In this episode from the Dublin Festival of History 2023, Peter Sheridan marks the centenary of the birth of the writer Brendan Behan. Raised in Dublin’s north inner city and with strong connections to Dublin’s tenements, Behan is regarded as one of the greatest Irish writers and poets of all time.

Sheridan discusses his engagement with the work of Behan and his career more broadly.

Peter Sheridan, is a playwright, screenwriter and director.

This episode was recorded at 14 Henrietta Street, on October 11, 2023.

Please note: This broadcast contains strong language and themes throughout.

The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company.

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In this episode from the Dublin Festival of History 2023, Dublin City Council Historian in Residence, Dr Mary Muldowney, will discuss the 40th anniversary of the 8th Amendment to the Constitution, including a comparison with the successful campaign for Repeal of the 8th. 

The fifth anniversary of that Referendum was on May 25 and the signing of Repeal into law took place on September 18, 2018.

This episode was recorded at Central Library on September 28, 2023.

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In this episode, from the Dublin Festival of History 2023, Kathryn Milligan discusses the work of artist Harry Kernoff.

Born in London on the 9th of January 1900, Harry Aaron Kernoff was a prolific figure in twentieth century Irish art. Well regarded for his portraiture and landscape painting, Kernoff often focused on the depiction of Dublin, a city with which he became intimately familiar with, after the Kernoff family moved there in 1914.

 Kathryn Milligan is the author of ‘Painting Dublin, 1886-1949: Visualising a Changing City’.

This episode was recorded at Pearse Street Library, on October 9, 2023.

The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company.

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