Mother and Child Scheme Controversy
In a podcast for the History Hub.ie podcast series, Dr Lindsey Earner-Byrne (UCD) looks at the Mother and Child Scheme controversy which erupted in Ireland in the early 1950s.
British Policy in the Falklands during the 1970s
In a podcast for the History Hub.ie podcast series, Dr Aaron Donaghy (UCD) discusses British policy in the Falklands dispute during the 1970s.
Our History & Policy Papers
This section works for a better and more informed public policy through a more nuanced understanding of history. The papers demonstrate the importance of history to policymaking and provide a forum through which current historical research can influence policymakers.
Postcolonial Britain
In a podcast for the History Hub.ie podcast series, Dr Christopher Prior (University of Southampton) looks at British society after World War II. Dr Prior is the author of Exporting Empire: Africa, colonial officials and the construction of the British imperial state, c.1900-1939 (Manchester University Press).
Why was there a civil-rights movement in Northern Ireland?
In a podcast for the History Hub.ie podcast series Dr Sarah Campbell (Newcastle University) explores why there was a civil rights movement in Northern Ireland and why the movement occurred in the 1960’s and not before.
