A Short History of Ireland BBC Radio Ulster

Omnibus #4 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
● Living off the Land
● Saints and Scholars
● Not the Work of Men, But Angels
● St Columba, St Columbanus and the Wandering Irish
● The Vikings Are Coming
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Frances Tomelty, James Greene, Richard Dormer and Sean Crummey.

Omnibus #43 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
• The Covenant
• The great Dublin lock-out
• The Curragh ‘mutiny’
• To the brink of civil war
• Faithful to Erin, we answer her call
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Frances Tomelty, James Greene, Richard Dormer and Sean Crummey.

Omnibus #45 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
• The rise of Sinn Féin
• The first Dáil
• Return to violence
• Terror and reprisal
• The dreary steeples
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Frances Tomelty, James Greene, Richard Dormer and Sean Crummey.

Omnibus #46 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
• Partition
• Stretch out the hand of forbearance
• The Treaty
• The split
• Troubles north and south
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Frances Tomelty, James Greene, Richard Dormer and Sean Crummey.

Omnibus #3 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
• The appalling influx from the slums
• The Blitz, May 1941
• The Catholics and Protestants are going up there mixed
• German bombs on Éire
• The spy who failed
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Cherrie McIlwaine, Patrick FitzSymons and Sean Crummey.

Omnibus #5 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
• Internees, deserters and volunteers
• Keeping Éire lean
• An arsenal of victory
• Dealing with the IRA in Northern Ireland
• Wartime smuggling
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Cherrie McIlwaine, Patrick FitzSymons and Sean Crummey.