Best Dublin City Council Podcasts (2024)

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Book Launch: Solstice Arts Centre presents Isabel Nolan in conversation with Francis Halsall 32:35

3M ago32:35

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Solstice Arts Centre presented the launch of a new book A DELICATE BOND WHICH IS ALSO A GAP by Isabel Nolan at Temple Bar Gallery + Studios 7 March 2024. Artist Isabel Nolan is in conversation with Francis Halsall, writer, lecturer and co-Director of Art in the Contemporary World Masters Programme, NCAD, Dublin. A DELICATE BOND WHICH IS ALSO A GAP …

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Talk: The Paradoxes of Drawing with Brian Fay and Jan-Philipp Fruehsorge 1:03:19

3M ago1:03:19

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A talk with international curator Jan-Philipp Fruehsorge and TBG+ Studio Artist Brian Fay hosted by Temple Bar Gallery + Studios for National Drawing Day.Thinking about contemporary drawing practices internationally and in Ireland this talk explores the innate paradoxes in drawing now: why is drawing described as something special and not at the sa…

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"He has to be fired immediately" - Marc Godart orders dismissal for cooperation with Dublin City Council 0:58

6M ago0:58

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Upon learning that Dublin City Council inspectors gained access to one of his properties, landlord Marc Godart ordered that the workers he deemed responsible be sacked and outstanding wages withheld. For more on this story go to irishtimes.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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"We don't want to be exposed to prosecution" - why Marc Godart applies Luxembourgish law to Irish employees 0:33

6M ago0:33

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In 2023, controversial landlord Marc Godart told colleagues that new contracts should stipulate that workers are hired by Itzig Sarl, one of his family’s Luxembourg companies, rather than by an Irish-based company. “The reason is we don’t want to be exposed to any prosecution if we do not get along with an employee or a person that works for us,” G…

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On Behan, On Dublin - in conversation with Peter Sheridan 1:00:53

6M ago1:00:53

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In this episode from the Dublin Festival of History 2023, Peter Sheridan marks the centenary of the birth of the writer Brendan Behan. Raised in Dublin’s north inner city and with strong connections to Dublin’s tenements, Behan is regarded as one of the greatest Irish writers and poets of all time. Sheridan discusses his engagement with the work of…

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From 8th Amendment to Repeal the 8th - with Mary Muldowney 42:49

7M ago42:49

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In this episode from the Dublin Festival of History 2023, Dublin City Council Historian in Residence, Dr Mary Muldowney, will discuss the 40th anniversary of the 8th Amendment to the Constitution, including a comparison with the successful campaign for Repeal of the 8th. The fifth anniversary of that Referendum was on May 25 and the signing of Repe…

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Harry Kernoff 1900-1974 - in conversation with Kathryn Milligan 42:41

7M ago42:41

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In this episode, from the Dublin Festival of History 2023, Kathryn Milligan discusses the work of artist Harry Kernoff. Born in London on the 9th of January 1900, Harry Aaron Kernoff was a prolific figure in twentieth century Irish art. Well regarded for his portraiture and landscape painting, Kernoff often focused on the depiction of Dublin, a cit…

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The evolution of Navan Road - in conversation with Enda Finnan 43:05

7M ago43:05

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In this episode, from the Dublin Festival of History 2023, Enda Finnan examines the Navan Road parish area and the transformation of the rural community and landscapes of the townlands of Greater Cabragh, Ashtown and Pelletstown from the 1920s to the 1960s. He connects the dots between migration and change of land ownership and development. Enda Fi…

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Industrious Poor and Rolling Vagabonds - in conversation with Francis Thackaberry 43:28

7M ago43:28

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In this episode, from the Dublin Festival of History 2023, Francis Thackaberry explores the attitudes and responses to poverty in eighteenth-century Dublin. The citizens of prosperous Georgian Dublin, associated poverty with idleness, disease and moral decay and sought ways to prevent ‘foreign’ vagrants from ‘infesting’ the city. One response was t…

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May Tyrants Tremble: The Life of William Drennan - with Fergus Whelan 43:59

7M ago43:59

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In this episode, from the Dublin Festival of History 2023, Fergus Whelan remembers the revolutionary and poet Dr William Drennan (1754-1820). Dr Drennan, a onetime elder of the Dublin Unitarian Church congregation, was born the son of a unitarian minister and made his life’s work the building of ‘a Brotherhood of Affection to Break Down the Brazen …

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Vindicating Dublin: Dublin Corporation and 1924 - in conversation with Aodh Quinlivan 46:53

7M ago46:53

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In this episode, from the Dublin Festival of History 2023, Aodh Quinlivan illustrates the strained relationship between the Irish Free State and Dublin Corporation, which was central to his recent study. He examines how after the Civil War, the Corporation continued to irritate the central Government and how the dissolution of Dublin Corporation ca…

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From Rake to Radical: An Irish Abolitionist - In conversation with Anne Chambers 36:06

7M ago36:06

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In this episode, from the Dublin Festival of History 2023, Anne Chambers tells us about Lord Sligo - from a youth of hedonistic self-indulgence in Regency England, to a reforming, responsible legislator and landlord, Sligo became enshrined in the history of Jamaica as ‘Emancipator of the Slaves’ and in Ireland as ‘The Poor Man’s Friend’. Anne Chamb…

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Animals in 20th Century Dublin: In conversation with Ann Marie Durkan 40:11

7M ago40:11

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In this episode, from the Dublin Festival of History 2023, Ann Marie Durkan will introduce the maps she prepared, which locate animals and animal-related businesses in Dublin City in 1911. It provides an insight into how in 1901, 803 Dubliners worked as cattle dealers, drovers, farriers and vets, yet over the course of the 20th century most of thes…

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Santa answers almost all your questions but there’s one he’s keeping secret 16:53

8M ago16:53

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In Conor Pope’s exclusive interview with Santa, Irish kids from Bray, Co Wicklow to Queensland, Australia, messaged the man in red with questions asking about his habits, from beard grooming to cookie-eating, what sort of exercise he takes and how, he circumnavigates the world in one night, and much, much more. Thank you to all the boys and girls w…

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Trisha Lovett 's letter to her friend Carrie Lee after Ann Lovett died 1:44

1y ago1:44

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Trisha Lovett 's letter to her friend Carrie Lee. Read by Rosita Boland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Trisha Lovett's Christmas card to her friend Belinda Lee 0:48

1y ago0:48

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A Christmas card sent by Trisha Lovett to her friend Belinda Lee. Read by Rosita Boland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ann Lovett's Christmas letter to her friend Belinda Lee 0:45

1y ago0:45

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Ann Lovett's Christmas letter to her friend Belinda Lee. Read by Rosita Boland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Trisha Lovett's note to her friend Belinda Lee after Ann Lovett died 0:59

1y ago0:59

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Trisha Lovett's note to her friend Belinda Lee after Ann Lovett's death. Read by Rosita Boland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ann Lovett's last note 1:14

1y ago1:14

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A note written by Ann Lovett to her friend Belinda Lee. Read by Rosita Boland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Beyond the Wall: East Germany’s rich political and cultural landscape 41:47

1y ago41:47

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In Beyond the Wall, acclaimed historian Katja Hoyer offers a kaleidoscopic new vision of this vanished country. Beginning with the bitter experience of German Marxists exiled by Hitler, she traces the arc of the state they would go on to create, first under the watchful eye of Stalin, and then in an increasingly distinctive German fashion. From the…

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Uki Goñi to discuss how Nazi War criminals escaped Europe via Dublin 53:22

1y ago53:22

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The large influx of fugitive Nazis and collaborators in post-WWII Argentina created an environment that normalised the presence of such heinous criminals in society and by doing so facilitated the crimes of Argentina’s own genocidal dictatorship in 1976-83. During the research for his book ‘The Real Odessa’ on the escape of Nazi war criminals, auth…

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Peter Taylor: Operation Chiffon; The Secret Story of MI5 and MI6 and the Road to Peace in Ireland 56:27

1y ago56:27

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On the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, Peter Taylor tells for the first time the gripping story of Operation Chiffon, MI5’s top secret intelligence operation that helped bring peace to Ireland. The conversation was hosted by journalist Susan McKay. The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised…

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'Monto: Madams, Murder and Black Coddle' by Terry Fagan 56:59

1+ y ago56:59

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Monto: Madams, Murder and Black Coddle chronicles the history and reminiscences in a part of Dublin rich in the memories of its people. Recently republished, this history of the Monto district from Terry Fagan of the North Inner-City Folklore Project draws on rich oral history collections from the area, explaining how Dublin’s Monto came to be, and…

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Mary Wollstonecraft and 15 Henrietta Street: By Fergus Whelan 42:31

1+ y ago42:31

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Historian Fergus Whelan will discuss the life of writer, philosopher, and advocate of women’s rights Mary Wollstonecraft, her impact on the life of Margaret King of 15 Henrietta Street, and the links that bound the two women, even after Wollstonecraft’s untimely death. This talk is a collaboration between 14 Henrietta Street and Na Píobairí Uillean…

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Gather: Niamh O’Malley in conversation with Eva Rothschild 55:19

1+ y ago55:19

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In association with the Douglas Hyde Gallery of Contemporary Art, Temple Bar Gallery + Studios presents an artist talk with representatives of Ireland at Venice, Eva Rothschild (2019) and Niamh O'Malley (2022). The conversation, mediated by Kate Strain of Kunstverein Aughrim, reflects on their exhibitions for the Irish Pavilion as Ireland’s represe…

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The Irish Times Santa Podcast in association with Clayton Hotels 22:17

1+ y ago22:17

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Christmas Eve is Santa’s busiest night of the year. Mrs Claus, the elves and all the reindeer help with the preparations. The lists have been made, checked at least twice. The brakes on the sleigh have been tested and tested again and the harnesses polished by the stable team who will also check that all the jingle bells are in fine working order. …

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My Little Funhouse - Maybe 3:13

2y ago3:13

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My Little Funhouse - Push 4:10

2y ago4:10

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My Little Funhouse - Please God 4:58

2y ago4:58

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My Little Funhouse - Hedgekicker 3:55

2y ago3:55

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My Little Funhouse - Superstar 3:53

2y ago3:53

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Fenrir I Galalith I Soundwork 12:00

2y ago12:00

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Soundwork by Richy Carey, with sections taken from the exhibition 'Galalith' by Lauren Gault.Lauren Gault’s exhibition, Galalith, is an expanded staging of her sculptural installations, responding to Temple Bar Gallery + Studios internal gallery space and the building’s external, environmental context.The exhibition incorporates sunlight caught by …

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Dublin v. Cork: A Tale of Two Eighteenth-Century Cities - A Lecture by David Dickson 1:04:33

2+ y ago1:04:33

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Dublin City Library and Archive hosts a lecture with David Dickson, titled ‘Dublin v. Cork: A Tale of Two Eighteenth-Century Cities’ To citizens of Dublin, their city has always been unquestionably the most important urban centre in the country. To citizens of Cork, this has never been entirely accepted. In the eighteenth century both cities far ou…

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LGBTQ+ and Public History - Richard O’Leary, Maurice J Casey and Kate Drinane in Conversation with Sara Phillips 1:12:57

2+ y ago1:12:57

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Welcome to the Dublin Festival of History Podcast, brought to you by Dublin City Council. In this episode from the 2021 Dublin Festival of History, we hear from practitioners who have worked on LGBTQ+ in public history, from grassroots projects to archives and museums. The speakers are Richard O’Leary, Maurice J Casey and Kate Drinane. The moderato…

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