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Rory O’Connor: The Anti-Treaty IRA leader executed by his former friends

IRA leader Rory O’Connor was once a close comrade of fellow republican Michael Collins and Kevin O’Higgins - indeed he was O’Higgins best man.    But just over a year later after the wedding, O’Higgins signed his friend’s death warrant.     O’Connor’s execution along with Liam Mellows, Dick Barrett…

Question The Default - Professor Rory O'Connor Trailer

In this episode of Question The Default, Harry is joined by Professor Rory O’Connor, one of the world’s leading suic*de prevention researchers and Director of the Suic*dal Behaviour Research Lab at the University of Glasgow. Drawing on more than three decades of research, Rory explores the science …

Professor Rory O’Connor: Understanding Suic*de and Breaking the Silence

In this episode of Question The Default, Harry is joined by Professor Rory O’Connor, one of the world’s leading suic*de prevention researchers and Director of the Suic*dal Behaviour Research Lab at the University of Glasgow. Drawing on more than three decades of research, Rory explores the science …

Galway Talks with John Morley Wednesday March 25

Today on Galway Talks with John Morley:  9am-10am  Government under fire for doing little to tackle home heating oil costs   Athenry Protest Erupts Over Education Cuts as Pressure Mounts to Restore Funding   Galway Astronomy student discovers second planet in a year  10am-11am Are …

The Secret Bomb-Maker of Ireland: How Rory O'Connor Fueled the Revolution

In this episode of the Irish History Boys, we reflect on the life and radicalization of Republican figure Rory O’Connor, drawing on Jerry Shannon’s new biography, To Defend the Republic. We examine O’Connor’s transition from a "wandering spirit" working on Canadian railroads to a central, albeit en…

7: The Fight for Dublin, 1171 - The Norse Gaelic Attack on Dublin

In this episode, the Norman Conquest of Ireland enters a dangerous new phase. Dermot MacMurrough is dead, but the consequences of his choices are only beginning to unfold. Strongbow now claims Leinster through his marriage to Aoife, but that claim is rejected by many within Leinster and viewed with…

8: The Siege of Dublin, 1171 - The High King of Ireland's Great Gaelic Siege of Norman Dublin

In this episode, the Norman Conquest of Ireland reaches one of its most dramatic turning points. After Dermot MacMurrough’s death, Strongbow’s position in Ireland becomes dangerously unstable. His claim to Leinster is resisted, Dublin is isolated, and Rory O’Connor, the High King of Ireland, gather…

14: The Battle of Thurles: Strongbow's Greatest Defeat in Ireland

Episode 14 of Irish History Tales explores the Battle of Thurles in 1174, one of the greatest Norman defeats of the early conquest of Ireland. Following the Gaelic rebellions of 1173, Strongbow returns to Ireland determined to restore Norman authority and punish Donal Mór O’Brien of Thomond. But wi…

Ep389 – Rory O’Connor and the Irish Revolution – Gerard Shannon

In this podcast, Gerard Shannon discusses his biography of Rory O’Connor, a key figure in the Irish revolutionary period. He explores O’Connor’s journey from engineer to senior IRA leader and his involvement in the political and military struggles of the time. The interview examines the tensions th…

"If he was selling tickets to the moon for $350, I'd have to stay home." Duane with Derek & the Dominos in Tampa and other Florida rock & roll tales

Episode Overview Subscriber Ronny Elliott reached out to me in response to this recent post. “This critic implied the Allman Brothers were boring in 1969.” The post was reviews of two 1969 Allman Brothers shows in the Tampa area a month apart. One, by Rory O’Connor of a show at the Electric Zoo, wa…