Media

I regularly contribute to television, radio and newspapers as an archaeological and historical expert, both in interview format on news and magazine shows and as part of commissioned documentary programming. Among the broadcasters I have appeared on are BBC, RTÉ, TV3/Virgin Media, TG4, Yesterday, YLE, C-Span, Today FM and Newstalk. My historical and archaeological research has also been utilised in a variety of programming and reporting. A number of those contributions are highlighted below. If you would like to contact me in relation to discussing media appearances you can do so via the Contact Page.

Discussing the archaeology of the Béal na Bláth ambush and the death of Michael Collins at a table in the National Museum of Ireland during the "Cold Case Collins" documentary on RTÉ
“Cold Case Collins”, a documentary produced by Loosehorse for RTÉ

SELECTED TELEVISION DOCUMENTARIES

The series banner for the RTÉ Dev Rise and Rule documentary, showing Éamon de Valera addressing a crowd

Dev: Rise and Rule

Loosehorse Productions for RTÉ. Presented by David McCullagh. Discussion of the Béal na Bláth ambush and DeValera in the Irish Civil War

Cold Case Collins

Loosehorse Productions for RTÉ. Presented by Marie Cassidy. Discussion of the death of Michael Collins and the archaeology of Béal na Bláth

The series banner for the Cold Case Collins documentary showing three photographs of Michael Collins through his life
The series banner for the Tales of Irish Castles documentary showing Simon Delaney in front of a range of Irish Castles

Tales of Irish Castles

Sideline Productions for TV3 . Presented by Simon Delaney. Discussion of the 1691 Battle of Aughrim

The Story of Ireland

Produced by BBC and RTÉ. Presented by Fergal Keane. Discussion of the 1601 Siege and Battle of Kinsale

The promotional photograph for The Story of Ireland documentary series showing Fergal Keane against a backdrop of the Irish coastline
The promotional image for the Britannia: The Great Elizabethan Journey documentary series showing Nicholas Crane sitting on a hillside with a copy of Britannia in his hands

Britannia: The Great Elizabethan Journey

Produced by Tern Television for BBC. Presented by Nicholas Crane. Discussion of the 1601 Siege and Battle of Kinsale

Medieval Dead

Produced by Dragonshead Productions for Yesterday. Presented by TIm Sutherland. Archaeology of the 1504 Battle of Knockdoe

The promotional image for the Medieval Dead documentary series showing medieval soldiers with helmets and weapons

SELECTED RADIO

A composite image of some of the logos of Irish broadcasters, RTÉ Radio 1, Today FM and Newstalk

Among the national radio programmes I have discussed archaeological and historical topics on are Morning Ireland, The Business, The History Show, The Last Word, The Pat Kenny Show and Talking History. I have also contributed to local radio programming across Ireland.

SELECTED NEWSPAPERS

I have written numerous articles for newspapers and media outlets such as The Irish Times, The Irish Examiner, and thejournal.ie. In addition my research has appeared across newspapers in Ireland, the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada. Some examples of both typies of pieces are included below.

A composite image of a number of Irish news media outlets including the Irish Times, the Journal.ie and the Irish Examiner

Irish Examiner, Ireland, 30 December 2025. Meet the Irish Soldiers who Fought in America’s Bloodiest Battles

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, United States, 24 May 2025. “Hell Upon Earth” Memorial: The Story Behind Georgia Civil War Drawing

Irish Times, Ireland, 18 March 2025. Why Are So Many Recipients of US Medal of Honor of Irish Descent?

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, United States, 24 December 2023. Georgia Cemetery Holds Hundreds of Irish Who Fought “War to End Slavery”

Irish Examiner, Ireland, 20 November 2023. Memorial Highlights Irish in US Civil War

RTÉ, Ireland, 19 August 2022 (with Niall Murray). The Archaeology of an Ambush: Surviving Traces of Béal na Blá, 22 August 1922

RTÉ, Ireland, 20 July 2022. Bullet Holes and Battlefields: The Archaeology of the Battle for Cork

Irish Examiner, Ireland, 19 November 2019. Tragic Tale of Three Cork Brothers Killed in WWII

Vancouver Sun, Canada, 8 November 2019. Brothers in Arms: Vancouver’s Three Sheehans Died in Second World War

Newcastle Chronicle, England, 12 December 2017. The Forgotten Veterans of the American Civil War on Tyneside

Irish Examiner, Ireland, 29 July 2017. Big Read: The Irish of Dunkirk

Irish Times, Ireland, 24 February 2017. Revealed: Ireland’s 19th century US emigrants in their own words

Irish Times, Ireland, 16 February 2015. Historians Call for Commemoration of “Forgotten Irish” in American Civil War

Journal.ie, Ireland, 19 October 2014. Remembering the American Civil War through one Irish Family’s Story

Journal.ie, Ireland, 24 August 2014. The Trinity Skeletons: The archaeological quest to find out who they were

Journal.ie, Ireland, 29 December 2013. Nordic Rebels– the Swede and Finn who fought in the GPO, 1916

Journal.ie, Ireland, 14 July 2013. Yola and Fingalian– the forgotten ancient english dialects of Ireland

Irish Examiner, Ireland, 3 July 2013. Remembering the many Irish lost at Gettysburg

A pgoto taken during production of "The Lost DNA" in St Multose Graveyard, Kinsale, Co. Cork, showing a film camera, sound boom and diffusion panel
Recording with Tile Films and Manchán Magan in Kinsale, Co. Cork, Ireland for the series “The Lost DNA”