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Three Castles Burning

Apr 30, 2026

In 1965, the body of Roger Casement was returned to Ireland. No longer condemned to the grounds of Pentonville Prison, he would be buried in Dublin’s Glasnevin Cemetery, where he is one of the first graves a visitor encounters today. There were political questions around Casement’s body in the 1960s, and his final...


Apr 13, 2026

Today marks the 120th birthday of Samuel Beckett. Inspired both by this milestone anniversary and by the wonderful new exhibition of the work of photographer John Minihan in the National Gallery of Ireland, this episode explores sites that are important to the story of Beckett and Dublin. Some, like Trinity College...