Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast

Hello, and welcome to the 3rd episode of season 15 of Shite Talk / season 1 of GUBU: An Irish History Podcast! (we're rebranding so you'll be hearing that a lot) After the news last week that the Orange Order march has been cancelled for Garvaghy Road we decided to do a deep dive into the history of the dispute; starting with King Billy Vs James II, the setting up of the Orange Order in 1795, and the dispute over marching in Drumcree / Garvaghy throughout the Troubles. If you want to listen to the full series on 1690 / The War of the Two Kings / the history of the Orange Order it's all over on Patreon Also, we've got live shows coming up: 31ST Oct ⁠⁠⁠Dublin Halloween Special⁠⁠⁠ 01ST Nov ⁠⁠⁠Belfast @Cheerful Earful Festival⁠⁠⁠ And more to be announced which you can find out about ⁠⁠⁠⁠@shitetalkhistory⁠ . . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello, and welcome to the 2nd episode of season 15 of Shite Talk / season 1 of GUBU: An Irish History Podcast! (we're rebranding so you'll be hearing that a lot) This week Jason tells Kevin the story of Jack Doyle, the Cobh man who tried his hand at all walks of fame. From boxing to Hollywood, Pro Wrestling to Crooning at dinner parties, and everything in between. If you want to listen to our bonus stuff it's up on ⁠⁠PATREON⁠⁠. Also, we've got live shows coming up: 31ST Oct ⁠⁠Dublin Halloween Special⁠⁠ 01ST Nov ⁠⁠Belfast @Cheerful Earful Festival⁠⁠ And more to be announced which you can find out about ⁠⁠⁠@shitetalkhistory⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! We're back next season 15 of Shite Talk / season 1 of GUBU: An Irish History Podcast! This week Kevin told Jason all about the only time (to date) and Irish President resigned. If you want to listen to our bonus stuff it's up on ⁠PATREON⁠. Also, we've got live shows coming up: 09 - 11TH Oct ⁠Dundalk @Bold Frontiers⁠ 31ST Oct ⁠Dublin Halloween Special⁠ 01ST Nov ⁠Belfast @Cheerful Earful Festival⁠ And more to be announced which you can find out about ⁠⁠@shitetalkhistory⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! We're back next week with a brand new season covering presidential scandals, famous Irish boxers, and a whole lot of Haughey. We're back up on PATREON as well, we've been putting up bonus stuff there for the past few weeks and this is where all our bonus material will be from now on. Also, we've got live shows coming up: 09 - 11TH Oct Dundalk @Bold Frontiers 31ST Oct Dublin Halloween Special 01ST Nov Belfast @Cheerful Earful Festival And more to be announced which you can find out about ⁠@shitetalkhistory⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here's our attempt at covering the recent riots in Belfast. I'll link these two articles we talked about in the episode though, I'd like to include more sources below but as the story is still updating daily it's probably better to just search it yourselves: ⁠⁠Police Warned about Targets⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Wired Article on Online Network⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We wrap up our George Best deep dive with a fifth and final episode as Jason tells Kevin all about the final years of the mans life. This is the first 15mins, but if you want to listen to more, plus all our back cataloge and ad free listening, subscribe to HS+ !! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! Here's a episode we recorded back in January (so ignore the Ireland-at-the-world-cup chat) with internet historian and proud Kilkenny man, ⁠⁠Davy Holden⁠⁠. We talked about our favourite revolutionaries, the best Irish historical movies, and why you should go visit Kilkenny. . If you want to listen to our episodes ad free AND get every bonus episode we've ever done you can head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Headstuff+⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . And if you want to see our video content follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠, TikTok⁠⁠⁠, or ⁠⁠⁠YouTube . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jason tells Kevin the fourth instalment of the Georgie Best story. Well, part of it anyway. About 15 mins of it give or take, but if you want the next 45mins you can find it behind the paywall at HeadStuff+ And that'll cover you for next week's final episode, plus any other Best related episodes, along with all of our back catalogue. You can follow the show on socials, on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ or on⁠⁠ TikTok⁠⁠ or if you want to see the full episode we're finally uploading to ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ and would love an auld subscribe! And if you just want to leave a review instead, that's class too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jason tells Kevin the third instalment of the Georgie Best story. Well, part of it anyway. About 16 mins of it give or take, but if you want the next hour and a bit you can find it behind the paywall at HeadStuff+ And that'll cover you for next week's episode, plus any other Best related episodes, along with all of our back catalogue. You can follow the show on socials, on ⁠Instagram⁠ or on⁠ TikTok⁠ or if you want to see the full episode we're finally uploading to ⁠YouTube⁠ and would love an auld subscribe! And if you just want to leave a review instead, that's class too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jason tells Kevin about George Best's career at Man United, before we get into all the good stuff on the behind the Paywall episode! And if you want to see our video content, or find out when we have our next live gigs, give us a follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠, or ⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here's the first few minutes of our bonus chat about the Connaught final and Arsenal's big game at the weekend . If you want to hear the rest of this episode, AS WELL AS all our episodes ad free AND all the bonus stuff we've ever done you can get it over on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Headstuff+⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . And if you want to see our faces we're on ⁠⁠YouTube , ⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠and ⁠⁠TikTok , Kevin Larney & Jason Brennan . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Part One of our mini-series on George Best, the greatest (*Irish) footballer to have ever lived. *If you're from Cork it's OK to say it's Roy Keane. And if you want to see our video content, or find out when we have our next live gigs, give us a follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, TikTok, or ⁠Youtube⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We talked to our old friend Dr. Dorman about his new book, The British Army, Society and Soldiering in Ireland, 1699-1793. . Also, our first two dates for the Culture fest have sold out but there's some tickets left for the last day of The Big Bag of Cannes Film Festival on the 08th of May⁠⁠ . You can follow the show on socials on ⁠Instagram⁠ or on⁠ TikTok⁠ or if you want to see the full episode we're finally uploading to ⁠YouTube⁠ and would love an auld subscribe! . . . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joining us today is Kevin Brannigan, the Director the documentary NORAID: IRISH AMERICA AND THE IRA to chat about the film, the NORAID group, and a few tangents as always along the way. This is technically a Film Club, but also the first one we've done with a guest who was involved in the making of the project, so it's going out of the regular feed. We had so much fun recording we went a little over, well about 30mins over so all of that chat is on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Headstuff+⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ along with all of our other Bonus Feed content! Leave a review or rating wherever you listen to pods, tell your friends, tell some strangers for good luck too! You can follow the show on socials on Instagram or on TikTok or if you want to see the full episode we're finally uploading to YouTube and would love an auld subscribe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello, here's the third and last part of Pearse, we talk a bit about the aftermath of 1916 for his family, some more about St. Enda's school, and then talk through each of the main hang ups people have about him. Sources: Pádraig Pearse - ⁠Various Works⁠ Pádraig / Mary-Brigid Pearse - ⁠The Home Life of Pádraig Pearse⁠ Colin Tobin -⁠ After I am Hanged my Portrait will be Interesting⁠ Ruth Dudley Edwards - ⁠Patrick Pearse, The Triumph of Failure⁠ Kenneth Reddin - ⁠A Man Called Pearse⁠ Joost Augusteijn - ⁠Patrick Pearse : the making of a revolutionary⁠ . If you want to hear the rest of this episode, AS WELL AS all our episodes ad free AND all the bonus stuff we've ever done you can get it over on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Headstuff+⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Also we have LIVE SHOWS coming up in ⁠Dublin⁠ 06th May -⁠ 1926 Reeling in the Years⁠ 07th May - ⁠Big Bag of Cannes Film Festival . And if you want to see our faces we're on ⁠YouTube , ⁠Instagram ⁠and ⁠TikTok ⁠ . . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here's part two of the Pearse files covering the end of 1915, the lead up to the rising, his trial, and execution. . We'll have the final part on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Headstuff+⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ this Thursday, so head over there for all the bonus / ad free content. . Also we have LIVE SHOWS coming up in Dublin 06th May - 1926 Reeling in the Years 07th May - Big Bag of Cannes Film Festival And if you want to see our video content follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ or Youtube. . . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello, here's an episode we did recently with the wonderful ⁠Roger O'Sullivan⁠ where we talked about the mid 90's Rainbow Coalition. . Roger is class at comedy and he's got a ⁠big Dublin show ⁠coming up on Friday the 17th of April which you should go to (Kev will be supporting him too as a bonus) . If you want to hear the rest of our chat with Roger (including his first gig in London after the Queen died, divorce in the 90s, the recent Irish excel champion, and loads more), AS WELL AS all our episodes ad free AND all the bonus stuff we've ever done you can get it over on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Headstuff+⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Here's our upcoming live shows, and we're on YouTube and Instagram and TikTok if you want to see our faces . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here's part one of our series on Patrick Pearse / Pádraig Mac Piarais, arguably the figure head of the Easter Rising. In part one we cover from his birth up until 1915, part two will be 1916, the Rising, and the aftermath, and then part 3 will be behind the paywall because we'll be dealing with some of the .... allegations. . As always you can listen to the full episode ad free and get all the bonus stuff over on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Headstuff+⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and if you want to see our video content follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello, here's the story behind William Lambert, the man who inspired Zorro (well probably, but he's really interesting in his own right so who cares). . As always you can listen to the full episode ad free and get all the bonus stuff over on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Headstuff+⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and if you want to see our video content follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! We've given up on football content, so instead here's a fun episode about Ireland's favourite horse. (Just a trigger warning if you're a horse lover, this is one of those bad kidnapping stories) If you want to listen to our episodes ad free AND get every bonus episode we've ever done you can head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Headstuff+⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and if you want to see our video content follow us on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ . . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! Here's a revamped version of an episode from 2019 about another Irish man who helped start a different world class football team. By god we're good. . Original Blurb: "This week Jason tells Kevin about Paddy McCarthy, a Tipperary man who took the boat to South America and became a major figure in Argentinian football. Also featuring some shite talk about Louth GAA, Mad Men and Kevin's knowledge of sport." - 10/12/2019 . If you want to listen to the full episode, as well as every bonus episode we've ever done, you can head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Headstuff+⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and if you want to see our video content follow us on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ . . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Given the big week of football coming up we're sticking with that theme as Jason tells Kevin about Don Patricio, Patrick O'Connell, one of the greatest footballing figures to come out of this island! Not to give too much of the story away, but we'll be talking Man United betting scandals, Barcelona on the brink of collapse, and Ireland actually winning a tournament! If you want to listen to our episodes ad free AND get every bonus episode we've ever done you can head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Headstuff+⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and if you want to see our video content follow us on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello, here's another Shite Talk Film Club with the amazing and very talented Killian Sundermann (⁠he's on tour now go check him out⁠). It's football month this month so we decided to watch Studs, a 2006 classic where new manager Brendan Gleeson tries to help Emmet Rovers get out of a rut at the bottom of the league. . If you want to listen to our episodes ad free AND get every bonus episode we've ever done you can head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Headstuff+⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and if you want to see our video content follow us on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ . Also, Studs sounds like our Jonesborough version of Young Hot Guys . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Helllo! We're back with season 14 and we're starting off with a short, topical episode on the history of St. Patrick. . If you want to listen to our episodes ad free AND get every bonus episode we've ever done you can head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Headstuff+⁠⁠⁠⁠ and if you want to see our video content follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠ . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello, we're back with another season of Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast! For the next few weeks we'll be jumping on the World Cup bandwagon with some football tales, like the Irishman who saved Barcelona F.C. and George Best (would have been 80 this April god save us).  It's also 110 years since the 1916 rising so we'll be covering some of the lesser talked about parts of that, as well as the recapping the first Census in the free state in 1926. We also have some great guest episodes coming up (Killian Sundermann on Studs, Roger O'Sullivan on the 1995 Rainbow Government, Aideen McQueen on Circle of Friends, and Davy Holden on all things Kilkenny). But to kick us off next Tuesday the 17th we're going to be doing a deep dive into Ireland's most beloved Welshman, the king of snakes himself, St. Patrick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! We're running a bit behind schedule this week with all the Christmas celebrations so here's an old episode about the IRA Christmas raid which, as well as being festive, ties into the Dev series from earlier in the season. Original Blurb: "Hello, fair play to ye all for making it through another year, to celebrate here's a special Christmas episode about the time the IRA stole a load of bullets. Enjoy and we'll see ye all in 2023 x" - 30/12/2022 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! Here's an episode from last year that we're sticking out again cause it's the 50th anniversary of Barry Lyndon (I think, wikipedia says it was 11th Dec 1975 but also might have been July? Who knows). . It was with our friend ⁠Colm McGlinchey⁠, a great comic and MC at ⁠The Comedy Crunch⁠ and ⁠Anseo⁠, go check them out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're delighted to say, this episode is sponsored by Football Special! The makers of Donegal's greatest drinks / football merch, and you can use the code ShiteTalk for 10% off on their whole website: ⁠www.football-special.com⁠  ------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello! We've got a general football special episode today, and who better to talk football with than Ken Early of ⁠Second Captains⁠⁠. We talked about Ireland's recent success, some historic world cups, and a bit of a story about the time Ireland played Nazi Germany in Dalymount park. ------------------------------------------------------------------ We're delighted to say this episode is sponsored by football special, you can use the code ShiteTalk for 10% off on their whole website - www.football-special.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! Here's a festive episode about everyone's favourite Christmas book, the Guinness Book of Records, and it's origins with Ross and Norris McWhirter (and the provisional IRA) . If you want to listen to our episodes ad free AND get every bonus episode we've ever done you can head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Headstuff+⁠⁠⁠ and if you want to see our video content follow us on Instagram . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! In honour of the Swift festival this week here's our episode on the life and times of Jonathan Swift. If you want to hear more about his works and satire we've got a live show TONIGHT (25th Nov) in the Workman's as part of the festival - Last Tickets Here . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Come see us do a live podcast with Special Guest Peter McGann next week in Dublin as part of the Jonathan Swift Festival! We'll be in the Workmans Club as part of Craic Den Comedy on Tuesday November 25th! Tickets HERE!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we were going to do a Film Club about Gullivers Travels to promote our live show with Peter McGann on November 25th in The Workmans Club, Dublin as part of the Jonathan Swift Festival...(TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE) ... But then the film was awful, so we chat about film, Irish media, bits of Gulliver's Travels, and a whole lot of nonsense instead! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You probably all know the story by now, but come along with us as we go through the rise, the fall, and the further fall of one of Ireland's greatest ever sport stars. For the 2nd part of the Special, which will be out on Thursday, head over and sing up to ⁠Headstuff+⁠ for 5 Euro + VAT per month, and you'll get well over 100 episodes of ad-free bonus content! Come see us live in ⁠Dublin on November 25th⁠(and if you're reading this later just google Shite Talk History Live, we'll always be somewhere soon!) We'll be playing the Workmans Club alongside guest Peter McGann! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After 14 years Michael and Sabina are leaving Áras an Uachtaráin so here's a brief (as in under 6 hours) episode about the life and times of Micky D. This BMX photo is from Michael Donnelly if you want to check him out, and you can see all the other photos / videos mentioned in this episode over on our IG / TikTok. We've also got a live show coming up in Dublin on the 25th of November as part of the Johnathan Swift festival, and we have the amazing Peter McGann as our guest for that so Get Your Tickets Here . . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here's a preview of an old episode from 2019 that we've re-edited with some audio software to make it sound less like it was recorded in a cave. You can listen to the rest of it, along with all the other bonus stuff, over on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Headstuff+⁠⁠⁠⁠. Also, we're down in Kilkenny tomorrow night, 01st of November, as part of the Home of Halloween Festival telling some haunted Irish tales, come by and say hello! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Samhain once again so this week we had a chat with the amazing Katie Boyle about some lesser known Irish spirits and fairies. Katie's bringing her solo show to the Ambassador on November 08th, you can get tickets here And we've got our own live shows coming up which you can find out about here - ⁠⁠⁠LIVE SHOWS⁠: ⁠Kilkenny - 01st of November⁠ ⁠Dublin w/ Peter McCann - 25th of November Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The country is heading to the polls this Friday to decide the 10th President of Ireland so we wanted to do a run down of the 2025 race so far; Conor McGregor, small pharma, 20k on Hermès bags, 3k of stolen rent, Syria, and Fox Hunting, by god this election has it all. We'll have another episode out on HeadStuff+ this Thursday covering the final week of the Áras race which you can listen to here, alongside all our other bonus stuff and ad free content. Also, we've got a few line shows coming up which you can find out about here - ⁠⁠LIVE SHOWS: Kilkenny - 01st of November Dublin w/ Peter McCann - 25th of November Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Part 2 of Saipan and the Roy Keane vs Mick McCarthy fiasco. Little bit of house keeping, from next week onwards we'll be releasing on Tuesday instead of Monday! Also.... We've got a few line shows and stuff coming up you can find out about here - ⁠LIVE SHOWS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello, this week we're doing an episode on the early Irish-Palestine relations. The past two years have been a particularly bleak time in the history of the region but we wanted to take a look at some of the early connections and similarities between Ireland and Mandatory Palestine from the 1920s on and maybe show why so many Irish people strongly identify with the people of Palestinian. We've also got an ad for Samaritans early in the episode and you can find out more about volunteering for them at https://www.listening.ie/ We've got a few line shows and stuff coming up you can find out about here - LIVE SHOWS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we're taking a look back at Saipan and the Roy Keane vs Mick McCarthy debacle, and the only way to do that is by going back six years beforehand to figure out what the hell was going on that led to one of the greatest tragedies Irish sport has ever witnessed. We've got ⁠LIVE SHOWS coming up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! With Ireland breaking our hearts in the qualifiers at the minute, and a Saipan movie on its way, we're back talking about football this week. We'll have a full Saipan episode out soon, but while we were recording that it got us thinking about the man who started it all, John Delaney. Here's a clip from an episode we did on Don John back in 2020, and you can hear the rest of the reedited version over on ⁠⁠⁠Headstuff+⁠⁠⁠. The original blurb (11/11/2020) - "We're finishing up this season (and celebrating reaching 50 episodes!) with a Shite Talk History Cowboy Special on the former head of the FAI, Don John Delaney. " LIVE SHOWS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! Here's a short teaser for the final episode in our De Valera series. Over on Head Stuff+ we did more of a deep dive into his birth (and his dad), the so called "Dev's Vice Act" (which led to a good Dundalk man getting fined for shifting), Dev's relationship with the physicist Erwin Schrödinger, and his ultimate legacy with the Mother & Baby homes, Haughey, and Bertie. If you want to hear the rest of this episode, as well as all our old bonus content (Bertie / Sean Quinn / the FAI etc.), all our Film Club episodes, remastered versions of related Dev / Collins episodes, and ad free versions of every episode, you can get it all for ~€5 by following this link to ⁠⁠Headstuff+ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you listened to our Muhammad Ali In Ireland episode you'll already be familiar with strongman, showman, publican, promoter and all around great man himself, Butty Sugrue. Here we delve a little deeper into Butty's extraordinary life, and chat about Mick Meaney, Butty's employee who buried himself underground in London in an attempt to set a world record! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Well, its the final run of Dev! In this one we cover his last two terms as Taoiseach, his run as President, and talk about his general impact on the country. We will have one more bonus episode covering the more salacious parts of Devs life so if you want to listen to that along with ad free episodes, related bonus content, and all our film clubs you can do so by following this link to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Headstuff+⁠⁠⁠ Also you can ⁠⁠follow us here⁠⁠ to find out about our upcoming live shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! Here's part three of the Éamon de Valera series covering Ireland during WWII, the 1940s IRA, Churchill's drunken offer, and Hitler's condolence book. We'll be back with the fourth and final Dev episode on Monday! If you want to hear this episode without ads, or to listen to our related bonus content, you can do so by following this link to ⁠⁠⁠Headstuff+⁠ Also you can follow us here to find out about our upcoming shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here's part two of three on Éamon de Valera, released on the day of Collins 103rd anniversary. In this episode we cover Dev's part in the Civil War, the creation of Fianna Fail in the '20s, and his wild political run in the '30s. If you want to hear this episode without ads, or to listen to our related bonus content, you can do so by following this link to ⁠⁠Headstuff+⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In honour of his 50th anniversary, and to balance out the Mick episodes, here's the first in our three part series on Éamon de Valera. In this episode we cover Dev's suspicious birth, his erstwhile Rugby career, and his role in the early struggle for independence. If you want to hear this episode without ads, or to listen to our related bonus content, you can do so by following this link to ⁠Headstuff+ Also, we've got a live gig in Kilkenny on Friday 15th of August as part of the AKA festival and you can get ⁠tickets here.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's episode Jason tells Kevin the story of the time Muhammad Ali spent a few weeks in Ireland before having a fight with Al 'Blue' Lewis in Croke Park! To get all of our episodes without any ads, plus all of our bonus content, head over to Headstuff+ Find us on social media over here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the 1980's John DeLorean opened a factory outside Belfast to make his now iconic vehicle, but in less than two years it gets shut down and John finds himself under investigation by governments on both sides of the Atlantic. If you want to hear the ad-free version of this episode, plus our bonus episodes and Film Clubs, you can sign up to ⁠Headstuff+⁠. And as always, you can follow us on socials at: ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠Tik Tok⁠! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here's a quick snippet of our Film Club episode with everyone's favourite critic, Brian Lloyd! Click on his name there and give him a follow! And if you want to hear the rest of the episode(more than an extra hours worth), as well as all of our regular episodes ad-free, plus our bonus episodes and Film Clubs, sign up to Headstuff+. There's no better time to do it as well, seeing as for the next week it's only €1 to sign up, so you might as well try it out when it's cheap. After the first month it will go back to the same price as here, €5 + VAT. And as always, you can follow us on socials at: Instagram and Tik Tok! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's episode Jason tells Kevin the story of Michael Flatley, having just read his autobiography. Flatley is probably best known for his stage show Lord of the Dance, and his time with Riverdance, but here we talk more about his childhood and his time before world wide fame. A construction worker, a musician, a lover and a fighter, someone should make a film out of his life. Speaking of films, in 2022 he finally released his long awaited screen debut in the self-funded, self-starring, self-written, self-directed action/thriller/drama/love story, Blackbird. We'll be covering Blackbird in this week's Shite Talk Film Club over on Headstuff+, so sign up there if you haven't already to hear us and Ireland's go-to movie critic Brian Lloyd go through an instant classic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here's the third and final part of Collins. We cover the last year of his life from the Truce in 1921, through the Anglo-Irish Treaty, to his death in August 1922. If you want to hear this episode without ads, or to listen to our bonus content, you can do so by following this link to ⁠Headstuff+ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! Here is part two of our Collins triple, we talk about Mick's return after 1916, his rise during the War of Independence, and life up until the 1921 July truce. If you want to hear this episode without ads, or to listen to our bonus content, you can do so by following this link to ⁠Headstuff+ And you can see clips from the episode on IG here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! We're back with season 13 and we're starting off with a few episodes on the Big fella himself, Michael Collins. For part one we talked about his family life, Mick's time in London, and his part in the 1916 Rising. We're also delighted to say we've joined the Headstuff network so if you want to hear this episode without ads, or to listen to our bonus content, you can do so by following this link to Headstuff+ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here's a Film Club episode to kick off a mini season of Collins, Dev, The Treaty, and the Civil War.Joining us for this week to talk shite about the Michael Collins movie is Tony Cantwell, from the Young Hot Guys podcast and the TV show Good Boy(go watch it on the RTE Player!).Then joining us live on March 6th for the live episode in The Laughter Lounge is Donal Fallon of Three Castles Burning! There we'll be discussing the life and times of Eamon De Valera, and wrapping up the series before we get back to another regular season of Shite Talk!.If you want to see clips from this episode you can follow Shite Talk on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube and you can find tickets for our upcoming LIVE SHOW here:06 March 2025 - Laughter Lounge, Dublin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here's a new recording of one of the episodes we did live last year; the story of Jimmy Hasty, the one armed football player..If you want to see clips from this episode you can follow Shite Talk on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube and you can find tickets for our upcoming LIVE SHOW here:06 March 2025 - Laughter Lounge, Dublin .... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we had Brinsley McNamara of Weird Ireland on to chat about all things Irish History.Brinsley's book Weird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island is on sale in all good bookshops! And a few of the bad ones too.You can follow Shite Talk on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube and you can find tickets for our upcoming LIVE SHOW here:06 March 2025 - Laughter Lounge, Dublin .If you want an add free version of the episode, as well as all the bonus stuff AND a discount on the LIVE SHOW tickets, you can get it all for a fiver on PatreonAlso, if ye fancy it, leaving reviews of the podcast on whatever app you listen on is something you can do to support us that's completely free and helps us a lot too. Enjoy the episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here's an episode about James McClean and the Poppy fiasco thats been melting the heads of English football fans for about 12 years now.You can follow Shite Talk on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube and you can find tickets for our upcoming LIVE SHOW here:06 March 2025 - Laughter Lounge, Dublin .If you want an add free version of the episode, as well as all the bonus stuff AND a discount on the LIVE SHOW tickets, you can get it all for a fiver on PatreonAlso, if ye fancy it, leaving reviews of the podcast on whatever app you listen on is something you can do to support us that's completely free and helps us a lot too. Enjoy the episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! We're back after an accidental hiatus and we've got a refreshed version of one of the first stories we ever covered, the murder mystery of the Carlow-Hollywood director; William Desmond Taylor. We retold this story live in Carlow over the summer and got some updated information from local writer, and all round lovely man, Marc-Ivan O'Gorman. All the facts of the story covering William's life and death are all in this free episode but if you want to hear the completely unproven theories about who killed him you can get that episode (and all the other stuff) for a fiver on Patreon..You can follow Shite Talk on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube and you can find tickets for our upcoming LIVE SHOW here:30th January 2025 - Laughter Lounge, Dublin .. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! This weeks episode is all about one of Ireland's all time rock stars, Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott!We had the pleasure of recording this episode in the Rock and Roll Museum in Dublin, which we couldn't recommend more. The tour is great, and they have jam rooms for musicans to rent for 20 quid an hour, with amps and instruments already in there, feckin' steal.You can follow Shite Talk on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube and you can find tickets for our upcoming LIVE SHOW here:30th January 2025 - Laughter Lounge, Dublin .If you want an add free version of the episode, as well as all the bonus stuff AND a discount on the LIVE SHOW tickets, you can get it all for a fiver on Patreon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! This weeks episode is all about one of Ireland's all time great musicians, the guitarist's guitarist, Rory Gallagher.We had the pleasure of recording this episode in the Rock and Roll Museum in Dublin. The guides there gave us a load of extra info about Rory (and every other musician with even a sliver of Irish ancestry!), as well as showing us all the amazing memorabilia they have for Rory, Phil Lynott, Micheal Jackson, and a whole host of other musicians. Go check them out!You can follow Shite Talk on Instagram (and now TikTok) to see clips from each episode, and you can find tickets for our upcoming LIVE SHOW here:30th January 2025 - Laughter Lounge, Dublin .If you want an add free version of the episode, as well as all the bonus stuff AND a discount on the LIVE SHOW tickets, you can get it all for a fiver on Patreon... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! A few weeks ago David Simon (of the Wire fame) went on a big twitter rant about Michael Collins and how he would have figured in to the Israel / Palestine conflict. We recorded a short episode of us reading / reacting to Simon's tweets and if you'd like to hear the rest of it, it's over on Patreon.You can read the original twitter thread here.You can follow Shite Talk on Instagram (and now TikTok) to see clips from each episode, and you can find tickets for our upcoming LIVE SHOW here:30th January 2025 - Laughter Lounge, Dublin ... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! Here's the second and final part of the Tom Crean story, covering his time onboard The Endurance with Ernest Shackleton and his Trans-Antarctic Expedition..You can follow Shite Talk on Instagram (and now TikTok) to see clips from each episode, and you can find tickets for our upcoming LIVE SHOW here:30th January 2025 - Laughter Lounge, Dublin .If you want an add free version of the episode, as well as all the bonus stuff AND a discount on the LIVE SHOW tickets, you can get it all for a fiver on Patreon... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Part 1 of a tale about one of the hardiest men Kerry has ever produced, the Antartic explorer Tom Crean.Tickets to our live show in January 2025 can be found over at LaughterLounge.com.If you want bonus content, or want to support us outside of coming to a live gig, or get 20% of tickets for the live gig, sure go over and sign up to the Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! We are back, and for the first episode of season 12 we talked about everybody's favourite poet, wizard, and sex pest; William Butler Yeats.Joining us for the occasion is the wonderful Shannon Basso Gaule, Carlow's other favourite comedian..You can follow Shite Talk on Instagram to see clips from each episode and you can find tickets for our upcoming live show here:30th January 2025- Laughter Lounge, Dublin .Also while you're clicking things, if you want an add free version of the episode, as well as all the bonus stuff, you can get it all for a fiver on Patreon... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! Well, after five months, we're finally done with Bertie. This is a preview of the final Bertie episode where we talked about some of his biggest slip ups from the last decade. If you want to listen to the rest of the episode (along with all the other bonus stuff) you can head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Headstuff+⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get it all there for a fiver. . And if you want to see our faces we're on ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠TikTok , ⁠⁠Kevin Larney⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠Jason Brennan⁠ . We'll be back with our regular programming for the rest of the year but hopefully you all enjoyed the Bertie series, and please Vote Ahern 2025 . . . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here's the penultimate episode of the Bertie series, The Celtic Pelican. The wheels are coming off the county as the Celtic Tiger gets put down and replaced with a Celtic Pelican, right when the country needs him most, Bert is distracted by his own personal affairs and ends up stepping down as Taoiseach just before the economy implodes. . If you want more context for the Mahon Tribunal / Sean Quinn & Anglo stuff you can head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Headstuff+⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get it all there for a fiver. . And if you want to see our faces we're on ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠TikTok , ⁠⁠Kevin Larney⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠Jason Brennan⁠ . . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Well hello, here's part 3.5 of the Bertie series, the Mahon Tribunal. We've been doing the rest of the Flood / Mahon Tribunal stuff behind the paywall so if you want to get the full story you can head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Headstuff+⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get it all there for a fiver. . And if you want to see our faces we're on ⁠⁠⁠YouTube , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠TikTok , ⁠Kevin Larney⁠ & ⁠Jason Brennan . . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello, we're back with part three of the Bertie series and in this episode we talk about his second term in government and start seeing some of his big failings as a leader. Hope ye enjoy this episode and have a lovely St Patrick's weekend! . You can follow us on to see video clips from each episode and ALSO you can find tickets for all of our upcoming live shows here - . 21st March - Accidental Theatre, Belfast  25th April - 4 Dame Lane, Dublin  3rd May - Coughlan’s, Cork  10th May - Seven Bridge Street, Galway  17th May - Commercial, Limerick  23rd May - Spirit Store, Dundalk  . Also while you're clicking things, if you want an add free version of the episode, as well as the bonus McCracken / Ben Dunne tribunal story, you can get it all for a fiver on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Headstuff+⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello, here's a little preview of our Patreon cowboy special on Ben Dunne Jnr. We talk about how one mans wild weekend in Florida started a chain reaction which led to Bertie Ahern stepping down as Taoiseach some 16 years later..If you want to listen to the full Ben Dunne / McCracken story (as well as all the other bonus episodes we have) you can get it all for a fiver over on Patreon. <--- click here.And while you're clicking things why not follow us on Instagram to see video clips from each episode and ALSO you can find tickets for all of our upcoming live shows here - Shite Talk Live . 21st March - Accidental Theatre, Belfast 25th April - 4 Dame Lane, Dublin 3rd May - Coughlan’s, Cork 10th May - Seven Bridge Street, Galway 17th May - Commercial, Limerick 23rd May - Spirit Store, Dundalk ... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello, and welcome back to the Bertie Bowl. Here's episode two of our Ahern series, in this one we cover his first term as Taoiseach (1997 - 2002) and the origin of the tribunals that eventually lead to him stepping down. . We're also about to release the first tribunal spin off episode over on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Headstuff+⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, so if you want to hear us tell the full McCracken / Ben Dunne story (as well as all the other bonus episodes we have up there including this episode ad free) you can get it all for a fiver here - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Headstuff+⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . . And while you're clicking things why not follow us on to see video clips from each episode and ALSO you can find tickets for all of our upcoming live shows here - . 21st March - Accidental Theatre, Belfast 25th April - 4 Dame Lane, Dublin 3rd May - Coughlan’s, Cork 10th May - Seven Bridge Street, Galway 17th May - Commercial, Limerick 23rd May - Spirit Store, Dundalk . . . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello, and welcome back for season 11! It's the 6th year of the podcast and to celebrate we're doing a deep dive series into one of the biggest figures from modern Irish politics, Bertie Ahern. Over the next few weeks we'll be putting out loads more Bertie and Bertie related episodes, some of which will be behind the paywall, so you can head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Headstuff+⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get it all there for a fiver. . And if you want to see our faces we're on ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠TikTok , ⁠⁠Kevin Larney⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠Jason Brennan⁠ . . . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hellllo! For this weeks episode we had the wonderful Alison Spittle with us to talk about Belvedere house and a whole load of other Westmeath related bits!.Alos while you're clicking links you can support us on Patreon or follow us on Instagram to see video clips and find out about all our upcoming live shows, or just buy tickets direct from here - Shite Talk Live.. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hellllo! And we're back in 2024 with a special episode about Harry Boland that I (Kevin) recorded with Kevin Dolan of The History of Ireland Podcast a few weeks ago. If you like this episode you can check out the rest of Kev's stuff on the Irish Civil War here..Alos while you're clicking links you can support us on Patreon or follow us on Instagram to see video clips and find out about all our upcoming live shows!.Our just buy tickets direct from here - Shite Talk Live.. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we had Katie Charlwood from the great Who Did What Now Podcast join us to talk about Tipp man George Thomas and his adventures in the Indian subcontinent. .You can support us on Patreon or follow us on Instagram to find out about all our upcoming shows!. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We talk about the details of last weeks riot in Dublin. Just a heads up, this is a fairly grim epiosde with some graphic details Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we had Ronan Carey from the fantastic Dream Gun Film Reads join us to talk about an Irish classic, John Crowley's Intermission.You can see Dreamgun live in Smock Alley on Nov 29th - Dec 2nd, find tickets over here.You can support us on Patreon or follow us on Instagram/tell all your friends or scream at random peiple on the street about us! Thanks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! It's part two of the Étaín story, now with more flies and even more incest..There's also a bonus part on Patreon so if you want to listen to that, and all the other stuff we have up there, you can find it here!. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! We're back with another myth saga, this time Jason has done a deep dive into the wooing of Étaín, a weird tale of incest and...well mostly incest..There's also a bonus part on Patreon so if you want to listen to that, and all the other stuff we have up there, you can find it here!. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! For this weeks episode we covered the love story between a young American lady and her Irish Navy boyfriend. .If you want to find us on all social media, live dates, merch, and everything in between, you can do it all here!. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we recorded an episode about one of Ireland's greatest musical treasures, Joe Dolan, and as if that wasn't enough, we were joined by the Queen of the Dolonites herself, Justine Stafford! If you want to find us on all social media, live dates, merch, and everything in between, you can do it all here!. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A little story about the Lion's Gate Bridge in Vancouver, Canada, and the Irish connections the Guinness family would rather forget!If you're looking for us online go ahead and give a follow to Amy(@amywalshcomedy), Jason(@jasonbcomedy), Kevin(@kevlarcomedy), and the podcast(@shitetalkhistory). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we were joined by one half of the Dollop, the show our pod is loosely based on. Wait, what's the other term for loosely based? Yeah, that's it, directly pilfered. Thankfully Gareth Reynolds was able to overlook that and we had a chat about Iron Michael Malloy, the most durable drinker and toughest assassinee Ireland has ever produced.Go see Gareth perform live in Dublin in the Sugar Club on September 17th! Tickets Here!!And to find us on all social media, live dates, merch, and everything in between, head on over to here!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! This week we chatted with comedian Paul Marsh about The Field, a 1990 film directed by Jim Sheridan that was based on a John B. Keane play about, well its about a field. It's a great film and we had a lovely time talking to Paul, so good we had to cut a load of extra bits out and stick them on the Patreon (along with all the other Film Club episodes), so if you want to listen to that / those the links are here -> STH.. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! This week we chatted with Cork comedian Rich Sheehy about his character Kevin Murphy (Cork's Biggest Liverpool Fan) and the time he lived beside the #1 suspect in the Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder, Ian Bailey. If you're in Edinburgh for the Fringe festival you should go see Richy's show! There's links for all that here.And if you want to see our video content and all that you can find it here -> STH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Helllo! Its the final part of our series on Fionn MacCool, and this time he's looking for love. We'll be back to regualr boring history next week but until then, if you want to see our video content and all that, here are the links -> STH. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Helllo! Its Fionn part two ad we're hitting all the classics, the Salmon of knowledge, the Giant's causeway, eh...that one about the Aliens...and all the rest! We're back next week with the exciting conclusion of Fionn MacCool. Until then, if you want to see our video content and all that there, here are the links -> STH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Helllo! We're both back together in the same room and this week we recorded the first episode of our series on the Irish legend, Fionn MacCool / Fionn mac Cumhaill / Finn McCool / maybe it was Cu Chulainn all along.If you want to see our video content and all that there, here are the links -> STH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! This week is the third and last of our interview series (for now) and it’s with the artist Spicebag. I chatted with Mr Bag about the controversy over his eviction art earlier in the year, his connection to famine era artist Daniel MacDonald, and the general state of housing in Dublin at the minute.If you want to see our video content and all that there then here are the links -> STH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! Here's another interview we did for our summer holiday, it's Cork comedian and general all round sounder, Kyla Cobbler. If you enjoye this episode Kyla is making her Cork Opera House debut early next year and you can get tickets to see her here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS!!!!We're launching an interview series for the summer,and our first guest is Tipperary's own Will Fleury.Will, outside of being a big Shite Talk fan, is known for being one of Ireland's best professional MMA fighters, so we sat down for a chat about a career that's seen him fight for major organisations all across the world, win a title in Abu Dhabi, have a horror experience fighting on TV show in South Africa, and all the bits in between!You can follow Will over on his Instagram page here! @willfleurymmaTo find us online or in person just head on over to here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! This week we've got the tale of Ronnie O'Brien, which is 100% not a football story. Thanks everyone who came to the live show this week by the way, it was class xYou can follow us online / all that from the links here -> STH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we finished the story of Roger Casement, the last of the 1916 leaders to be executed. Our live show is in Dublin next week on the 25th of May, the last few tickets (and the rest of our links) are all here -> STH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! This week Kevin started telling Jason about one of Ireland's greatest heros, Roger Casement. In part one we covered his exploits in the Belgian colony of Congo and in part two we'll talk about his role in the Easter Rising of 1916. I've been excited about this one for a while so hope ye enjoy it!If you want to see the video from this episode and / or by tickets to our live show in Dublin on the 25th of May, the links are all here - STH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! This week we had the wonderful Des Bishop on to talk with us about two lads from Darndale!You can check out upcomig gig for Des here, if you like our new logo it came from Joanne at JLDesigns which you should definitely check out here, and if you want to see the video from this episode and / or by tickets to our live show in Dublin on the 25th of May, the links are all here - STH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For the day that's in it we said we might as well do a story related to 4/20, so here's an episode Jason wrote to throw a little shine on a great man altogether, William Brooke O'Shaughnessy.And as always you can find our links below, including the link to our live show in the Wild Duck in Dublin on the 25th of May - Shite Talk: Links Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! For this week's episode we had a very special guest via zoom, Mr. Fintan O'Toole! Fintan joined us for a great chat about his latest book and to talk shite about Ireland and the state of things in general. You can follow Fintan on Twitter here and buy his book "We Don't Know Ourselves" where ever you see a sign that says book shop. We'd also like to give a shout out to a fellow Spreaker podcast, Working Class History! I talk a bit more about them at the start of this episode but it's a great podcast that you can (and should) check out here. And as always you can find our links below, including the link to our live show in the Wild Duck in Dublin on the 25th of May - Shite Talk: Links Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! We had a great guest in for this weeks episode, the hilarious Owen Colgan! This is an episode we've had on the books for a while, the story of fighting man Dan "Dancin" Donnelly.We filmed this episode in our new studio, you'll be able to see clips of it on instagram / youtube / somewhere soon enough! For more info on that you can follow us through the links below, you can also get tickets to our live show in May and / or join the patreon - Shite Talk: Links Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A wild auld story from behind our Patreon paywall. We did this episode in the summer of last year, and if you like it, you'll love the rest of the content we've got over on The Patreon and all for just €5.If you'd like to get tickets to our next Live Show in the Wild Duck, Dublin, on May 25th, get in touch via e-mail, or follow us on social media, head on over to here: Shite Talk: Links Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices