thus far - including the life of Tarlach Mac Niallais. Born in Belfast, Mac Niallais was one of the most significant players in the LGBT campaigning community in New York City, and a veteran of campaigning for LGBT equality in Northern Ireland before emigrating there. Donal Fallon joins Gavan Reilly for another episode of Hidden Histories to reflect on the impact Tralach's life had on so many and explore a past which touches on Ian Paisley’s DUP, the New York Saint Patrick’s Day parade, and the early history of Pride on the island of Ireland. 662Sun, 05 Apr 2020 13:07:59 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2020/04/05130319/HH-Tarlach-POD.mp32020 will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Arms Crisis, a political scandal that rocked Fianna Fáil to its very core. High profile names like Haughey and Blaney, so central to 20th century Irish politics, were in the firing line, as accusations were made that Government Ministers - with the help of an Irish Army Officer - were attempting to arm the fledgling republican movement in the North. Reputations were both made, and destroyed, in the affair.  Donal Fallon joins Gavan Reilly to reflect on the story behind it. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-arms-crisis2020 will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Arms Crisis, a political scandal that rocked Fianna Fáil to its very core. High profile names like Haughey and Blaney, so central to 20th century Irish politics, were in the firing line, as accusations were made that Government Ministers - with the help of an Irish Army Officer - were attempting to arm the fledgling republican movement in the North. Reputations were both made, and destroyed, in the affair.  Donal Fallon joins Gavan Reilly to reflect on the story behind it. 2020 will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Arms Crisis, a political scandal that rocked Fianna Fáil to its very core. High profile names like Haughey and Blaney, so central to 20th century Irish politics, were in the firing line, as accusations were made that Government Ministers - with the help of an Irish Army Officer - were attempting to arm the fledgling republican movement in the North. Reputations were both made, and destroyed, in the affair.  Donal Fallon joins Gavan Reilly to reflect on the story behind it. 12 minutesSun, 29 Dec 2019 12:24:17 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2019/12/29122315/OTR-HH-POD-Arms-Crisis.mp3Earlier this week, a Dublin City Councillor proposed bringing the body of James Joyce back to Ireland, on time for the centenary of the publication of Ulysses in 1922. Donal Fallon discusses the idea with Gavan on this week's episode of Hidden Histories. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-james-joyceEarlier this week, a Dublin City Councillor proposed bringing the body of James Joyce back to Ireland, on time for the centenary of the publication of Ulysses in 1922. Donal Fallon discusses the idea with Gavan on this week's episode of Hidden Histories. Earlier this week, a Dublin City Councillor proposed bringing the body of James Joyce back to Ireland, on time for the centenary of the publication of Ulysses in 1922. Donal Fallon discusses the idea with Gavan on this week's episode of Hidden Histories. 764Sun, 20 Oct 2019 12:59:58 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2019/10/20112658/HIDDEN-HISTORIES-POD.mp3Donal Fallon joins Gavan Reilly to take a look at some of the lesser known stories of the iconic Irish rock group Thin Lizzy for this week's installment of hidden historieshttps://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-thin-lizzyDonal Fallon joins Gavan Reilly to take a look at some of the lesser known stories of the iconic Irish rock group Thin Lizzy for this week's installment of hidden historiesDonal Fallon joins Gavan Reilly to take a look at some of the lesser known stories of the iconic Irish rock group Thin Lizzy for this week's installment of hidden histories806Sun, 06 Oct 2019 13:00:21 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2019/10/06112957/0610-HH-Lizzy-Podcast.mp3Donal Fallon talks us through the forgotten history of Dublin hurling, their last All Ireland success more than 80 years ago, and why the much loved sport never quite took off in Ireland's capital.https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-dublins-last-ireland-hurling-successDonal Fallon talks us through the forgotten history of Dublin hurling, their last All Ireland success more than 80 years ago, and why the much loved sport never quite took off in Ireland's capital.Donal Fallon talks us through the forgotten history of Dublin hurling, their last All Ireland success more than 80 years ago, and why the much loved sport never quite took off in Ireland's capital.636Sun, 15 Sep 2019 13:00:50 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2019/09/15115619/1509-OTR-PODCAST-Hidden-Histories.mp3There were some chuckles earlier this week when Jacob Rees-Mogg evoked the name of Charles Stewart Parnell in the House of Commons, but Parnell himself would have been delighted to see his name trend on Twitter - he was, afterall, a master at bringing attention to his political cause. The Uncrowned King of Ireland brought the Westminster parliament to a standstill, but some of the leading British politicians of the day later admitted their deep respect for the father of filibustering. Gavan Reilly is joined by Donal Fallon of the Come Here To Me! blog for another episode of  Hidden Histories. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-parnellismThere were some chuckles earlier this week when Jacob Rees-Mogg evoked the name of Charles Stewart Parnell in the House of Commons, but Parnell himself would have been delighted to see his name trend on Twitter - he was, afterall, a master at bringing attention to his political cause. The Uncrowned King of Ireland brought the Westminster parliament to a standstill, but some of the leading British politicians of the day later admitted their deep respect for the father of filibustering. Gavan Reilly is joined by Donal Fallon of the Come Here To Me! blog for another episode of  Hidden Histories. There were some chuckles earlier this week when Jacob Rees-Mogg evoked the name of Charles Stewart Parnell in the House of Commons, but Parnell himself would have been delighted to see his name trend on Twitter - he was, afterall, a master at bringing attention to his political cause. The Uncrowned King of Ireland brought the Westminster parliament to a standstill, but some of the leading British politicians of the day later admitted their deep respect for the father of filibustering. Gavan Reilly is joined by Donal Fallon of the Come Here To Me! blog for another episode of  Hidden Histories. 663Sun, 08 Sep 2019 13:00:22 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2019/09/08113401/0809-Hiddon-Histories-Pod.mp3Ireland has witnessed a craft beer and distilling renaissance in recent years. Teeling Whiskey, Gunpowder Gin and more besides have emerged and made their mark on the whiskey world and more surprising is the re-emergence of Poitín. No longer a bootlegged commodity, the once mysterious drink is now appearing in cocktail bars in London and New York. So, how did it all go mainstream? Gavan Reilly is joined by Donal Fallon of the Come Here To Me! blog for another episode of  Hidden Histories. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-poitinIreland has witnessed a craft beer and distilling renaissance in recent years. Teeling Whiskey, Gunpowder Gin and more besides have emerged and made their mark on the whiskey world and more surprising is the re-emergence of Poitín. No longer a bootlegged commodity, the once mysterious drink is now appearing in cocktail bars in London and New York. So, how did it all go mainstream? Gavan Reilly is joined by Donal Fallon of the Come Here To Me! blog for another episode of  Hidden Histories. Ireland has witnessed a craft beer and distilling renaissance in recent years. Teeling Whiskey, Gunpowder Gin and more besides have emerged and made their mark on the whiskey world and more surprising is the re-emergence of Poitín. No longer a bootlegged commodity, the once mysterious drink is now appearing in cocktail bars in London and New York. So, how did it all go mainstream? Gavan Reilly is joined by Donal Fallon of the Come Here To Me! blog for another episode of  Hidden Histories. 683Sun, 25 Aug 2019 13:13:41 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2019/08/25102751/Poitin-Pod.mp3You may not have heard of the name Marcus Garvey or his politics but he was effectively the father of Black Nationalism and known by some as ‘the Black Moses’, a man who inspired the likes of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr - who referred to him as the first man “to give millions of Negroes a sense of dignity and destiny.” And while his name might be unknown to many Irish people, Irish politics was well known to him - because he named his HQ Liberty Hall, in honour of the Dublin version, and he even took sides in the Anglo-Irish Treaty! Donal Fallon joins Gavan Reilly in studio for another installment of Hidden Histories. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-marcus-garveyYou may not have heard of the name Marcus Garvey or his politics but he was effectively the father of Black Nationalism and known by some as ‘the Black Moses’, a man who inspired the likes of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr - who referred to him as the first man “to give millions of Negroes a sense of dignity and destiny.” And while his name might be unknown to many Irish people, Irish politics was well known to him - because he named his HQ Liberty Hall, in honour of the Dublin version, and he even took sides in the Anglo-Irish Treaty! Donal Fallon joins Gavan Reilly in studio for another installment of Hidden Histories. You may not have heard of the name Marcus Garvey or his politics but he was effectively the father of Black Nationalism and known by some as ‘the Black Moses’, a man who inspired the likes of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr - who referred to him as the first man “to give millions of Negroes a sense of dignity and destiny.” And while his name might be unknown to many Irish people, Irish politics was well known to him - because he named his HQ Liberty Hall, in honour of the Dublin version, and he even took sides in the Anglo-Irish Treaty! Donal Fallon joins Gavan Reilly in studio for another installment of Hidden Histories. 689Sun, 11 Aug 2019 13:16:24 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2019/08/11104102/1108-Garvey-Ppod.mp3Fifty years ago this week, Ireland - like the rest of the world - was transfixed by man landing on the moon. Moon fragments would be displayed at the American Embassy in the early 1970s, drawing thousands of curious onlookers, and Dublin streets were even renamed in honour of the men who set foot on the moon. Donal Fallon talks us through Ireland's reaction to the moon landing all those years ago. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-space-usFifty years ago this week, Ireland - like the rest of the world - was transfixed by man landing on the moon. Moon fragments would be displayed at the American Embassy in the early 1970s, drawing thousands of curious onlookers, and Dublin streets were even renamed in honour of the men who set foot on the moon. Donal Fallon talks us through Ireland's reaction to the moon landing all those years ago. Fifty years ago this week, Ireland - like the rest of the world - was transfixed by man landing on the moon. Moon fragments would be displayed at the American Embassy in the early 1970s, drawing thousands of curious onlookers, and Dublin streets were even renamed in honour of the men who set foot on the moon. Donal Fallon talks us through Ireland's reaction to the moon landing all those years ago. 550Sun, 21 Jul 2019 12:59:57 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2019/07/21113924/2107-OTR-HH-Space-and-us-PODCAST.mp3Donal Fallon takes a closer look at the storming of the Bastille on this day in 1789 and the ripple effect of the French Revolution. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-bastille-dayDonal Fallon takes a closer look at the storming of the Bastille on this day in 1789 and the ripple effect of the French Revolution. Donal Fallon takes a closer look at the storming of the Bastille on this day in 1789 and the ripple effect of the French Revolution. 672Sun, 14 Jul 2019 12:59:48 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2019/07/14111024/1407OTR-HH-BASTILLE-DAY-podcast.mp3In a time long before Panti Bliss, there was Danny La Rue. Born in Cork in 1927, La Rue - real name Daniel Patrick Carroll - paved the way for later drag performers, even receiving an OBE for his work in the entertainment industry. A pre-decriminalisation gay celebrity of Irish stock, it is a fitting weekend for Donal Fallon to look back at one of Ireland - and Britain’s - most beloved entertainers. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-danny-la-rueIn a time long before Panti Bliss, there was Danny La Rue. Born in Cork in 1927, La Rue - real name Daniel Patrick Carroll - paved the way for later drag performers, even receiving an OBE for his work in the entertainment industry. A pre-decriminalisation gay celebrity of Irish stock, it is a fitting weekend for Donal Fallon to look back at one of Ireland - and Britain’s - most beloved entertainers. In a time long before Panti Bliss, there was Danny La Rue. Born in Cork in 1927, La Rue - real name Daniel Patrick Carroll - paved the way for later drag performers, even receiving an OBE for his work in the entertainment industry. A pre-decriminalisation gay celebrity of Irish stock, it is a fitting weekend for Donal Fallon to look back at one of Ireland - and Britain’s - most beloved entertainers. 620Sun, 30 Jun 2019 13:12:02 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2019/06/30130736/danny-la-rue-pod.mp3Donal Fallon joins Gavan Reilly for this episode of Hidden Histories to discuss Michael O'Shea, who was an Irish 70s experimental musician. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-michael-osheaDonal Fallon joins Gavan Reilly for this episode of Hidden Histories to discuss Michael O'Shea, who was an Irish 70s experimental musician. Donal Fallon joins Gavan Reilly for this episode of Hidden Histories to discuss Michael O'Shea, who was an Irish 70s experimental musician. 706Sun, 23 Jun 2019 13:00:54 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2019/06/23115230/HIDDEN-HISTORIES.mp3Donal Fallon looks ahead to the 100th edition of the Liffey Swim by examining its rich and vibrant history. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-liffey-swimDonal Fallon looks ahead to the 100th edition of the Liffey Swim by examining its rich and vibrant history. Donal Fallon looks ahead to the 100th edition of the Liffey Swim by examining its rich and vibrant history. 754Sun, 09 Jun 2019 12:36:25 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2019/06/09123522/hIDDEN-h-.mp3With so much opposition to Donald Trump's visit to these shores next week, Donal Fallon has a look at previous presidential visits that were met with a less than enthusiastic Irish public. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-previous-presidential-visitsWith so much opposition to Donald Trump's visit to these shores next week, Donal Fallon has a look at previous presidential visits that were met with a less than enthusiastic Irish public. With so much opposition to Donald Trump's visit to these shores next week, Donal Fallon has a look at previous presidential visits that were met with a less than enthusiastic Irish public. 1058Sun, 02 Jun 2019 12:55:47 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2019/06/02123825/hidden-histories-pres-visits.mp3Earlier this week, Garda detectives in Dundalk quizzed a man about an IRA attack. The attack happened in 1959, and the quizzed man is in his 80s. The man was quizzed in relation to a recently published memoir, My Life In The IRA. Donal Fallon joins Gavan to discuss. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-ira-memoirEarlier this week, Garda detectives in Dundalk quizzed a man about an IRA attack. The attack happened in 1959, and the quizzed man is in his 80s. The man was quizzed in relation to a recently published memoir, My Life In The IRA. Donal Fallon joins Gavan to discuss. Earlier this week, Garda detectives in Dundalk quizzed a man about an IRA attack. The attack happened in 1959, and the quizzed man is in his 80s. The man was quizzed in relation to a recently published memoir, My Life In The IRA. Donal Fallon joins Gavan to discuss. 684Sun, 19 May 2019 13:10:39 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2019/05/19104410/1905-OTR-Hidden-History.mp3The village of Bohola in Mayo is a quiet place. It has a population of 203, and its Wikipedia says “it consists of 2 pubs, a post office, and a Catholic Church.” Yet Bohola produced the remarkale O’Dwyer brothers, William and Paul O’Dwyer. Emigrating to the United States at young ages, the O’Dwyer’s became leading figures in the New York legal and political arenas in the 1930s and 40s, with William central to the prosecutions that led to the eventual collapse of the infamous ‘Murder Inc.’ mafia. Donal Fallon tells us all about this remarkable pair. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-murder-inc-boholaThe village of Bohola in Mayo is a quiet place. It has a population of 203, and its Wikipedia says “it consists of 2 pubs, a post office, and a Catholic Church.” Yet Bohola produced the remarkale O’Dwyer brothers, William and Paul O’Dwyer. Emigrating to the United States at young ages, the O’Dwyer’s became leading figures in the New York legal and political arenas in the 1930s and 40s, with William central to the prosecutions that led to the eventual collapse of the infamous ‘Murder Inc.’ mafia. Donal Fallon tells us all about this remarkable pair. The village of Bohola in Mayo is a quiet place. It has a population of 203, and its Wikipedia says “it consists of 2 pubs, a post office, and a Catholic Church.” Yet Bohola produced the remarkale O’Dwyer brothers, William and Paul O’Dwyer. Emigrating to the United States at young ages, the O’Dwyer’s became leading figures in the New York legal and political arenas in the 1930s and 40s, with William central to the prosecutions that led to the eventual collapse of the infamous ‘Murder Inc.’ mafia. Donal Fallon tells us all about this remarkable pair. 886Sun, 12 May 2019 11:03:41 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2019/05/12105939/HH-MURDER-INC-PODCAST.mp3Easter Sunday is, for the State and many others, a day of reflection and commemoration. We know the names of many who died in the Easter Rising – but sometimes, it is the stories of those who survived that can fascinate. Easter Rising volunteer Diarmuid Lynch for instance, in the midst of a food crisis which threatened starvation, led a group of men who ‘commandeered’ pigs destined for exportation, slaughtering them and distributing the bacon to Dublin’s poor. The story made heroes of Volunteers in 1918, in the very streets where they’d been booed and jeered two years earlier. Donal Fallon joins Gavan Reilly for another episode of Hidden Histories. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-diarmuid-lynch-pignapperEaster Sunday is, for the State and many others, a day of reflection and commemoration. We know the names of many who died in the Easter Rising – but sometimes, it is the stories of those who survived that can fascinate. Easter Rising volunteer Diarmuid Lynch for instance, in the midst of a food crisis which threatened starvation, led a group of men who ‘commandeered’ pigs destined for exportation, slaughtering them and distributing the bacon to Dublin’s poor. The story made heroes of Volunteers in 1918, in the very streets where they’d been booed and jeered two years earlier. Donal Fallon joins Gavan Reilly for another episode of Hidden Histories. Easter Sunday is, for the State and many others, a day of reflection and commemoration. We know the names of many who died in the Easter Rising – but sometimes, it is the stories of those who survived that can fascinate. Easter Rising volunteer Diarmuid Lynch for instance, in the midst of a food crisis which threatened starvation, led a group of men who ‘commandeered’ pigs destined for exportation, slaughtering them and distributing the bacon to Dublin’s poor. The story made heroes of Volunteers in 1918, in the very streets where they’d been booed and jeered two years earlier. Donal Fallon joins Gavan Reilly for another episode of Hidden Histories. 843Sun, 21 Apr 2019 13:07:40 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2019/04/21112028/HH-Pod.mp3Rabindranath Tagore is perhaps the most famous poet you’ve never heard of, but his bust sits in St. Stephen’s Green in Dublin, not far from one honouring W.B Yeats. With this weekend marking the centenary of the Amritsar Massacre - an event which had a profound impact on the Indian poet - it seems only right to honour “the Bard of Bengali”. For another edition of Hidden Histories; Sean Defoe is joined by Donal Fallon to discuss. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-bard-bengaliRabindranath Tagore is perhaps the most famous poet you’ve never heard of, but his bust sits in St. Stephen’s Green in Dublin, not far from one honouring W.B Yeats. With this weekend marking the centenary of the Amritsar Massacre - an event which had a profound impact on the Indian poet - it seems only right to honour “the Bard of Bengali”. For another edition of Hidden Histories; Sean Defoe is joined by Donal Fallon to discuss. Rabindranath Tagore is perhaps the most famous poet you’ve never heard of, but his bust sits in St. Stephen’s Green in Dublin, not far from one honouring W.B Yeats. With this weekend marking the centenary of the Amritsar Massacre - an event which had a profound impact on the Indian poet - it seems only right to honour “the Bard of Bengali”. For another edition of Hidden Histories; Sean Defoe is joined by Donal Fallon to discuss. 748Sun, 14 Apr 2019 13:30:03 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2019/04/14132912/1404OTR-POD-HH-INDIA-.mp3In April 1919, members of the global media gathered in Limerick to report on a transatlantic Air race beginning in the county. It didn’t go ahead. Instead, visiting journalists from England, Europe and America found themselves covering the story of the so-called ‘Limerick Soviet’, one of the most dramatic episodes of revolutionary Ireland. Donal Fallon has been looking into the life of Jimmy Hasty and joins Gavan for another episode of Hidden Histories. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-limerick-soviet-one-dramatic-episodes-revolutionary-irelandIn April 1919, members of the global media gathered in Limerick to report on a transatlantic Air race beginning in the county. It didn’t go ahead. Instead, visiting journalists from England, Europe and America found themselves covering the story of the so-called ‘Limerick Soviet’, one of the most dramatic episodes of revolutionary Ireland. Donal Fallon has been looking into the life of Jimmy Hasty and joins Gavan for another episode of Hidden Histories. In April 1919, members of the global media gathered in Limerick to report on a transatlantic Air race beginning in the county. It didn’t go ahead. Instead, visiting journalists from England, Europe and America found themselves covering the story of the so-called ‘Limerick Soviet’, one of the most dramatic episodes of revolutionary Ireland. Donal Fallon has been looking into the life of Jimmy Hasty and joins Gavan for another episode of Hidden Histories. 867Sun, 07 Apr 2019 13:06:09 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2019/04/07130446/0704OTR-HH-POD-LIMERICK-CITY.mp3It’s probably fair to say that only the League of Ireland die-hards among you might have ever heard of Jimmy Hasty. But there was a time when Jimmy was known all across the country, not only for his outstanding footballing skills, but for the fact that he also only had one arm. Known as the 'One Armed Wonder' Jimmy was tragically killed on the streets of Belfast in 1974, shot dead in an unprovoked sectarian attack. Donal Fallon has been looking into the life of Jimmy Hasty and joins Gavan for another episode of Hidden Histories. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-jimmy-hasty-one-armed-wonderIt’s probably fair to say that only the League of Ireland die-hards among you might have ever heard of Jimmy Hasty. But there was a time when Jimmy was known all across the country, not only for his outstanding footballing skills, but for the fact that he also only had one arm. Known as the 'One Armed Wonder' Jimmy was tragically killed on the streets of Belfast in 1974, shot dead in an unprovoked sectarian attack. Donal Fallon has been looking into the life of Jimmy Hasty and joins Gavan for another episode of Hidden Histories. It’s probably fair to say that only the League of Ireland die-hards among you might have ever heard of Jimmy Hasty. But there was a time when Jimmy was known all across the country, not only for his outstanding footballing skills, but for the fact that he also only had one arm. Known as the 'One Armed Wonder' Jimmy was tragically killed on the streets of Belfast in 1974, shot dead in an unprovoked sectarian attack. Donal Fallon has been looking into the life of Jimmy Hasty and joins Gavan for another episode of Hidden Histories. 636Sun, 31 Mar 2019 12:18:33 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2019/03/31121442/History1.mp3‘Garradrimma’, in Co Westmeath has, like many places in Ireland, its own troubles - family breakdown, crisis pregnancy, and the likes - but there are two things that are slightly less usual about Garradrimma. The first is that it doesn’t exist, it’s a fictional place that exists only in writing… and the second is that all of those very 21st-century problems, were described in 1918. All of these themes were in a book, The Valley of the Squinting Windows… which, as you might expect for a book dealing with such “non-traditional” family values, was burned at the bonfires when it was published… All of which sounds like a perfect topic for Hidden Histories with Donal Fallon. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-irish-bonfire-book-burnings‘Garradrimma’, in Co Westmeath has, like many places in Ireland, its own troubles - family breakdown, crisis pregnancy, and the likes - but there are two things that are slightly less usual about Garradrimma. The first is that it doesn’t exist, it’s a fictional place that exists only in writing… and the second is that all of those very 21st-century problems, were described in 1918. All of these themes were in a book, The Valley of the Squinting Windows… which, as you might expect for a book dealing with such “non-traditional” family values, was burned at the bonfires when it was published… All of which sounds like a perfect topic for Hidden Histories with Donal Fallon. ‘Garradrimma’, in Co Westmeath has, like many places in Ireland, its own troubles - family breakdown, crisis pregnancy, and the likes - but there are two things that are slightly less usual about Garradrimma. The first is that it doesn’t exist, it’s a fictional place that exists only in writing… and the second is that all of those very 21st-century problems, were described in 1918. All of these themes were in a book, The Valley of the Squinting Windows… which, as you might expect for a book dealing with such “non-traditional” family values, was burned at the bonfires when it was published… All of which sounds like a perfect topic for Hidden Histories with Donal Fallon. 641Sun, 24 Mar 2019 13:26:33 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2019/03/24131907/2403OTR-HH-POD.mp3The story of Saint Patrick is truly international – he was, afterall, a Welsh missionary, bringing the word of Rome to the people of Ireland. Saint Patrick’s Day will be celebrated globally today, but it is a little known  fact that Saint Patrick is also the patron saint of another nation – Nigeria. Bound to Ireland today by migration, and historically by colonial pasts, just how did Patrick become the Patron Saint of that nation? Donal Fallon has been looking into it for another episode of Hidden Histories https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-saint-patrickThe story of Saint Patrick is truly international – he was, afterall, a Welsh missionary, bringing the word of Rome to the people of Ireland. Saint Patrick’s Day will be celebrated globally today, but it is a little known  fact that Saint Patrick is also the patron saint of another nation – Nigeria. Bound to Ireland today by migration, and historically by colonial pasts, just how did Patrick become the Patron Saint of that nation? Donal Fallon has been looking into it for another episode of Hidden Histories The story of Saint Patrick is truly international – he was, afterall, a Welsh missionary, bringing the word of Rome to the people of Ireland. Saint Patrick’s Day will be celebrated globally today, but it is a little known  fact that Saint Patrick is also the patron saint of another nation – Nigeria. Bound to Ireland today by migration, and historically by colonial pasts, just how did Patrick become the Patron Saint of that nation? Donal Fallon has been looking into it for another episode of Hidden Histories 679Sun, 17 Mar 2019 13:52:32 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2019/03/17135143/1703OTR-HH-PATRICKS-DAY.mp3Architects, on occasion, become household names – Engineers generally don’t. Yet without engineers, a building can not become a reality, making the leap from a design on paper to a standing structure. It is remarkable how few of us have heard the name Peter Rice – the Irish engineer behind many of the twentieth centuries most stunning global buildings, including the Sydney Opera House and the Pompidou Centre in Paris. Dying at only 57 in 1992, he is undoubtedly one of the most important Irish figures of architectural history. Donal Fallon has more with another episode of Hidden Histories. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-irish-engineering-legend-peter-riceArchitects, on occasion, become household names – Engineers generally don’t. Yet without engineers, a building can not become a reality, making the leap from a design on paper to a standing structure. It is remarkable how few of us have heard the name Peter Rice – the Irish engineer behind many of the twentieth centuries most stunning global buildings, including the Sydney Opera House and the Pompidou Centre in Paris. Dying at only 57 in 1992, he is undoubtedly one of the most important Irish figures of architectural history. Donal Fallon has more with another episode of Hidden Histories. Architects, on occasion, become household names – Engineers generally don’t. Yet without engineers, a building can not become a reality, making the leap from a design on paper to a standing structure. It is remarkable how few of us have heard the name Peter Rice – the Irish engineer behind many of the twentieth centuries most stunning global buildings, including the Sydney Opera House and the Pompidou Centre in Paris. Dying at only 57 in 1992, he is undoubtedly one of the most important Irish figures of architectural history. Donal Fallon has more with another episode of Hidden Histories. 668Sun, 10 Mar 2019 14:14:11 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2019/03/10141155/1003OTR-HH-POD-ARCHITECT.mp3Donal Fallon author of the "Come Here To Me Blog" joins Gavan to discuss the Phoenix Park Murders in another episode of Hidden Histories.   https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-phoenix-park-murdersDonal Fallon author of the "Come Here To Me Blog" joins Gavan to discuss the Phoenix Park Murders in another episode of Hidden Histories.   Donal Fallon author of the "Come Here To Me Blog" joins Gavan to discuss the Phoenix Park Murders in another episode of Hidden Histories.   821Sun, 03 Mar 2019 12:51:39 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2019/03/03124945/0303-HH-POD-.mp3Hidden Histories Jack Lynch https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-jack-lynchHidden Histories Jack Lynch Hidden Histories Jack Lynch 988Sun, 24 Feb 2019 12:59:40 +0000https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2019/02/24125821/2402-DONAL-POD-.mp3https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-the-battle-of-cable-street753Tue, 04 Oct 2016 18:26:36 +0000https://www.newstalk.com/content/001/audio/000025/160491_media_player_audio_file.mp3https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/the-orange-order-began-in-dublin-hidden-histories307Tue, 22 Jul 2014 10:30:19 +0000https://www.newstalk.com/content/001/audio/000010/59162_media_player_audio_file.mp3https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hidden-histories/hidden-histories-queen-vic-outside-leinster-house344Tue, 15 Jul 2014 10:13:51 +0000https://www.newstalk.com/content/001/audio/000010/58563_media_player_audio_file.mp3