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Sundays (outside of GAA championship season) at 6PM on RTÉ Radio 1. Presented by Myles Dungan.

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Podcast: Ian Kenneally joins Myles to discuss the life and death of 19th century Irish-American boxer Jimmy Elliott: rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…

Podcast: Ian Kenneally joins Myles to discuss the life and death of 19th century Irish-American boxer Jimmy Elliott: rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…
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Listen back - Ellen Rowley talks to Myles about the modern architectural history of Dublin, which is revealed in the third volume of the "More Than Concrete Blocks" book series: rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…

Listen back - Ellen Rowley talks to Myles about the modern architectural history of Dublin, which is revealed in the third volume of the "More Than Concrete Blocks" book series: rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…
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Listen back - Ellen Rowley talks to Myles about the modern architectural history of Dublin, which is revealed in the third volume of the "More Than Concrete Blocks" book series: rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…

Listen back - Ellen Rowley talks to Myles about the modern architectural history of Dublin, which is revealed in the third volume of the "More Than Concrete Blocks" book series:

rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…
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On tonight's show: When the Pope moved to France. Colm Flynn talks to Jessica Wärnberg - author of 'City of Echoes' - about the period in the 14th century, when seven successive popes lived and governed in Avignon, instead of their traditional home in Rome.

On tonight's show: When the Pope moved to France. 

Colm Flynn talks to Jessica Wärnberg - author of 'City of Echoes' - about the period in the 14th century, when seven successive popes lived and governed in Avignon, instead of their traditional home in Rome.
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Tonight: The Quest for the Irish Celt. Mairéad Carew joins Myles to talk about The Harvard Archaeological Mission to Ireland in the 1930s, which sought to determine the racial and cultural heritage of the Irish people.

Tonight: The Quest for the Irish Celt. 

Mairéad Carew joins Myles to talk about The Harvard Archaeological Mission to Ireland in the 1930s, which sought to determine the racial and cultural heritage of the Irish people.
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Tonight: The Tailteann Games Ian Kenneally talks to Dr Siobhán Doyle about this extraordinary sporting and cultural event in the summer of 1924 - when athletes and artists from across the world gathered in Ireland.

Tonight: The Tailteann Games 

Ian Kenneally talks to Dr Siobhán Doyle about this extraordinary sporting and cultural event in the summer of 1924 - when athletes and artists from across the world gathered in Ireland.
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It's not too often I'm driving home after a hurling match and unexpectedly hear myself on the radio! I forgot that the Tailteann Games chat was being broadcast on this evening's episode of RTE History Show Listen back here 👇 rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…

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Today, 100 years ago, George Mallory & Andrew Irvine were seen just 300 vertical metres from the summit of Mount Everest. But did they reach the top? Listen back to our podcast with Marc McMenamin, exploring George Mallory's Pursuit of Everest's Peak: rte.ie/radio/podcasts…

Today, 100 years ago, George Mallory & Andrew Irvine were seen just 300 vertical metres from the summit of Mount Everest. But did they reach the top? 

Listen back to our podcast with Marc McMenamin, exploring George Mallory's Pursuit of Everest's Peak: rte.ie/radio/podcasts…
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Listen to this episode of RTE's The History Show podcast this weekend. Historian Catherine Scuffil on the local history tales revealed in a photograph taken over a century ago in south Dublin city. 🎧 rte.ie/radio/podcasts… Dublin City Libraries

Listen to this episode of RTE's The History Show podcast this weekend.

Historian Catherine Scuffil on the local history tales revealed in a photograph taken over a century ago in south Dublin city.

🎧 rte.ie/radio/podcasts… 
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Great news for media & history fans! Starting this evening on RTÉ Radio 1 a new 8 part series ‘Fake News and Irish Freedom’ looking at propaganda, disinformation & media censorship during the revolutionary era 1913-23. From the team behind RTE History Show Join us, 7:30pm! 📻📣🎤

Great news for media &amp; history fans! Starting this evening on <a href="/RTERadio1/">RTÉ Radio 1</a> a new 8 part series ‘Fake News and Irish Freedom’ looking at propaganda, disinformation &amp; media censorship during the revolutionary era 1913-23. From the team behind <a href="/RTEHistoryShow/">RTE History Show</a> Join us, 7:30pm! 📻📣🎤
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Tonight: ‘If You Can’t Beat Them, Burn Them’ - when Ireland’s newspapers were burned to the ground. Join us (the RTE History Show team) for Ep3 of ‘Fake News and Irish Freedom’, 7:30pm RTÉ Radio 1 (Ep1&2 on radio player now).

Tonight: ‘If You Can’t Beat Them, Burn Them’ - when Ireland’s newspapers were burned to the ground. Join us (the <a href="/RTEHistoryShow/">RTE History Show</a> team) for Ep3 of ‘Fake News and Irish Freedom’, 7:30pm <a href="/RTERadio1/">RTÉ Radio 1</a> (Ep1&amp;2 on radio player now).
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Hope you enjoyed this one! (Episodes 1-4 now on the RTÉ radio app). Next week - women propaganda activists during the War of Independence and the Civil War. Sunday, 7;30 on RTÉ Radio 1 #fakenews Pegasus Media RTE History Show 📻🗞️

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Tonight - The History Show returns. We'll hear about the life and afterlife of Saint Brigid; the story of Laurel and Hardy's visit to Ireland in 1953; and the history of rugby in Ireland. Tune in from 6PM on RTÉ Radio One.

Tonight - The History Show returns. 

We'll hear about the life and afterlife of Saint Brigid; the story of Laurel and Hardy's visit to Ireland in 1953; and the history of rugby in Ireland. 

Tune in from 6PM on RTÉ Radio One.
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Tune in tonight! Thanks a million to Myles, Lorcan & the whole team for having me on to talk about Brigid’s legacy, medieval Irish history, & our big Brigid’s Worlds event in Maynooth University Kildare County Council this week Sept 13th & 14th. Book here maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/br… Early Irish Maynooth

Tune in tonight! Thanks a million to Myles, Lorcan &amp; the whole team for having me on to talk about Brigid’s legacy, medieval Irish history, &amp; our big Brigid’s Worlds event in <a href="/MaynoothUni/">Maynooth University</a> <a href="/KildareCoCo/">Kildare County Council</a> this week Sept 13th &amp; 14th. Book here maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/br… <a href="/EarlyIrishMU/">Early Irish Maynooth</a>
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On tonight's show - the life and afterlife of Saint Brigid. Ahead of the upcoming 'Brigid's Worlds' conference in Maynooth, Medieval Historian Niamh Wycherley joins Myles to talk about uncovering the historical figure of Brigid of Kildare. eventbrite.com/cc/brigids-wor…

On tonight's show - the life and afterlife of Saint Brigid. 

Ahead of the upcoming 'Brigid's Worlds' conference in Maynooth, Medieval Historian <a href="/NiamhWycherley/">Niamh Wycherley</a> joins Myles to talk about uncovering the historical figure of Brigid of Kildare. eventbrite.com/cc/brigids-wor…
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This evening - Myles will be joined by Liam O’Callaghan, author of the new book 'Blood and Thunder', a history of rugby and Irish life. Tune in to RTÉ Radio One from 6PM.

This evening - Myles will be joined by Liam O’Callaghan, author of the new book 'Blood and Thunder', a history of rugby and Irish life. 

Tune in to RTÉ Radio One from 6PM.
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On The History Show this evening - when Laurel and Hardy came to Cobh. Colm Flynn presents the story of the comedy team's visit to Ireland back in 1953. Tune in to RTÉ Radio One from 6PM.

On The History Show this evening - when Laurel and Hardy came to Cobh. 

Colm Flynn presents the story of the comedy team's visit to Ireland back in 1953.  Tune in to RTÉ Radio One from 6PM.