History Hub

This podcast was recorded at workshop 1 of LGBT Activism in Ireland, 1973-2023 - Looking Back, Going Forward. The project comprised of two workshops which were organised by Mary McAuliffe (Director, UCD Gender Studies), in partnership with the National LGBT Federation (NXF), and funded by Research Ireland New Foundations award. This podcast on the early years of LGBT Activism in Ireland featured poet Mary Dorcey (ISLM), psychologist and activist Ger Moane, Tonie Walsh (Irish Queer Archive), activists Ailbhe Smyth and Patricia Prendiville (ILGA-Europe), and Mary McAuliffe (UCD Gender Studies).

This podcast was recorded at workshop 1 of LGBT Activism in Ireland, 1973-2023 - Looking Back, Going Forward. The project comprised of two workshops which were organised by Mary McAuliffe (Director, UCD Gender Studies), in partnership with the National LGBT Federation (NXF), and funded by Research Ireland New Foundations award. Panel 3 was on 'Documenting the Movement. Queer Histories, Public and Personal Archives, Collective Memory' and featured: Paraic Kerrigan (UCD), Orla Egan (Cork LGBT Archive), Sara Phillips (Irish Trans Archive), Mary McAuliffe (UCD) and, Tonie Walsh (Irish Queer Archive). The panel was chaired by Ruth Baldacchino from UCD.

This podcast was recorded at workshop 1 of LGBT Activism in Ireland, 1973-2023 - Looking Back, Going Forward. The project comprised of two workshops which were organised by Mary McAuliffe (Director, UCD Gender Studies), in partnership with the National LGBT Federation (NXF), and funded by Research Ireland New Foundations award. Panel 2 was on 'Writing our Histories' and featured: Paraic Kerrigan (UCD), Sonja Tiernan (Irish Humanities Alliance) Orla Egan (Cork LGBT Archive) Sara Phillips (Irish Trans Archive). The panel was chaired by Morgan Wait from UCD.

This podcast was recorded at workshop 1 of LGBT Activism in Ireland, 1973-2023 - Looking Back, Going Forward. The project comprised of two workshops which were organised by Mary McAuliffe (Director, UCD Gender Studies), in partnership with the National LGBT Federation (NXF), and funded by Research Ireland New Foundations award. This podcast on the History of LGBT Activism in Ireland featured poet Mary Dorcey (ISLM), Tonie Walsh (Irish Queer Archive), activist Ailbhe Smyth and Mary McAuliffe (UCD Gender Studies).

In the final episode of 'Recording the Revolution', Conor and Harlan return back to the archive and pluck their final tape, which is Harlan's interview with Irish politician and managing director of the Abbey Theatre, Ernest Blythe. Ernest Blythe reflects on his early years in the IRB, the role he played in the Free State's execution of Anti-treaty IRA members and his views on the partition of Ireland. Ernest Blythe was interviewed on 13 March 1972.

In this week’s episode of 'Recording the Revolution', Conor and Harlan are discussing Harlan's fascinating interview with Maire Comerford. One of two women who were interviewed by Harlan, Maire played a highly active role in the Irish revolution and can be described as one of the more radical, committed, and persistent revolutionaries from this period. Maire Comerford was interviewed on 14 March 1972.

In this week's episode of 'Recording the Revolution', Conor and Harlan are taking a look at Harlan's interview with James M Dillon, the former leader of Fine Gael from 1959 to 1965 and son of the Home Rule MP John Dillon. James Dillon sheds light on what life was like during the Irish Revolutionary period and talks about his time spent in the Dail from the 1930s onwards. James Dillon was interviewed by Harlan on 17 March 1973.

In this week’s episode of 'Recording the Revolution', Conor and Harlan pluck their second tape from the archive and discuss Harlan's illuminating interview with the printer of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic, Christopher "Christy" Brady. Christopher Brady reminisces on his time spent in Liberty Hall, his conversations with James Connolly and the secrecy surrounding the printing of the Proclamation. Christopher Brady was interviewed on 26 March 1972.

In this episode, a recording of Holocaust Education Ireland's Annual Holocaust Annual Memorial Lecture for 2025 by Prof. Anthony McElligott

In this final episode, Dr Anna Muggeridge, Deirdre Connery of the Irish Countrywomen's Association (ICA) and Joan Houston of Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI), Northern Irish Federation, discuss crafting and 'craftivism' in the ICA and SIGBI. We consider the importance of crafting to women historically and today, how these organisations have promoted and celebrated women's craft skills, and importantly the ways in which 'craftivism' has been used by women's organisations to raise awareness of complex and challenging issues and to engage in activism.