I am so delighted with the reviews for the book, and the wide range of opinion and thought on aspects of the life of General Liam Lynch I explore. Here’s a range of quotes from a selection of reviews, with a link to each: ‘This excellent biography will hopefully bring…

Today, on Easter Monday – exactly 100 years since the death of General Liam Lynch – I was interviewed as part of an RTÉ Six One report on events being held to mark centenary of Lynch’s death. Of note, David McCullagh actually interviewed me way back at the Kerry Civil War…

Published by The Irish Examiner on 10th April 1923, an interview about my book Liam Lynch: To Declare a Republic.  My thanks to journalist Seán O’Riordan for interviewing me. Read the full interview on irishexaminer.com…

Ahead of the centenary of Liam Lynch, and especially in light of the events in Newcastle village in Tipperary this coming weekend, I was interviewed by Fran Curry today on Tipp FM about my Liam Lynch biography. You can listen on Spotify here or the link on the Tipp FM…

In March 2023 I was interviewed by Myles Dungan on the RTÉ History Show about my Liam Lynch biography.   On this week’s programme: The life and death of republican leader Liam Lynch; and 800 years of industry in Harold’s Cross. Liam Lynch: To Declare a Republic Liam Lynch was…

In December 2022 I was interviewed by Myles Dungan on the RTÉ History Show about my book Alderman Joseph MacDonagh, TD – Tipperary’s Forgotten Revolutionary Politician?  On this week’s programme – the life and death of forgotten revolutionary Joseph MacDonagh; the long history of the Church of the Nativity in…

An article from Tipperary Live, covering the launch of my Joeseph MacDonagh biography. A capacity crowd attended the launch of the new biography of Alderman Joseph MacDonagh, TD, on Culture night, Friday, September 23, in the Thomas MacDonagh museum in Cloughjordan. Joe MacDonagh’s well-known older brother Thomas was executed after…

I was a guest on The History of Ireland podcast in September 2022 to discuss my Liam Lynch biography and more. Loved this chat with Gerard Shannon, a fascinating historian currently writing a book on Liam Lynch. Over the course of the interview we get deep into the minds of…

My thanks to both Commandant Daniel Ayotis of the Irish Military Archives and Pat McCarthy of the Military History Society of Ireland for inviting me to speak at a conference themed on the Irish Civil War this weekend. The conference took place at Cathal Brugha barracks, and the full programme…

In June 2021 I was a guest on The Irish History Show podcast, to discuss the divisive life and legacy of Seán Russell, the former Chief of Staff of the IRA.   On this episode of the Irish History Show we were joined by Gerard Shannon to discuss Seán Russell,…