What Were We Like?
Episodes
Ep 5 - Vision, symbolism and the Presidencies of Mary Robinson and Mary McAleese
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode of What Were We Like, Diarmaid and Catriona talk about Ireland’s two female Presidents, Mary Robinson and Mary McAleese, and ho...
Ep 4 - Campaigns, characters and controversies (Part 2)
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the fourth episode of What Were We Like?, Diarmaid and Catriona talk about Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh’s remarkable offer to swap places with kidnap vi...
Ep 3 - Campaigns, characters and controversies (Part 1)
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the third episode of What Were We Like?, Diarmaid and Catriona talk about how Douglas Hyde was removed as a patron by the GAA for attending a socce...
Ep 2 - Brian Lenihan, Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, and the two most important powers the President has
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode two of What Were We Like?’s special series on the history of the Presidency, Diarmaid and Catriona take a deep dive into the two most cri...
Ep 1 - What can the President actually do?
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of What Were We Like?’s special five-part series on the history of the Presidency, Diarmaid Ferriter and Catriona Crowe talk ab...
Preview with Diarmaid Ferriter and Catriona Crowe
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Diarmaid Ferriter and Catriona Crowe bring us on a journey through the hidden histories, humanity and humour of our past. In this first mini series, t...