Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

On this episode of Talking History, Patrick Geoghegan will be speaking to the Taoiseach Micheál Martin about the importance of history, and how it has shaped him as a politician.
In part two, Patrick looks at the history of the ghost story with Darryl Jones, Professor of Modern British Literature and Culture and author of ‘For the Dead Remember: The Life of MR James’, as well as Dr Jack Fennell, writer and Researcher who lectures at the University of Limerick.

This week on Talking History, Patrick Geoghegan looks at two books, Historian, Colin Barr's, "The Irish Pope: Paul Cullen, 1803-1878" and Michael Barry's book called Catalpa: The epic story of the greatest prison break in Irish History.

This week on Talking History, Patrick explores the relationship Ireland has with the United States as the country marks 250 years of independence.

This week on Talking History, Patrick discusses Brian Cowen's rise to the office of Taoiseach, the financial crisis that overwhelmed his government, and how he will be remembered in history.

This week on Talking History Patrick discusses the history of Magill Magazine with guests Kevin Rafter, author of FEARLESS!: Vincent Browne's Magill and Ireland in the 1980s, Head of communications at Dublin City University (DCU) and a former Magill Magazine Editor and Harry McGee, Political Correspondent with The Irish Times and former editor of Magill and author of The Murderer and the Taoiseach: Death, Politics and GUBU.