Singapore is not as famous a temporary destination for young professional Irish as Dubai, but there are still plenty of us there. A friend who spent nine years in Singapore drops by, and I take the opportunity to interview him on his life there. We discus

In early-20th century Belfast, the horrors of the first world war led to a growth in spiritualism, the belief that contact could be made with the dead. This was not only an exciting religious movement, it was also a chance for scientists to finally test t

Cian is joined by writer and cultural historian Kerry McElroy to discuss various forgotten aspects of the Irish experience in America and Canada, with plenty of history, mystery, and little spookiness too. There's deserted Irish villages in Newfoundland,

Have a couple of beers with Cian and Chris as they return to the subject of Bram Stoker and his infamous novel Dracula. Our hosts discuss Stoker's glittering social circle, his role as an Irish author, Victorian literary London, the mysterious East, Van H

Back in the days of Empire and adventure, one dirt-poor farmer named George Thomas left the town of Roscrea looking to improve his lot. Within a few years he had carved out a kingdom for himself in India, and became known as 'the Rajah from Tipperary'. Fr

In 1897, a book written by a Dublin man introduced the world to perhaps the most famous, lasting and influential character in all of Gothic fiction: Dracula. In this first of a two-part concersation, Cian and Chris discuss their recent rereading (and re-l

A one-eyed, one-handed warrior who preferred to lead from the front rather than sip champagne with the other aristocrats, Adrian Carton De Wiart charged, lied, and cursed his way through the Boer War, both World Wars, and a bunch of other almost-forgotten

Ulsterman and Victorian celebrity Lord Dufferin held the highest posts in the British Empire during its heyday, but he was most famous for a classic ghost story he told about a strange happening at Tullamore. Enjoy brandy and cigars with us as we tell the

On a wooded hill overlooking Dublin city sits a mysterious stone lodge shrouded in legend and lore. Dubliners know it as the haunt of the Hellfire Club, a secret group of devil-worshippers who carried out ghastly and terrible rites there in times gone by.

The great Irish Gothic writer Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu wrote weird and terrifying fiction back in the 19th century, crafting fine tales of vampires and paranormal investigators. Join me as I delve into his work, finding out just how important he was to the