The Fearsome Ruler of Catholic Ireland: John Charles McQuaid (Part 1)

The Fearsome Ruler of Catholic Ireland: John Charles McQuaid (Part 1)

John Charles McQuaid, archbishop of Dublin from 1940 to 1972, was described as the ruler of Catholic Ireland. Obsessed with moral purity, he ran a massive spying operation to monitor citizens at home and abroad. Part one charts his early life, rise to power, and complex relationship with Eamon de Valera.

The By-Elections That Shaped Ireland (Part 1)

With by-elections in the air, Diarmaid and Catriona look back at some of the most significant ones in Irish history.

Dev: Rise and Rule Trailer

Charleville CBS on past pupil Éamon de Valera

As part of Dev: Rise and Rule students from Charleville CBS made a special film about the Irish leader.

Sister Sheila Devane

Sr Sheila Devane of The Medical Missionaries of Mary reflects on her time in the missions and how some of the trauma affected her.

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Harlan Strass interviewing Colonel Jimmy Dolan in 1972

Harlan Strauss interviewing Colonel Jimmy Dolan in 1972

Nan Hogan's grand-nephews share one of her letters from prison

Nan Hogan's grand-nephews share one of her letters from prison

Dermott McKee, nephew of Sean Larkin, on the family stories of his uncle's death

Dermott McKee, nephew of Sean Larkin, on the family stories of his uncle's death

The importance of recording the history of the Civil War

Tomás MacConmara on remembering the executed men of Drumboe

Tomás MacConmara on remembering the executed men of Drumboe

Siobhra Aiken talks to her grandfather Frank Aiken Jnr about what drew his father into the Civil War

Siobhra Aiken talks to her grandfather Frank Aiken Jnr about what drew his father into the Civil War

Family memories of the Civil War

Deirdre Nuttall talks to her mother Jennifer about the time her family was threatened during the Civil War

Dr Mary McAuliffe on how the silence around violence against women in the Civil War is opening up

Dr Mary McAuliffe on how the silence around violence against women in the Civil War is opening up