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Dion Fanning
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Journalist. Free State podcast
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This is fantastic by @kenearly.bsky.social on Seamus Coleman and what might be most important in football

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Ken Early: This Ireland team has brought the nation together at last
The game is about lines and tactics and skill but it’s also passion, the battle of wills, and this is what people love to see
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November 15, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Enjoyed talking to @iaindale.bsky.social for today’s podcast about Ireland, nationalism of many shades and Nigel Farage

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‘I know a lot of people think Nigel Farage is an extremist. I don’t’
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November 8, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Zohran Mamdani and the promise of real change

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Zohran Mamdani, Mayor of New York. Why is corporate America so terrified of a 34 year old Muslim?
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November 6, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Today’s podcast. People got angry

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Simon Harris, Elon Musk & the Stranger Danger Delusion
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November 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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‘Joe, it’s DJ Carey, I’ve had some bad news. You might be able to help.’

DJ Carey has been sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison for fraud.

Joe recalls the text message he received from DJ Carey some years ago and wonders what led him down that road.
November 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Today’s @freestatepodcast.bsky.social

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Learning to cross the road. A life ruined by Opus Dei
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November 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Congratulations to Miguel Delaney and States of Play being shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2025.
October 30, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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DJ Carey - The Rise and Fall of hurling’s first superstar

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DJ Carey - The rise and fall of hurling’s first superstar
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October 30, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Leo Varadkar on Keir Starmer, nationalism and a united Ireland

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Leo Varadkar, United Irishman.
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September 18, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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Piece for @irishexaminer.bsky.social on Man Utd, Fergie and why pity isn’t a strong card for Eddie Howe to play

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Dion Fanning: After summer of hope, Amorim's United still at risk of becoming a zombie club
At Old Trafford today, plenty will be revealed. For Mikel Arteta, this is a season when Arsenal must have a significant triumph. Opinions on how good Arsenal were in losing will have little currency.
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August 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Today’s Free State on the Empire of A.I. with the brilliant @karenhao.bsky.social

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How AI colonised the planet. With Karen Hao
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June 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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On today’s

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Why Test cricket is part of a broader cultural pushback and how it laid the foundations for hurling in Ireland

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Kerry’s animals, Armagh’s bonus year & how Kilkenny abandoned cricket for hurling
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June 26, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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Today’s Free State with Fintan Drury on his new book Catastrophe

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Why Israel bombed Iran (and how they will get the west to back them again) with Fintan Drury
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June 21, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Today’s Free State podcast on Liverpool and the Irish influence on the city

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Irish not Scouse? How Liverpool became a global city and remained an Irish one
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June 7, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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How the Northern Bank robbery changed Ireland

New podcast out now

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How the Northern Bank robbery changed Ireland with Glenn Patterson
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May 24, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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Have wanted to talk to Glenn Patterson for a long time.

Got a chance this week to talk about the Northern Bank Robbery, unity and identity

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How the Northern Bank robbery changed Ireland with Glenn Patterson
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May 24, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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The IRA & Me. Today’s podcast

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Go on home British soldier, go on home - The IRA & me, with Captain Jonathan Trigg of the Royal Anglian Regiment
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May 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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The author interviews by @dionfanning.bsky.social are rapidly becoming the highlight of my weekends. They are always brilliant. open.spotify.com/episode/4H2d...
The Revolutionary Road. Women’s Liberation Movement Founder Rosita Sweetman on divorcing her family and why Kneecap were right
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May 6, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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No Pope of Rome, no bilingual signs, no border poll. Pope Francis’s death and Micheál Martin’s impossible demand

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No Pope of Rome, no bilingual signs, no border poll. Pope Francis’s death and Micheál Martin’s impossible demand.
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April 24, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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‘Maybe I’m having a heart attack’

Journalist Eamonn Sweeney on how a Cork v Kerry Munster Final marked the start of a period of huge turmoil and anxiety in his life.

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April 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Brand new Saturday episode out now

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This Machine Kills Fascists - Historian Padraig Óg Ó Ruairc on the return of the far right
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April 19, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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I had a great chat with @dionfanning.bsky.social about Edna O'Brien for Free State podcast ahead of our UK release on April 18th.

We focus especially on the political context of Edna's work:

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April 13, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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“A trillion comments have been wasted accusing the wrong people of Trump derangement syndrome. The real TDS afflicts those who keep seeing a rational actor, or an economic chess game, where none exists.” Me on Trump’s wrecking ball. www.ft.com/content/9f51...
Trump has no idea what he has unleashed
There is no school of foreign policy realism or trade mercantilism that could explain the US president’s actions
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April 8, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Spent a fascinating hour with John Banville this week. Out now

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April 5, 2025 at 8:43 AM