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Newshound, with John Fay

September 28, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min

In this episode we talk to John Fay about Newshound. John set up Newshound in 1996, after moving from the U.S.A. to Ireland, as a daily curated source of news on the North and the development of the peace process. It later became part of…
Eugene McCartan: Communist Party of Ireland

March 31, 2026 · 1 hr 28 min

In this episode we talk to Eugene McCartan. Originally from Co. Down, Eugene has been an activist with the Communist Party of Ireland since joining in Dublin in 1974. He served as the party’s Chairperson from 1989 to 2001 and then General…
INLA: Deadly Divisions, with Charles Tuba

February 26, 2026 · 1 hr 51 min

In this episode we’re joined again by Charles Tuba for a discussion of Jack Holland and Henry McDonald’s book, INLA: Deadly Divisions, which tells the story of the origins and development of the INLA. Charles has joined us previously to…
2025 Round Up

January 2, 2026 · 59 min

This episode is a round up of the Irish Left Archive project in 2025 and answers to some listener questions. Thanks as always to everyone who has supported and engaged with the archive by sending documents, speaking on the podcast…
Madeleine Johansson: Red Network

October 30, 2025 · 57 min

In this episode we talk to Madeleine Johansson of Red Network. Madeleine moved from Sweden to Ireland in the 2000s where she became active with the Socialist Workers’ Party (SWP) and People Before Profit (PBP). She was a party…

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Rebel Notes: Popular Music and Conflict in Ireland, with Stan Erraught

May 30, 2025 · 1 hr 7 min

In this episode we talk to Stan Erraught about his book, Rebel Notes: Popular Music and Conflict in Ireland. We discuss Stan’s own political background and work leading to his research for the book; the different facets of Irish popular…
Hotel Lux: An Intimate History of Communism’s Forgotten Radicals, with Maurice Casey

April 30, 2025 · 1 hr 15 min

In this episode we talk to Maurice Casey about his book, Hotel Lux: An Intimate History of Communism’s Forgotten Radicals. Hotel Lux tells the story of May O’Callaghan and her social circle in the Comintern’s Moscow accommodation for…
The Party is Always Right: The Untold Story of Gerry Healy and British Trotskyism, with Aidan Beatty

March 30, 2025 · 1 hr 23 min

In this episode we talk to Aidan Beatty about his book, The Party is Always Right: The Untold Story of Gerry Healy and British Trotskyism. We discuss the history of the Socialist Labour League and Workers’ Revolutionary Party in the UK…
Gearóid Ó Faoleán: The Provisional IRA in the Republic of Ireland

February 28, 2025 · 1 hr 9 min

In this episode we talk to Gearóid Ó Faoleán about his research into support for the Provisional IRA in the Republic of Ireland during the Troubles. Gearóid is the author of A Broad Church: The Provisional IRA in the Republic of Ireland…
Niall McGuirk: Hope Collective

January 30, 2025 · 1 hr 40 min

In this episode we talk to Niall McGuirk about the Hope Collective. Hope Collective originated in the early 1980s when Niall started putting on gigs to encourage bands to play in Dublin and developed into the Hope Collective in 1994. Hope…
Until We Fall: Long Distance Life on the Left, with Helena Sheehan

September 25, 2024 · 1 hr 22 min

In this episode we talk to Professor Helena Sheehan about her recent book, Until We Fall: Long Distance Life on the Left. We discuss the lead up to and impact of the break up of the Soviet Union, Helena’s experience of post-apartheid…
Unfinished Business: The Politics of 'Dissident' Irish Republicanism, with Marisa McGlinchey

August 27, 2024 · 39 min

In this episode we talk to Dr. Marisa McGlinchey about her book, Unfinished Business: the politics of ‘dissident’ Irish republicanism (Manchester University Press, 2019). Based on a series of interviews with radical Republicans from…

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About the show

A podcast looking at Left politics in Ireland from the Irish Left Archive. We talk to activists, writers, historians, politicians and others involved in Left organisations and movements about their experiences of participating in Left parties and campaigns; Left publications and political documents they’ve been involved in; and the history and development of progressive politics in Ireland. We also look at the role of the Irish Left Archive and similar informal projects. The podcast is hosted by Ciarán Swan and Aonghus Storey.