Laurence McKeown; In Conversation
Revolutionary Ireland
Join Lorcan Collins for am intimate conversation with Laurence McKeown, IRA Prisoner of War, Long Kesh Blanket Man, Hunger Striker, Poet, Playright and Film Maker.
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Mike Quill and the TWU Part Two
Revolutionary Ireland
Join Lorcan Collins and a multitude of guests for part two of the podcast on Mike Quill the IRA Volunteer who founded the Transport Workers Union of America in 1934.
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Mike Quill and the TWU Part One
Revolutionary Ireland
Join Lorcan Collins as he examines the life of Kerry IRA Volunteer Mike Quill who emigrated to the United States and founded the Transport Workers Union of America.
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Tom Clarke Part Two
Revolutionary Ireland
Part two of the podcast on the Fenian, revolutionary and signatory of the 1916 Proclamation, Tom Clarke.
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Tom Clarke Part One
Revolutionary Ireland
Join Lorcan Collins as he examines the life of Thomas James Clarke, revolutionary, Fenian, signatory of the Proclamation and mastermind of the 1916 Easter Rising.
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Glimpses Of An Irish Felon's Prison Life 8-13
Revolutionary Ireland
Final Chapters in Glimpses of an Irish Felon's Prison Life by Thomas Clarke.
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Glimpses Of An Irish Felon's Prison Life 4-7
Revolutionary Ireland
Part two of a reading of Thomas J Clarke's Glimpses Of An Irish Felon's Prison Life in preparation for a forthcoming episode of the Revolutionary Ireland Podcast on the life of Tom Clarke. This episode covers charpers four, five, six and seven. More to follow!
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Glimpses Of An Irish Felon's Prison Life 1-3
Revolutionary Ireland
Chapters 1 to 3 of Tom Clarke's book
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Noraid: Irish Northern Aid Committee
Revolutionary Ireland
Noraid was the organisation that raised money and awareness in the United States about the ongoing situation in the Six Counties in Ireland. This episode includes an interview with Robert Collins who is the author of a recently published book on Noraid. Join Lorcan Collins as he examines Noraid between 1970 and 1994.
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Thomas MacDonagh Pt.2
Revolutionary Ireland
Part two of the life of Thomas MacDonagh, poet, teacher, dramatist, writer, Irish language enthusiast, commandant of Jacobs Factory and executed on 3 May 1916 for his role in the Easter Rising.
info_outlineJoin Lorcan Collins for the final part of the Blanket Protest, this episode covers the 1981 Hunger Strikes led by Bobby Sands in which ten IRA and INLA Volunteers died in Long Kesh Prison (The H-Blocks). Lorcan is joined by Laurence McKeown who spent 70 days on his hunger strike and Gerry Adams who knew Bobby Sands. Music at the end, Bobby Sands Rhythm of Time by kind permission of Damien Dempsey.