Séan Ó Duibhir

University of Galway

Dr Séan Ó Duibhir is a part-time lecturer in the Department of History and the Centre for Adult Learning and Professional Development at University of Galway.

The story of Joe Jacob, Marian Finucane and the iodine tablets

Fears about nuclear fallout and radiaton poisoning in 2001 produced one of the most infamous Irish radio interviews of all time

History • 14 Nov 22

President Michael D Higgins with his wife Sabina Coyne Higgins

A short history of Irish political spouses

Sabina Coyne Higgins is not the first political spouse to take an interest in matters of state

Politics • 08 Aug 22

'Thanks, big fella': Charles Haughey and horse at home in Dublin in 1975. Photo: RTÉ Stills Library

Here are 4 unlikely places where Irish political scandals began

Controversies that damaged political reputations began in such venues as a Co Westmeath distillery and a swanky Florida hotel

Politics • 27 Jul 22

Alliance Party leader Naomi Long and Stephen Farry MP with their newly elected MLAs following the Northern Ireland Assembly election

A short history of the Alliance Party

50 years on from its formation, the Alliance Party has make a significant electoral breakthrough in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland • 17 May 22

Jim Larkin in 1923. Photo: RTÉ Stills Library

A short history of Russian involvement in Irish politics

It started with De Valera giving a loan to the fledging communist state and has seen much intrigue over the decades

History • 11 Mar 22

A billboard poster for Des O'Malley's Progressive Democrats during the 1992 General Election. Photo: Rolling News

A short history of small Irish political parties with big impacts

From the Businessmen's Party to the Workers' Party, many small political parties have made a pitch to Irish voters

Politics • 02 Sep 21

John Hume, Garret FitzGerald, Charles Haughey and Dick Spring at the first meeting of the New Ireland Forum in 1983

Did the New Ireland Forum play a part in the peace process?

While the 1984 report provoked Margaret Thatcher's infamous 'out, out, out' remarks, it also had some important long-term consequences

History • 12 Aug 21

A RAF Wessex helicopter on border patrol in Northern Ireland in December 1969. Photo:Watford/Mirrorpix via Getty Images

How the RAF contributed to Taoiseach Jack Lynch's fall from power

The recent furore over foreign aircraft in Irish-controlled airspace is not the first time this has occured

History • 08 Jul 21

All eyes on Dublin Bay South. Photo: House of the Oireachtas (Open Data) PSI Licence

A short history of colourful Irish by-elections

Will the Dublin Bay South by-election better the stories of maggots, donkeys and army mutinies we've seen in the past?

Politics • 14 Jun 21

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams is interviewed by Joe Little in the reception area of RTÉ Television Centre in January 1994 after the Section 31 ban had been lifted. Photo: Thomas Holton/RTÉ Stills Library

A short history of Ireland's Section 31 broadcasting ban

The infamous clause of the Broadcasting Act was a contentious issue during coverage of the Troubles

History • 26 May 21

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