Trinity Talks

This live interview features the story of Catherine Strong, Dublin’s official city “scavenger” tasked with running sanitation teams to clear the streets of human and animal waste. Audiences will hear how over four centuries ago Catherine Strong earned her money through levies on shopkeepers and traders but when the dung began to pile up and […]

In this conversation, Dr Christina Wade will speak to presenter Ciarán Murray about the history of women and beer alongside some of the biggest events in the story of Ireland. Dr Wade will provide some fascinating stories of an 18th-century courtesan who had a wicked streak of beer snobbery, and of medieval brewing women who […]

In this Library special recorded in front of a live audience in Unit 18, we uncover some fascinating ‘lost’ stories from the pages of the Library collections, including the day-to-day lives of a 19th century Summerhill couple and the story of orphan ‘Annie Faires’ . Presenter Ciarán Murray will be joined by Jane Maxwell, Assistant […]

Dublin’s Hidden Histories returns for second series in partnership with Trinity Long Room Hub and Unit18.  Recorded in front of a live audience, and featuring songs sung by  An Goilin Traditional singers, the series will bring to light histories of Dublin that have been lost or forgotten. In this episode, presenter Ciarán Murray is joined […]

Dublin’s Hidden Histories returns for second series in partnership with Trinity Long Room Hub and Unit18.  Recorded in front of a live audience, and featuring songs sung by  An Goilin Traditional singers, the series will bring to light histories of Dublin that have been lost or forgotten. In this episode, Dublin’s Medieval boom, Dr Sparky […]

The Road Less Travelled is a new series from the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute and Near FM. In this episode we welcome Mark McMahon, whose educational journey took him from his local community school in Blanchardstown to the Pathways to Law Programme organised by Trinity’s Access Programme (TAP), and on […]

The Road Less Travelled is a new series from the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute and Near FM. In this episode we are delighted to be joined by Daryl Hendley Rooney, a PHD student in Trinity’s Department of History. From Crumlin in Dublin, Daryl is the first in his family to […]

The Road Less Travelled is a new series from the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute and Near FM. In this episode we are delighted to be joined by Patricia Stapleton who was the first student through Trinity’s Access Programme to achieve a PhD. Patricia will be in conversation with Senator Lynn […]

The Road Less Travelled is a new series from the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute and Near FM. In this episode, Patricia McCarthy  speaks about her journey as a person with physical and visual impairments navigating a challenging education system in the 1970’s and 80’s to become a research fellow within […]

The Road Less Travelled is a new series from the Trinity Long Room Hub and Near FM. In this episode, Roja Fazaeli is an Assistant Professor in Islamic Civilisations at Trinity College Dublin talks to Karim Al Abbasi about his educational journey which took him from Syria to moving with his family to Ireland and […]

The Road Less Travelled is a new series from the Trinity Long Room Hub and Near FM. In this episode, Professor Eve Patten, Director of the Trinity Long Room Hub sits down with Leah Kenny to talk about her journey to education and how an opportunity with Trinity’s Access Programme led her to an English […]

A panel discussion with Richard Duckworth (TCD), Shauna Caffrey (Analog On), and Lara Albergo (Analog On), as part of the Women’s Stories series, a collaboration between Near FM Community Radio and the Trinity Long Room Hub. Three of the four Analog On members are women. The stories are their own, and best related in person—yet there […]

An ‘in-conversation’ with Dr. Isabella Jackson, School of Histories and Humanities, and Miss Xun Liu, Trinity Centre for Asian Studies, as part of the Women’s Stories series, a collaboration between Near FM Community Radio and the Trinity Long Room Hub. This talk looks at women’s lives in 18th century China, based on the Chinese classical […]

Listener advisory: This programme contains discussions on sexual violence and very strong language. Listener discretion is advised. If you are affected by anything you hear on this programme you can call the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre in confidence on 1800 77 8888, email counselling@rcc.ie or visit drcc.ie Programme 4 in our Women’s Stories series. Readings and […]

A talk by Professor Ruth Barton, School of Creative Arts,  as part of the Women’s Stories series, a collaboration between Near FM Community Radio and the Trinity Long Room Hub. When Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000) made her Hollywood debut in the 1938 exotic adventure, Algiers, Time magazine reflected the popular response to her on-screen presence, branding […]

How We Imagine Her: Giulia Farnese from Source to Screen A panel discussion as part of the Women’s Stories series, a collaboration between Near FM Community Radio and the Trinity Long Room Hub. “How We Imagine Her” is facilitated by Dr Ruth Barton (TCD Film Studies) places actress Lotte Verbeek in conversation with academic specialist Dr Catherine […]

‘Late the wife of …’: Widows and the 1641 Depositions A talk by Professor Jane Ohlmeyer, School of Histories and Humanities, as part of the Women’s Stories series, a collaboration between Near FM and the Trinity Long Room Hub. Please note that this podcast will contain strong language referring to violence which some people may find disturbing. This programme […]