Research Profile

Donal O Drisceoil

Biography



Research Interests

•Irish Media History
•Irish Political History
•History of the Irish Revolution
•Irish Labour History
•Cork Local History
•Censorship in 20th Century Ireland


Publications

Book Chapters

 YearPublication
(2018)''Sledge-hammers and blue pencils: censorship, suppression and the Irish regional press, 1914-23''
Donal O Drisceoil (2018) ''Sledge-hammers and blue pencils: censorship, suppression and the Irish regional press, 1914-23'' In: Ian Kenneally and James T. O'Donnell (eds) (eds). The Irish Regional Press, 1892-2012. Dublin: Four Courts Press. [Details]
(2017)'Irish Newspapers, the Treaty and the Civil War'
Donal O Drisceoil (2017) 'Irish Newspapers, the Treaty and the Civil War' In: Atlas of the Irish Revolution. Cork, Ireland: Cork University Press. [Details]
(2017)''Losing a War it Never Fought': labour, socialism and the War of Independence'
Donal O Drisceoil (2017) ''Losing a War it Never Fought': labour, socialism and the War of Independence' In: Atlas of the Irish Revolution. Cork, Ireland: Cork University Press. [Details]
(2017)''Moral force', humanitarianism and propaganda'
Donal O Drisceoil (2017) ''Moral force', humanitarianism and propaganda' In: Atlas of the Irish Revolution. Cork, Ireland: Cork University Press. [Details]
(2017)'Irish Newspapers, the Treaty and the Civil War'
Donal O Drisceoil (2017) 'Irish Newspapers, the Treaty and the Civil War' In: Atlas of the Irish Revolution. Cork, Ireland: Cork University Press. [Details]
(2015)'Stage Irish Neutrality: Theatre censorship during the ‘Emergency’, 1939-45'
Donal O Drisceoil (2015) 'Stage Irish Neutrality: Theatre censorship during the ‘Emergency’, 1939-45' In: Edited by Catherine O’Leary, Diego Santos Sánchez & Michael Thompson (eds). Global Insights on Theatre Censorship. London: Routledge. [Details]
(2014)''Jimmy Gralton''
Donal O Drisceoil (2014) ''Jimmy Gralton'' In: Paul Laverty and Ken Loach (eds). Jimmy's Hall: A Screenplay. Pontefract: Route Publishing. [Details]
(2013)'‘Sense of place in the life and works of Peadar O’Donnell’'
Donal O Drisceoil (2013) '‘Sense of place in the life and works of Peadar O’Donnell’' In: Donegal: An Historical and Cultural Atlas of a Northern County. Cork: Cork University Press. [Details]
(2012)'‘‘May we safely refer to the Land League?’: Independent Newspapers and Emergency Censorship, 1939-45’'
Donal O Drisceoil (2012) '‘‘May we safely refer to the Land League?’: Independent Newspapers and Emergency Censorship, 1939-45’' In: Independent Newspapers: A History. Dublin: Four Courts Press. [Details]
(2011)'A Dark Chapter: Censorship and the Irish Writer'
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2011) 'A Dark Chapter: Censorship and the Irish Writer' In: The Oxford History of the Irish Book, Volume 5. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Details]
(2011)'Frank O'Connor and Irish Literary Censorship'
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2011) 'Frank O'Connor and Irish Literary Censorship' In: Censorship across Borders: The Reception of English Literature in Twentieth-Century Europe. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Press. [Details]
(2009)'Introduction'
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2009) 'Introduction' In: Over the Counter: Cork's Retail Heritage. Dublin and Cork: Mercier press. [Details]
(2009)'Foreword'
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2009) 'Foreword' In: Hidden Cork. Dublin and Cork: Mercier Press. [Details]
(2006)'The Irish Revolution: From War of Independence to Civil War'
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2006) 'The Irish Revolution: From War of Independence to Civil War' In: The Wind that Shakes the Barley: A Screenplay. Cork: Galley head Press. [Details]
(2005)'Introduction'
Donal Ó Drisceoil ; (2005) 'Introduction' In: Politics and the Irish Working Class, 1830-1945. Basingstoke: Palgrave. [Details]
(2005)''The best banned in the land': Censorship and Irish writing since 1950'
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2005) ''The best banned in the land': Censorship and Irish writing since 1950' In: The Yearbook of English Studies: Irish Writing Since 1950. [Details]
(2005)''Whose Emergency is it?': wartime politics and the Irish working class, 1939-45'
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2005) ''Whose Emergency is it?': wartime politics and the Irish working class, 1939-45' In: Politics and the Irish Working Class, 1830-1945. [Details]
(2005)'Murphy's Brewery'
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2005) 'Murphy's Brewery' In: Atlas of Cork City. [Details]
(2005)'Conflict and War, 1914-23'
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2005) 'Conflict and War, 1914-23' In: Atlas of Cork City. [Details]
(2004)'Brewing and Distilling'
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2004) 'Brewing and Distilling' In: Encyclopedia of Irish History and Culture. [Details]
(2004)'Guinness Brewing Company'
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2004) 'Guinness Brewing Company' In: Encyclopedia of Irish History and Culture. [Details]
(2004)'Concluding Thoughts'
O'Driscoll, Mervyn; (2004) 'Concluding Thoughts' In: Ireland in World War Two: Neutrality and Survival. [Details]
(2004)'Keeping the temperature down: domestic politics in Emergency Ireland'
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2004) 'Keeping the temperature down: domestic politics in Emergency Ireland' In: Ireland in World War Two: Neutrality and Survival. [Details]
(2003)'The 'Irregular and Bolshie situation': Republicanism and Communism, 1921-36'
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2003) 'The 'Irregular and Bolshie situation': Republicanism and Communism, 1921-36' In: Republicanism in Modern ireland. [Details]
(2001)'Ireland: Neutrality during World War II'
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2001) 'Ireland: Neutrality during World War II' In: Censorship: A World Encyclopedia. [Details]
(2001)'Sean O'Faolain'
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2001) 'Sean O'Faolain' In: Censorship: A World Encyclopedia. [Details]
(2001)'Neutrality in War'
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2001) 'Neutrality in War' In: Censorship: A World Encycopedia. [Details]
(2001)'Ireland: Church and State'
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2001) 'Ireland: Church and State' In: Censorhip: A World Encyclopedia. [Details]
(2000)'Censorship as propaganda: the neutralisation of Irish public opinion during the Second World War'
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2000) 'Censorship as propaganda: the neutralisation of Irish public opinion during the Second World War' In: Ireland and the Second World War: Politics, Society and Remembrance. [Details]
(1997)'`Jews and Other Undesirables': Anti-Semitism in Neutral Ireland During the Second World War [B5303]'
O'Drisceoil, Donal; (1997) '`Jews and Other Undesirables': Anti-Semitism in Neutral Ireland During the Second World War [B5303]' In: Under the Belly of the Tiger: Class, Race, Identity and Culture in the Global Ireland. [Details]

Books

 YearPublication
(2015)Beamish & Crawford: The History of an Irish Brewery.
Donal O Drisceoil & Diarmuid O Drisceoil (2015) Beamish & Crawford: The History of an Irish Brewery. Cork: The Collins Press. [Details]
(2011)Fifty Years Have Flown: The History of Cork Airport.
O Drisceoil, Donal and O Drisceoil, Diarmuid; (2011) Fifty Years Have Flown: The History of Cork Airport. Cork: Collins Press. [Details]
(2005)Serving a City: The Story of Cork's English Market.
O Drisceoil, Donal and O Drisceoil, Diarmuid; (2005) Serving a City: The Story of Cork's English Market. : The Collins Press. [Details]
(2001)Peadar O'Donnell.
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2001) Peadar O'Donnell. Cork: Cork University Press. [Details]
(1997)The Murphy's Story: The History of Lady's Well Brewery, Cork [B5302].
O Drisceoil, Donal and O Drisceoil, Diarmuid; (1997) The Murphy's Story: The History of Lady's Well Brewery, Cork [B5302]. : Murphy Brewery Ireland Limited. [Details]
(1996)Censorship in Ireland 1939-1945: Neutrality, Politics and Society [B5300].
O Drisceoil, Donal; (1996) Censorship in Ireland 1939-1945: Neutrality, Politics and Society [B5300]. : Cork University Press. [Details]

Edited Books

 YearPublication
(2017)Atlas of the Irish Revolution
John Crowley, Donal O Drisceoil & Mike Murphy (Ed.). (2017) Atlas of the Irish Revolution Cork, Ireland: Cork University Press. [Details]
(2005)Politics and the Irish Working Class, 1830-1945
Fintan Lane and Donal O Drisceoil (Ed.). (2005) Politics and the Irish Working Class, 1830-1945 Basingstoke: Palgrave. [Details]

Peer Reviewed Journals

 YearPublication
(2016)'Review: 'Sources and Forces''
Donal O Drisceoil (2016) 'Review: 'Sources and Forces''. The Irish Review, (52) [Details]
(2015)'Sex and Socialism: the class politics of immorality in pre-First-World-War Ireland'
Donal O Drisceoil (2015) 'Sex and Socialism: the class politics of immorality in pre-First-World-War Ireland'. Saothar: Journal of The Irish Labour History Society, [Details]
(2010)'Review: Paul McMahon, British Spies and Irish Rebels'
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2010) 'Review: Paul McMahon, British Spies and Irish Rebels'. Journal of Contemporary History, 45 (2):495-497 [Details]
(2009)'Framing the Irish revolution: Ken Loach's The Wind that Shakes the Barley'
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2009) 'Framing the Irish revolution: Ken Loach's The Wind that Shakes the Barley'. Radical History Review, 104 (-):5-15 [Details]
(2009)'Editors' introduction'
O Drisceoil, Donal, Goss, Van, McGrady, Conor; (2009) 'Editors' introduction'. Radical History Review, 104 (-):1-3 [Details]
(2008)'Labour Lives: Tadgh Barry (1885-1921)'
Donal O'Drisceoil; (2008) 'Labour Lives: Tadgh Barry (1885-1921)'. Saothar: Journal of Irish Labour History, 38 [CORA Link] [Details]
(2008)'Review: Claire Hutton, That Neutral Island: A Cultural History of Ireland During the Second World War (London, 2007)'
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2008) 'Review: Claire Hutton, That Neutral Island: A Cultural History of Ireland During the Second World War (London, 2007)'. Journal of British Studies, 47 (2):268-270 [CORA Link] [Details]
(2008)'Review: John Borgonovo, Spies, Informers and the `Anti-Sinn Féin Society': The Intelligence War in Cork City, 1920-1921 (Dublin, 2007)'
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2008) 'Review: John Borgonovo, Spies, Informers and the `Anti-Sinn Féin Society': The Intelligence War in Cork City, 1920-1921 (Dublin, 2007)'. Journal of the Cork Historical & Archaelogical Society, 113 (-):157-159 [Details]
(2007)'Review: Kevin Rockett, Irish Film Censorship: A cultural journey from silent cinema to internet pornography (Dublin, 2004) and Mary Corcoran and Mark O'Brien (eds), Political censorship and the democratic state: the Irish broadcasting ban (Dublin, 2005)'
o Drisceoil, Donal; (2007) 'Review: Kevin Rockett, Irish Film Censorship: A cultural journey from silent cinema to internet pornography (Dublin, 2004) and Mary Corcoran and Mark O'Brien (eds), Political censorship and the democratic state: the Irish broadcasting ban (Dublin, 2005)'. Irish Review, 36-37 (-):150-152 [CORA Link] [Details]
(2006)'Neither Friend Nor Foe? Irish Neutrality in the Second World War'
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2006) 'Neither Friend Nor Foe? Irish Neutrality in the Second World War'. Contemporary European History, Contemorary European History, 15 (2):245-253 [CORA Link] [Details]
(2005)''The best banned in the land': Censorship and Irish Writing since 1950'
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2005) ''The best banned in the land': Censorship and Irish Writing since 1950'. Yearbook of English Studies, 35 (*):146-160 [CORA Link] [Details]
(2005)'Review: Peter Hart, The IRA at War 1916-1923 (Oxford, 2003)'
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2005) 'Review: Peter Hart, The IRA at War 1916-1923 (Oxford, 2003)'. Irish Studies Review, 13 (3):416-417 [Details]
(2005)'Review: Mártín Ó Catháin, A Wee Black Book of Belfast Anarchism (Belfast, 2004) and Jack White, Misfit: A Revolutionary Life (Dublin, 2005)'
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2005) 'Review: Mártín Ó Catháin, A Wee Black Book of Belfast Anarchism (Belfast, 2004) and Jack White, Misfit: A Revolutionary Life (Dublin, 2005)'. Saothar: Journal of Irish Labour History, 30 (-):121-123 [Details]
(2003)''My pen is just a weapon': politics, history and the fiction of Peadar O'Donnell'
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2003) ''My pen is just a weapon': politics, history and the fiction of Peadar O'Donnell'. Irish Review, 30 (*):*-* [CORA Link] [Details]
(2003)'Shadow and substance: the Irish revolution and its aftermath'
Donal O'Drisceoil; (2003) 'Shadow and substance: the Irish revolution and its aftermath'. Saothar: Journal of Irish Labour History, 28 :106-109 [Details]
(2001)'A Very Irish Revolutionary'
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2001) 'A Very Irish Revolutionary'. Saothar: Journal of Irish Labour History, 25 (*):79-82 [Details]
(2001)'Review: Christy Moore, One Voice: My Life in Song (London 2000)'
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2001) 'Review: Christy Moore, One Voice: My Life in Song (London 2000)'. Saothar: Journal of Irish Labour History, 26 (-):86-87 [Details]
(1999)'Review: Joost Augusteijn (ed.), Ireland in the 1930s: New Perspectives (Dublin, 1999)'
O Drisceoil, Donal; (1999) 'Review: Joost Augusteijn (ed.), Ireland in the 1930s: New Perspectives (Dublin, 1999)'. Irish Economic and Social History, xxvii (-):164-165 [Details]
(1996)'`Moral Neutrality': Censorship in Emergency Ireland'
O'Drisceoil, Donal; (1996) '`Moral Neutrality': Censorship in Emergency Ireland'. History Ireland, 4.2 :46-50 [CORA Link] [Details]
(2012)'Review: - Caoimhe Nic Dháibhéid, Sean MacBride; A Republican Life, 1904-1946 (Liverpool University Press, Liverpool, 2011)'
Donal O Drisceoil (2012) 'Review: - Caoimhe Nic Dháibhéid, Sean MacBride; A Republican Life, 1904-1946 (Liverpool University Press, Liverpool, 2011)'. Irish Historical Studies, xxxvii (148) [Details]
(2012)'‘Keeping disloyalty in bounds?: British media control in Ireland, 1914-19’'
Donal O Drisceoil (2012) '‘Keeping disloyalty in bounds?: British media control in Ireland, 1914-19’'. Irish Historical Studies, xxxviii (149):52-69 [CORA Link] [Details]
(2011)'‘When Dev defaulted: the land annuities dispute, 1926-38’'
Donal O Drisceoil (2011) '‘When Dev defaulted: the land annuities dispute, 1926-38’'. History Ireland, 19 (3) [CORA Link] [Details]
(2012)'Review: Bernadette - Notes on a Political Journey'
Donal O Drisceoil (2012) 'Review: Bernadette - Notes on a Political Journey'. Saothar: Journal of The Irish Labour History Society, 37 [Details]

Other Journals

 YearPublication
(2006)'A Relic of Auld Decency'
Donal O'Drisceoil; (2006) 'A Relic of Auld Decency' UCC Graduate, . [Details]

Magazine article

 YearPublication
(2017)Don't Mention the War ('The Revolution Papers').
Donal O Drisceoil (2017) Don't Mention the War ('The Revolution Papers'). Magazine article [Details]
(2017)The Land Annuities and Irish Politics ('The Revolution Papers').
Donal O Drisceoil (2017) The Land Annuities and Irish Politics ('The Revolution Papers'). Magazine article [Details]
(2015)A Muted Press ('The Revolution Papers').
Donal O Drisceoil (2015) A Muted Press ('The Revolution Papers'). Magazine article [Details]

Newspaper Articles

 YearPublication
(2017)Taking Steps for Freedom ('Irish Examiner').
Donal O Drisceoil (2017) Taking Steps for Freedom ('Irish Examiner'). Newspaper Articles [Details]
(2016)James Connolly, the 1916 Rising and the cause of labour ('Evening Echo').
Donal O Drisceoil (2016) James Connolly, the 1916 Rising and the cause of labour ('Evening Echo'). Newspaper Articles [Details]
(2016)The Irish writers banned in their own land (Irish Examiner).
Donal O Drisceoil (2016) The Irish writers banned in their own land (Irish Examiner). Newspaper Articles [Details]
(2014)Frank O'Connor: Gamekeeper turned poacher (Irish Examiner).
Donal O Drisceoil (2014) Frank O'Connor: Gamekeeper turned poacher (Irish Examiner). Newspaper Articles [Details]
(2014)'Days of brave music at Jimmy's Hall' (Irish Examiner).
Donal O Drisceoil (2014) 'Days of brave music at Jimmy's Hall' (Irish Examiner). Newspaper Articles [Details]
(2012)''Letters show McQuaid's astounding arrogance' (Irish Examiner).
Donal O Drisceoil (2012) ''Letters show McQuaid's astounding arrogance' (Irish Examiner). Newspaper Articles [Details]

Pamphlet

 YearPublication
(2011)Tadhg Barry (1880-1921): The story of an Irish revolutionary.
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2011) Tadhg Barry (1880-1921): The story of an Irish revolutionary. Pamphlet [Details]

Web Page

 YearPublication
(2010)The History of Cork's Irish Market/Bodega.
Donal O Drisceoil (2010) The History of Cork's Irish Market/Bodega. Web Page [Details]
(2009)‘The English Market: Historical Overview’.
Donal O Drisceoil (2009) ‘The English Market: Historical Overview’. Web Page [Details]

Professional Activities

Conference Contributions

 YearPublication
(2018)Cork Historical and Archaeological Society County Lecture,
Donal O Drisceoil (2018) Mapping the Irish Revolution. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Cork Historical and Archaeological Society County Lecture, In dependence Museum, KiIlmurry, Co. Cork , 18-APR-18 - 18-APR-18. [Details]
(2018)32nd Irish Conference of Historians: 'Sex, Sexuality and Reproduction: Historical Perspectives',
Donal O Drisceoil (2018) Three-day international conference, featuring four major keynotes and over 75 papers. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], 32nd Irish Conference of Historians: 'Sex, Sexuality and Reproduction: Historical Perspectives', University College Cork , 26-APR-18 - 28-APR-18. [Details]
(2018)Diarmuid Whelan Memorial Lecture,
Donal O Drisceoil (2018) The Irish Revolution: Geography, History, Historiography. [Keynote Speaker], Diarmuid Whelan Memorial Lecture, University College Cork , 08-MAY-18 - 08-MAY-18. [Details]
(2017)Michael Collins House - History Talks,
Donal O Drisceoil (2017) Atlas of the Irish Revolution. [Keynote Speaker], Michael Collins House - History Talks, Michael Collins House, Clonakilty, Co. Cork , 17-NOV-17 - 17-NOV-17. [Details]
(2017)Revolution: Ireland and Russia in the wake of 1917,
Donal O Drisceoil (2017) Peadar O'Donnell and 'Sovietism'. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Revolution: Ireland and Russia in the wake of 1917, Maynooth University, Ireland , 28-APR-17 - 28-APR-17. [Details]
(2014)What's Left? Radicalism and the Academy: Graduate School CACSSS,
Donal O Drisceoil (2014) What is Radical History?. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], What's Left? Radicalism and the Academy: Graduate School CACSSS, UCC , 28-APR-14 - 29-APR-14. [Details]
(2014)Irish Film Institute, 'Afternoon Talks',
Donal O Drisceoil (2014) Resistance, Rebellion and Jazz: Ken Loach's takes on Irish history. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Irish Film Institute, 'Afternoon Talks', Irish Film Institute, Dublin , 11-JUN-14 - 11-JUN-14. [Details]
(2014)Edinburgh Irish Film Festival,
Donal O Drisceoil (2014) The Wind that Shakes the Barley Q+A. [Invited Oral Presentation], Edinburgh Irish Film Festival, Filmhouse, Edinburgh , 18-JAN-14 - 18-JAN-14. [Details]
(2014)What's Left? Radicalism and the Academy: Graduate School CACSSS,
Donal O Drisceoil (2014) Joint Organiser. [Conference Organising Committee Member], What's Left? Radicalism and the Academy: Graduate School CACSSS, UCC , 28-APR-14 - 29-APR-14. [Details]
(2013)Irish Centre for the Histories of Labour and Class: Inaugural Conference,
Donal O Drisceoil (2013) Sex and Socialism: the class politics of immorality in early 20th-century Ireland. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Irish Centre for the Histories of Labour and Class: Inaugural Conference, NUI Galway , 21-NOV-13 - 22-NOV-13. [Details]
(2013)Irish Country Towns and Smaller Cities: French Society for Irish Studies (Sofeir) conference,
Donal O Drisceoil (2013) The Real Capital: Cork and Second City Syndrome. [Plenary Lecture], Irish Country Towns and Smaller Cities: French Society for Irish Studies (Sofeir) conference, Strasbourg, France , 15-MAR-13 - 16-MAR-13. [Details]
(2013)The Cause of Labour: 1913 and Beyond,
Donal O Drisceoil (2013) Joint Organiser. [Conference Organising Committee Member], The Cause of Labour: 1913 and Beyond, UCC , 01-MAR-13 - 02-MAR-13. [Details]
(2012)‘Networks and Connections’, Economic and Social History Society of Ireland Annual Conference,
Donal O Drisceoil (2012)  Vigilance networks and the politics of immorality in Ireland, 1908-14. [Oral Presentation], ‘Networks and Connections’, Economic and Social History Society of Ireland Annual Conference, Queens University Belfast , 09-NOV-12 - 10-NOV-12. [Details]
(2012)Censored Ireland, Irish Studies Symposium, University of London,
Donal O Drisceoil (2012) Censorship in three Irelands, 1914-23. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Censored Ireland, Irish Studies Symposium, University of London, Senate House, University of London , 16-JUN-12 - 16-JUN-12. [Details]
(2011)Remembering Tadhg Barry, Triskel Christchurch, Cork,
Donal O Drisceoil (2011) Tadhg Barry and the Irish revolution. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Remembering Tadhg Barry, Triskel Christchurch, Cork, Triskel Christchurch, Cork , 18-AUG-11 - 18-AUG-11. [Details]
(2011)Cork South Parish Historical Society,
Donal O Drisceoil (2011) The prehistory and history of Cork Airport. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Cork South Parish Historical Society, South Parish Cork , 01-SEP-11 - 01-SEP-11. [Details]
(2010)1916 and After, NUI Galway,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2010) The cause of labour: 1916 and after. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], 1916 and After, NUI Galway, NUI Galway , 06-NOV-10 - 06-NOV-10. [Details]
(2010)Ireland and Victims, University of Rennes,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2010) Double victim, forgotten hero: Tadg Barry (1881-1921). [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Ireland and Victims, University of Rennes, University of Rennes , 09-SEP-10 - 11-SEP-10. [Details]
(2009)Blarney Historical Society,
Donal O Drisceoil; (2009) Tadhg Barry and the hidden revolution, 1919-20. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Blarney Historical Society, Blarney, Co Cork , 05-FEB-09 - 05-FEB-09. [Details]
(2009)Cork South Parish Historical Society,
Donal O Drisceoil; (2009) Cork rebels and British censors, 1914-21. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Cork South Parish Historical Society, South parish Community Centre , 03-SEP-09 - 03-SEP-09. [Details]
(2009)Exploring Censorship, NUI Maynooth,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2009) The dynamics of Irish cultural censorship. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Exploring Censorship, NUI Maynooth, NUI Maynooth , 14-MAY-09 - 14-MAY-09. [Details]
(2008)Cork South Parish Historical Society,
Donal O Drisceoil; (2008) Tadhg Barry and Revolutionary Cork. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Cork South Parish Historical Society, St John's COllege, Cork , 10-APR-08 - 10-APR-08. [Details]
(2008)Cork Historical and Archaeological Society,
Donal O Drisceoil; (2008) Tadhg Barry: Life and Times. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Cork Historical and Archaeological Society, Crawford Art Gallery, Cork , 10-JAN-08 - 10-JAN-08. [Details]
(2008)Anglo-Irish Agreement 1938 - 70th Anniversary Conference,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2008) From Dungloe to Downing Street: the politics of the land annuities. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Anglo-Irish Agreement 1938 - 70th Anniversary Conference, University College Cork , 29-NOV-08 - 29-NOV-08. [Details]
(2008)Cork South Parish Historical Society,
Donal O Drisceoil; (2008) Frank O'Connor and censorship. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Cork South Parish Historical Society, South Parish Community Centre , 03-SEP-08 - 03-SEP-08. [Details]
(2008)European Society for the Study of English Annual Conference, University of Aarhus,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2008) Censoring the Irish writer. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], European Society for the Study of English Annual Conference, University of Aarhus, University of Aarhus , 26-AUG-08 - 28-AUG-08. [Details]
(2008)Irish Studies Seminar Series, Mater Dei Insitute, DCU,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2008) Peadar O'Donnell: writer and activist. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Irish Studies Seminar Series, Mater Dei Insitute, DCU, Mater Dei Institute (DCU) , 13-NOV-08 - 13-NOV-08. [Details]
(2007)Rhine Valley Irish Association, Cultural Studies Weekend,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2007) Irish history on screen. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Rhine Valley Irish Association, Cultural Studies Weekend, Strasbourg , 30-MAR-07 - 03-APR-07. [Details]
(2007)Cork City Library Heritage Week,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2007) Intellectual heritage: the life and ideas of William Thompson of Cork (1775-1833). [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Cork City Library Heritage Week, Cork , 27-AUG-07 - 27-AUG-07. [Details]
(2007)American Historical Association Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2007) Radical History and radical film. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], American Historical Association Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia , 04-JAN-07 - 07-JAN-07. [Details]
(2007)Contemporary Irish Cinema, University of Limoges,
o Drisceoil, Donal; (2007) Framing the past: The Wind that Shakes the Barley. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Contemporary Irish Cinema, University of Limoges, University of Limoges , 27-NOV-07 - 27-NOV-07. [Details]
(2007)Union College, Schenectady, New York State,
Donal O Drisceoil; (2007) Whose past is it anyway? Irish history and Irish film. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Union College, Schenectady, New York State, New York State , 11-JAN-07 - 11-JAN-07. [Details]
(2007)Muskerry Local History Society,
Donal O Drisceoil; (2007) The English Market in Cork History. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Muskerry Local History Society, Ballincollig, Cork , 15-NOV-07 - 15-NOV-07. [Details]
(2006)Imaginary/Real Ireland: AEDEI Conference, Valladolid, Spain,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2006) 'This is us!Social reality and politcal imagination in Peadar O'Donnell's fiction. [Oral Presentation], Imaginary/Real Ireland: AEDEI Conference, Valladolid, Spain, Valladolid, Spain , 25-MAY-06 - 27-MAY-06. [Details]
(2006)8th Annual Grian ConferenceEat, Drink, and Be Hungry: Ireland and Consumption, New York University,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2006) From offal to olives: Cork's English Market. [Oral Presentation], 8th Annual Grian ConferenceEat, Drink, and Be Hungry: Ireland and Consumption, New York University, New York University , 03-MAR-06 - 05-MAR-06. [Details]
(2006)Ireland and Finland in the 1950s and 1960s:National Identity, Culture and Modernity,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2006) Censorship and Irish Identity in the 1950s and 1960s. [Invited Oral Presentation], Ireland and Finland in the 1950s and 1960s:National Identity, Culture and Modernity, University College Cork , 05-MAY-06 - 05-MAY-06. [Details]
(2005)Cork South Parish Historical Society,
Donal O Drisceoil; (2005) Cork's market history. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Cork South Parish Historical Society, Cork , 06-DEC-05 - 06-DEC-05. [Details]
(2005)Inventing traditions: a history of regional and national cuisine,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2005) Cork's food emporium: the history of the English Market. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Inventing traditions: a history of regional and national cuisine, University College Cork , 11-MAR-05 - 12-MAR-05. [Details]
(2004)History of the Irish Book, Troyes, France,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2004) Censorship and the Irish Book. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], History of the Irish Book, Troyes, France, Troyes, France , 06-MAY-04 - 06-MAY-04. [Details]
(2004)Struggling to Remember: Collective Memory in Finland and Ireland,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2004) The memory of them as they were: history, politics and the fiction of Peadar O’Donnell. [Invited Oral Presentation], Struggling to Remember: Collective Memory in Finland and Ireland, University of Helsinki , 28-OCT-04 - 30-OCT-04. [Details]
(2004)Fifth William Thompson Weekend, Class: politics, agency, identity,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2004) Organiser. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Fifth William Thompson Weekend, Class: politics, agency, identity, Cork , 30-APR-04 - 02-MAY-04. [Details]
(2004)Fifth William Thompson Weekend, Class: polics, agency, identity,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2004) *. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Fifth William Thompson Weekend, Class: polics, agency, identity, Firkin Crane Centre, Cork , 30-APR-04 - 02-MAY-04. [Details]
(2004)Collective memory in Finland and Ireland, University of Helsinki,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2004) The memory of them as they were: history, politics and the fiction of Peadar O'Donnell. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Collective memory in Finland and Ireland, University of Helsinki, University of Helsinki , 28-OCT-04 - 29-OCT-04. [Details]
(2003)Fourth William Thompson Weekend, 'Culture, Creativity and Resistance',
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2003) Organiser. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Fourth William Thompson Weekend, 'Culture, Creativity and Resistance', Cork , 02-MAY-03 - 04-MAY-03. [Details]
(2003)International Festival of the Short Story, Granary Theatre, Cork,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2003) Frank O'Connor and Irish literary censorship. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], International Festival of the Short Story, Granary Theatre, Cork, Granary Theatre, Cork , 17-SEP-03 - 17-SEP-03. [Details]
(2003)Frank O'Connor International Festival of the Short Story,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2003) 'A long, slow swim through a sewage bed': Frank O'Connor and Censorship. [Invited Oral Presentation], Frank O'Connor International Festival of the Short Story, Granary Theatre, Cork , 16-SEP-03 - 21-SEP-03. [Details]
(2003)Fourth William Thompson Weekend, Culture, Creativity and Resistance,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2003) *. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Fourth William Thompson Weekend, Culture, Creativity and Resistance, * , 02-MAY-03 - 04-MAY-03. [Details]
(2002)Third William Thompson Weekend School, Reclaiming Democracy,
O Drisceoil, DOnal; (2002) *. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Third William Thompson Weekend School, Reclaiming Democracy, Firkin Crane Centre, Cork , 03-MAY-02 - 05-MAY-02. [Details]
(2002)Third William Thompson Weekend School, 'Reclaiming Democracy',
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2002) Organiser. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Third William Thompson Weekend School, 'Reclaiming Democracy', cork , 03-MAY-02 - 05-MAY-02. [Details]
(2002)Peadar O'Donnell Autumn School,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2002) 'My pen is just a weapon': politics and the novels of Peadar O'Donnell. [Plenary Lecture], Peadar O'Donnell Autumn School, Dungloe, Co. Donegal October 2002 , 18-OCT-02 - 20-OCT-02. [Details]
(2002)Peadar O'Donnell Weekend School,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2002) The novels of Peadar O'Donnell. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Peadar O'Donnell Weekend School, Dungloe, Co Donegal , 04-OCT-02 - 06-OCT-02. [Details]
(2002)TCD Irish Historical Research Seminar,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2002) Land annuities, rural agitation and Irish politics, 1926-34. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], TCD Irish Historical Research Seminar, Trintiy College Dublin , 24-APR-02 - 24-APR-02. [Details]
(2002)Colloquium on the History of the Irish Book,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2002) Censorship. [Invited Oral Presentation], Colloquium on the History of the Irish Book, Institute of English Studies, University of London , 02-APR-02 - 03-APR-02. [Details]
(2002)Irish Historical Research Seminar Series,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2002) Land annuities, rural agitation and Irish politics, 1926-34. [Invited Oral Presentation], Irish Historical Research Seminar Series, Trinity College Dublin , 06-MAR-02 - 06-MAR-02. [Details]
(2002)Colloquium on the History of the Irish Book, University of London,
O Drisceoil, DOnal; (2002) Censorship of Irish books. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Colloquium on the History of the Irish Book, University of London, University of London , 12-APR-02 - 12-APR-02. [Details]
(2001)Making the Links, Second William Thompson Weekend School,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2001) Peadar O'Donnell: republicanism, communism and the pursuit of socialism in Ireland. [Invited Oral Presentation], Making the Links, Second William Thompson Weekend School, Firkin Crane Centre, Cork , 04-MAY-01 - 06-MAY-01. [Details]
(2001)Peadar O'Donnell Weekend School,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2001) Peadar O'Donnell and the land annuities campaign in Donegal. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Peadar O'Donnell Weekend School, Dungloe, Co Donegal , 05-OCT-01 - 07-OCT-01. [Details]
(2001)Ireland in World War two,
O Drisceoil, DOnal; (2001) Keeping the temperature down: domestic politics in Emergency Ireland. [Other], Ireland in World War two, University College Cork , 12-MAY-01 - 12-MAY-01. [Details]
(2001)Second William Thompson Weekend School, 'Making the Links',
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2001) Organiser. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Second William Thompson Weekend School, 'Making the Links', Cork , 04-MAY-01 - 06-MAY-01. [Details]
(2001)War and Conflict in 20th Century Ireland, Newry Library,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2001) Neutral Ireland, 1939-45. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], War and Conflict in 20th Century Ireland, Newry Library, Newry Library , 13-JAN-01 - 13-JAN-01. [Details]
(2001)Second William Thompson Weekend School, Making the Links,
O Drisceoil, DOnal; (2001) *. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Second William Thompson Weekend School, Making the Links, Firkin Crane Centre, Cork , 04-MAY-01 - 06-MAY-01. [Details]
(2001)War and Conflict in Twentieth Century Ireland,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2001) Crisis and democracy: neutral Ireland during the Second World War. [Invited Oral Presentation], War and Conflict in Twentieth Century Ireland, Newry and Mourne Museum, Newry, Co. Down , 12-JAN-01 - 13-JAN-01. [Details]
(2001)Peadar O'Donnell Autumn School,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2001) 'An affair of neighbours': Donegal and the land annuities campaign, 1926-34. [Invited Oral Presentation], Peadar O'Donnell Autumn School, Dungloe, Co. Donegal , 19-OCT-01 - 21-OCT-01. [Details]
(2000)Peadar O'Donnell Weekend School,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2000) Peadar O'Donnell and Irish politics. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Peadar O'Donnell Weekend School, Dungloe, Co Donegal , 06-OCT-00 - 08-OCT-00. [Details]
(2000)William Thompson Weekend School,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2000) Peadar O'Donnell: republicanism, communism and the pursuit of socialism in Ireland. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], William Thompson Weekend School, Cork , 28-APR-00 - 30-APR-00. [Details]
(2000)William Thompson Weekend School, 'Radical Traditions: out of the past, into the future',
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2000) Organiser. [Conference Organising Committee Member], William Thompson Weekend School, 'Radical Traditions: out of the past, into the future', Cork , 28-APR-00 - 30-APR-00. [Details]
(2000)William Thompson Weekend School, Radical Traditions: out of the past, into the future,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (2000) *. [Conference Organising Committee Member], William Thompson Weekend School, Radical Traditions: out of the past, into the future, Firkin Crane Centre, Cork , 28-APR-00 - 30-APR-00. [Details]
(1999)Information, Media and Power through the Ages, 24th Irish Conference of Historians,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (1999) Censorship as propaganda: 'neutralising' Irish public opinion, 1939-45. [Invited Oral Presentation], Information, Media and Power through the Ages, 24th Irish Conference of Historians, University College Cork , 20-MAY-99 - 22-MAY-99. [Details]
(1999)UCC Hispanic Society/UCC Socialist Society, Symposium on the Spanish Civil War,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (1999) The Spanish Civil War and Irish politics. [Invited Oral Presentation], UCC Hispanic Society/UCC Socialist Society, Symposium on the Spanish Civil War, University College Cork , 03-FEB-99 - 03-FEB-99. [Details]
(1999)Irish Conference of Historians: Information, Media and Power,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (1999) Censorship as propaganda in Ireland, 1939-45. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Irish Conference of Historians: Information, Media and Power, University College Cork , 22-MAY-99 - 22-MAY-99. [Details]
(1998)Irish Responses to the Second World War,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (1998) Irish Perceptions of the Second World War. [Invited Oral Presentation], Irish Responses to the Second World War, University College Cork , 03-MAR-98 - 04-MAR-98. [Details]
(1995)Studies in Irish Foreign Policy, Europe Day Conference,
O Drisceoil, Donal; (1995) The Politics of Illusion? Neutrality and Censorship in Wartime Ireland, 1939-45. [Invited Oral Presentation], Studies in Irish Foreign Policy, Europe Day Conference, University College Cork , 09-MAY-95 - 09-MAY-95. [Details]

Honours and Awards

 YearTitleAwarding Body
2003Burns Research Fellow in Irish Studies (Boston College) Boston College
2017Irish Book Awards - Irish-Published Book of the Year Bord Gais Energy Irish Book Awards
2018Geographical Society of Ireland - Book of the Year Geographical Society of Ireland
2017Irish Book Awards - Book of the Year Bord Gais Energy Irish Book Awards
1998`Book of the Year' for The Murphy's Story: the History of Lady's Well Brewery, Cork (co-author) British Guild of Beer Writers
2010College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences, UCC, Research Achievement Award College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences, UCC

Committees

 CommitteeFunctionFrom / To
Military Service Pensions, Advisory Board Member2017 / 2019
Irish Committee of Historical Sciences Member2017 / 2018
Academic Council, UCC Member2012 /
UCC External Examiners Sub-Committee Member2012 / 2018
UCC Faculty of Arts Regulations Committee *2003 / 1899
Irish Labour History Society Publications Committee *2004 / 1899
Department of History,UCC, School Liaison and Community Outreach Committee Chair, 2002-32001 / 1899
Department of History, UCC, Quality Assurance Committee Secretary2003 / 2005
Department of History, UCC, Graduate Studies Committee *2002 / 1899
Department of History, UCC, Scholarships and Prizes Committee *2003 / 1899
Department of History, UCC, Staff-Student Committee *2002 / 1899
Cork University Press, Editorial Sub-Committee *2005 / 1899
William Thompson Weekend, Cork, Organising Committee *2000 / 1899
PhD external examiner /

Education

 YearInstitutionQualificationSubject
1988UCC BA
1994UCC PHD

Consultancy

 ClientDescription
Historical consultant to : Murphy Brewery Ireland, Ltd.; Punch Industries; Cork English Market traders; Sixteen Films ('The Wind that Shakes the Barley')
Murphy Brewery Ireland Ltd./Heineken Ireland Ltd
Historical consultancy to Murphy Brewery Ireland Ltd./Heineken Ireland Ltd. This includes: including the organisation of company archives, the production of a book on the history of the brewery (The Murphy’s Story: the history of Lady’s Well Brewery Cork, with Diarmuid O Drisceoil), and ancillary material (website, brochures, calendar, etc.); the transfer of the company archive to the Boole Library Archives, UCC in 2000; ongoing meetings with advertising agencies re historical dimension; preparation of colour supplement on the brewery and its history in June 2006 for the Irish Examiner. In October 2008 I began to organise and oversee the co-ordination and transfer of the Beamish and Crawford company records to an archival repository and to begin the process of organising a history of Beamish and Crawford..
Contributor to Bowman Saturday
Contributor to Bowman Saturday 8.30: two dedicated programmes on RTE Radio 1's flagship historical programme to mark the publication of my Censorship in Ireland, 1939-45.
No More Blooms (RTE 1 television) ¿ documentary contributor.
Punch Industries
Punch Industries: research and historical consultancy for a 150th anniversary book, Punch, 1851-2001, published 2001.
Consultant on series of three half-hour RTE Radio 1 documentaries on Peadar O¿Donnell, presented and produced by John Bowman, marking the publication of my biography, Peadar O¿Donnell.
Hidden History¿: The Burning of Cork (RTE 1 television, November) ¿ advisor and contributor
Nationwide: Cork English Market special (RTE 1 television, December) - contributor
Léargas (RTE 1 television, December 2005) - advisor
Pro bono historical consultant for the new proprietors of the building which formerly held historical St Peter¿s Market, Cornmarket Street, Cork.
Pro bono historical consultant for the new proprietors of the building which formerly held historical St Peter's Market, Cornmarket Street, Cork. They are reviving it as a commercial site, but incorporating its historical past, together with that of the surrounding streets, in an archival/heritage/museum approach .
`Hidden History¿: Founding Fathers ¿ Frank Aiken: Gunman and Statesman (RTE1 television, January ) - contributor
Advisor to Cork Opera House Education and Outreach programme on the historical play, Lifeboat.
Advisor to Cork Opera House Education and Outreach programme on the historical play, Lifeboat. The play, which centres on the wartime experiences of two young girls, had a highly successful run at the Half Moon Theatre in May 2006, attended by many school groups from Cork city and county. I helped in the production of a learning pack which dealt with Ireland during the Emergency and helped organise a post-performance question-and-answer session.
Member of the Cork Archives Institute Advisory Committee.
Secret Sights: Working Lives (RTE 1 television, April) - contributor
Rebel County (RTE 1 televsion , May) ¿ advisor and contributor
Carry on Ken (Channel 4 television, June 2006) - contributor
`Townlands¿: Why the Guns stayed Silent in Rebel Cork (RTE 1 television, July) ¿ advisor and contributor
¿Historical advisor, The Wind that Shakes the Barley (Director Ken Loach, Sixteen Films, 2006)
winner of the Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival, 2006.
orical consultant on a series of High Court cases relating to market rights in Kilkenny, Tralee and Bantry.

Journal Activities

 JournalRoleTo / From
Journal Of Irish Labour History Editor01-JAN-04 - 31-DEC-10
Radical History Review Editor01-JAN-08 -

Teaching Activities

Teaching Interests

Irish Media History

History of the Irish revolution

Irish Historical Debate

Irish Radical Politics

Cork Local History

Censorship

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