The Irish Passport
Irish culture and current affairs with the historical backstory that explains it all. Presented by journalist Naomi O Leary and lecturer Tim Mc Inerney, this is your passport to Ireland.
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The Garvaghy Road: Conflict Returns (opens the original)
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Naomi and Tim explain the Drumcree conflict and why the aspirations of the Orange Order to march through the Catholic neighbourhood of the Garvaghy Road are so laden with history. Patreon supporters can watch this episode in video format on https://www.patreon.com/theirishpassport
Trump for a United Ireland? (opens the original)
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It's been a spicy few weeks in politics: Ireland was blindsided by an unexpected endorsement of Irish unity by United States President Donald Trump while on a visit to the country. Meanwhile the pro-independence parties of Scotland and Wales signed a cooperation agreement with Sinn Féin, agreeing common interests and to share strategy, including regarding the European Union. Regarding which - is Canada about to be the newest member? Naomi and Tim discuss it all in this latest episode. The video
Going Wilde (opens the original)
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In the latest installment of our Oscar Wilde series, Naomi and Tim discuss Oscar Wilde's move to Oxford, ascent as a star student, and launch in London to become one of the most famous figures of his day -- a kind of Victorian-era influencer. This is a period in which Wilde begins to emerge is a writer: of beautiful fables to be read to children, and of his book Dorian Gray, which would cause a scandal in London. Patreon subscribers enjoy early access to this episode. A bonus Halfpint episode al
Oscar the Wilde Irishman (opens the original)
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Before the world knew Oscar Wilde, Ireland knew Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde: the son of a famous nationalist poet mother and a pioneering surgeon who grew up at the heart of Ireland's cultural renaissance of the 19th century, between Dublin and famine-ravaged County Mayo. We discuss how Ireland shaped the budding writer and how Irish politics and the context of the time are key to understanding who he was. This is the first episode in a series dedicated to Wilde, a fascinating and pivo
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