Three Castles Burning

Exploring Lucia Joyce (with Joe Chester)

Feb 2, 2023

Musician Joe Chester has produced a beautiful musical tribute to Lucia Joyce, the dancer and illustrator. Daughter of James Joyce, Lucia was born in Trieste in 1907. She would spend more than four decades of her life in institutions after being diagnosed as schizophrenic in the mid-1930s. 'Lucia' by Joe Chester is his...

Diving Bells and Missing Elephants

Jan 12, 2023

This week, a new app launched exploring the history of Dublin's Docklands. Where do the Docklands begin, and what remains are left of its industrial past? This episode explores the changing fortunes of Dublin's Docklands, and the working class communities who lived and worked alongside it. Oh, and a disappearing...

"When Collins was killed The Terror began" (with John Dorney)

Jan 8, 2023

On the outskirts of Dublin city, a series of memorial crosses mark sites were bodies were discovered in 1922 and 1923.

A sad part of the Civil War conflict, they are a reminder of how the conflict deteriorated in the city. In a war with no clean hands, as discussed in this show, they show how former comrades could...

Soccer's Sinatra: Pele in Dalymount Park

Jan 2, 2023

When Pele visited Dublin with Santos in 1972, one Irish newspaper proclaimed him to be "Soccer's Sinatra."

In a country that came late to television - and which fell in love with the global game thanks in no small part to the magic of Pele in the 1970 World Cup - Santos vs Bohemians/Drumcondra was the hottest ticket in...

From the Duke of Wellington to Kellie Harrington

Dec 16, 2022

Luke McManus has produced North Circular, a documentary which brings the viewer on a journey from the Wellington Testimonial all the way through the north inner-city. He chatted to me about the NCR, the various people who call it home and what it means for Dublin today.

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