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3 FEB

Epstein files: The latest document release

Former US President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary Clinton, the former Secretary of State, have agreed to testify in the congressional investigation into late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In the UK, Peter Mandelson has been reported to the police for allegedly passing highly sensitive government information to Epstein. The latest document release in the US suggests that Mandelson received three payments of 25 thousand dollars each from Epstein 23 years ago. All to discuss with George Parker, political editor for the Financial Times.

3 Feb

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7 min
06/02/2024

Episode 02: The Zodiac

Within an hour of Una's disappearance, the entire neighbourhood around Porterstown Lane was out looking for her. Soon enough, gardaí were on the scene and beginning their investigation, and a Ford car became a focus point. Una's body hadn't been found but the investigating officers were convinced within weeks they'd solved the case. Or had they?

06/02/2024

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41 min
20/02/2024

Episode 04: A Hostile Witness

Just a few months after the horrific events of December 1971, Martin Conmey and Dick Donnelly were charged Una Lynskey's murder. Martin had made a false confession to gardaí at Trim Garda Station, however Dick refused to sign anything despite claiming he came under similar pressure. They each hoped that the truth would emerge before the judge and jury at the Central Criminal Court in the height of the summer of 1972. In this episode, we'll bring you into the courtroom for those 13 days of evidence - could they put their faith in Lady Justice?

20/02/2024

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43 min
27/02/2024

Episode 05: An Innocent Man

Having been convicted of Una Lynskey's murder, Martin Conmey and Dick Donnelly began their sentences in Mountjoy prison in 1972. For Martin, his release almost three years later was supposed to mean a return to normality and a fresh start, but he found it almost unbearably hard to live with everything that had happened. However more than a decade later, one seminal moment in the history of The Troubles would ignite a determination in Martin to challenge the might of the State once more. It would take a change in the law, the unyielding love of his family, and yet more battles in the courtroom, but Martin set out to try get his conviction quashed.

27/02/2024

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48 min
02/04/2023

Hitler

On this episode of Talking History, as part of our series on the history of totalitarian dictators, we're looking at the rise and fall of Adolf Hitler and finding out why he lost the Second World War so spectacularly. Featuring: Prof Frank McDonough, specialist on the history of the Third Reich; R.T. Howard, author of the book 'Spying on the Reich: The Cold War Against Hitler'; and Prof Devin Pendas of Boston College, co-chair of the Contemporary Europe Study Group at the Center for European Studies at Harvard University and author of 'Democracy, Nazi Trials and Transitional Justice in Germany, 1945-1950'.

02/04/2023

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54 min
30/01/2024

Episode 01: Missing

Una Lynskey was 19 years old in October 1971, and she had a job with the Land Commission in Dublin City. On the evening of Tuesday 12th October, she stepped off a bus on the Fairyhouse Road near Ratoath, Co Meath when she hurried up Porterstown Lane towards her family's farm, a walk that would take no more than 15 minutes. She never made it home. A search began within the hour, but there was no sign of her. However, soon there were repeated descriptions of an unusual car on the lane that afternoon, and a number of locals in the area remembered hearing screams not long after Una got off the bus. Who would have taken her? And why?

30/01/2024

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32 min
05/01/2023

102. The Science of Addiction

Addiction comes in many forms - from drugs to alcohol to gambling - but what is it that drives us to become addicted? Is there something built into us that makes us vulnerable to the draw of these patterns of behaviour? And what can be done to break the cycle?

05/01/2023

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14 min
30/07/2022

Maeve Binchy 10th Anniversary Tribute

Today marks the 10th anniversary of Maeve Binchy’s passing. From her columns in the Irish Times to her beloved bestselling books to the blockbuster Hollywood adaptions of her novels, Maeve was one of the most astounding literary chroniclers of 20th century Ireland. To pay tribute to Maeve, Tom is joined by authors Patricia Scanlon and Henrietta McKervey.

30/07/2022

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12 min
13/02/2024

Episode 03: Another Abduction

Having made false confessions to gardaí, Martin Conmey and Marty Kerrigan hoped the truth about what happened to Una Lynskey would emerge somehow, and this would lift the finger of suspicion. Her body was found before the end of 1971 and the investigation into her disappearance was upgraded to murder, but unfortunately it only added fuel to the fire of rumours already doing the rounds of Porterstown Lane. And very quickly afterwards, an act of misplaced vengeance would soon bring more tragedy to the lane.

13/02/2024

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41 min
06/10/2024

The Most Iconic US Presidential Debates

We're looking at the history of American presidential debates as we explore some of the worst mistakes and iconic quips candidates have made and debate whether they can be the making or the breaking of a future president. Featuring Dr Daniel Rowe of the University of Oxford, Dr Sandra Scanlon of UCD, Dr Daniel Geary of Trinity College Dublin, and Dr Lewis Defrates of Maynooth University.

06/10/2024

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55 min

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