When Irish indentured workers fought alongside enslaved Africans in 1650s Barbados, the Empire invented the idea of race (as noted by Emma Dabiri ) We track how “The Irish of the Caribbean” enforced & subverted that idea, in Ep 4 of #IrishImperialLives podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/iri…

When world’s collide! Great to see our Irish Stew guest novelist Cauvery Madhavan featured by EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, the great Irish #diaspora cultural resource which was also profiled on Irish Stew. Hear those and any of our 91 episodes to date at irishstewpodcast.com/episodes/

“The Irish of the Caribbean: Slave Owners and Whistle Blowers” is our theme for Episode 4 of Irish Imperial Lives. Kate O'Malley and I are joined by historian in residence of EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum - Catherine Healy At 10.30pm, RTÉ Radio 1 or podcast here: open.spotify.com/episode/0yjVyL…

Ep. 4 of #IrishImperialLives The Irish of the Caribbean: Slave Owners and Whistle Blowers Abie Philbin Bowman and I are joined by historian in residence of EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum - Catherine Healy Catherine Healy At 10.30pm RTÉ Radio 1 or podcast here: open.spotify.com/episode/0yjVyL…

The ⁦The Irish Times⁩ reporting that Kamala Harris is a descendant of an Irish slave owner in Jamaica… irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/0… If you want to learn more about Irish slave owners & whistleblowers in the Caribbean, you’re in luck… ⁩ rte.ie/radio/radio1/i… ⁦RTÉ Radio 1

Unable to work in public health because of the marriage ban, Dr Patricia Sheehan volunteered as a speech therapist. One of her 1st pupils was Christy Brown. His huge intelligence & wit determined her resolve to help those with speech disorders. dib.ie/index.php/biog… #DIBLives

Ireland’s lesser known historical figures being given the VIP treatment in this fascinating new podcast : #IrishImperialLives from RTÉ Radio 1 an eye opener of a series! Kate O'Malley and Abie Philbin Bowman 👏🏽👏🏽

The lesser known characters of Irish history finally getting some recognition... Delighted that IrishCentral have picked up on 'Irish Imperial Lives' irishcentral.com/roots/history/…

Land rights for Irish tenant farmers! Land rights for Irish tenant farmers... in Colonial Australia?? The curious case - and many marriages - of Charles Gavan Duffy. From Monaghan, to Dublin, to Westminster, to Melbourne, to the French Riviera... rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…

It was lovely having Professor Peter Gray of @QUB_History join me and Abie Philbin Bowman on RTÉ Radio 1 #IrishImperialLives. An in depth chat about the lesser-known Gavan Duffy. #ICYMI #ListenBack 📻👇 rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…

📢 Final ep. of #IrishImperialLives airs on RTÉ Radio 1, 10.30pm. We visit India, and it's a humdinger. Could be delayed due to crunch #Olympic2024 🥊, not complaining 🌟. Plus 🇮🇪 & 🇮🇳 Olympians & friends #Kellie & Pvsindhu can #listenback together 🙌👇 open.spotify.com/episode/3Tdapc…

A real-life assassin, and master of disguise, who served in India, Ireland and 1930s Palestine. Tonight’s #IrishImperialLives may be delayed by Kellie Harrington’s Gold medal bout at the #Olympics. RTÉ Radio 1 at 11pm. But you can hear it now: Kate O'Malley podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/iri…

Curious about Kamala Harris’s link to Irish-born slave owner Hamilton Brown? Learn more in our bonus episode of ‘Irish Imperial Lives’ pod with Kate O'Malley & Dr Catherine Healy of EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum - a follow-up to Eps 1 & 4. #IrishImperialLives #Kamala open.spotify.com/episode/5gObpT…

Alia Papageorgiou ✏️ @eoghanwalsh I’ve a few favourites I listen to: 1. TheIrishHistoryShow 2. Irish Imperial Lives with Kate O'Malley and Abie Philbin Bowman 3. The Medieval Irish History Podcast 4.TudorandStewartIreland.com Podcast 5.History Ireland podcast

Kicking off Saturday, 12 October at 10am RiverbankArtsCentre is the ever popular Ten Books. We're looking forward to this one with Abie Philbin Bowman and Catherine Corless recommending 5 books each. 🧏ISL interpretation 🎟️riverbank.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/sh… #KildareReadersFestival #ArtsCouncilSupported

I often post maths jokes to twitter for Maths Week Ireland, however this year there will be live maths jokes in Doyle's on College Street! Abie Philbin Bowman Colm O'Regan x.com/mathsweek/stat…

Good to hear RTÉ Radio 1 ‘Imperial Lives’ episode on Irish links to the Caribbean reaired this week, and featured on Playback this morning. You can listen back to my interview with Kate O'Malley and Abie Philbin Bowman here: rte.ie/radio/radio1/c… EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum

As a big fan of #IrishImperialLives, I’m delighted to see this fantastic review by Declan Lynch : “So even if Irish Imperial Lives is not a prime-time event, it is doing the Lord’s work in its own way,”. Yes!!! Kate O'Malley Abie Philbin Bowman 👏🏽👏🏽 independent.ie/entertainment/…

Join us for more #IrishImperialLives 📻 RTÉ Radio 1 🕗 8pm Síle McGuckian tells us all about Ireland's forgotten Napoleon, Richard Wellesley. #Ireland #India #Empire

“Ireland’s Forgotten Napoleon” tracks a man from Meath, who conquered more land in India, than Napoleon did in Europe. Inspired by the great work of William Dalrymple - I and Kate O'Malley found a tale of guile, love affairs & sibling rivalry for RTÉ Radio 1 open.spotify.com/episode/2uE0Ay…