Diarmaid Ferriter (born February 1972) is an Irish historian, broadcaster, and university professor. He has written fourteen books on the subject of

Irish history The first evidence of human presence in Ireland dates to around 34,000 years ago, with further findings dating the presence of ''Homo sapiens'' to around 10,500 to 7,000 BC. The receding of the ice after the Younger Dryas cold phase of the Qua ...

, and co-authored another. Ferriter attended St. Benildus College in

Kilmacud Kilmacud () is a suburban area of Dublin in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland, at least partly contiguous with Stillorgan. It is in a civil parish of the same name. Name ''Kilmacud'' is an anglicisation of the Irish name , "church of aintM ...

in Dublin and University College Dublin.

Career

Since 2008, Ferriter is Professor of Modern Irish History at

University College Dublin University College Dublin (), commonly referred to as UCD, is a public research university in Dublin, Ireland, and a collegiate university, member institution of the National University of Ireland. With 38,417 students, it is Ireland's largest ...

. He was formerly a senior lecturer in history at St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra,

Dublin City University Dublin City University (abbreviated as DCU) () is a Third-level education in the Republic of Ireland, university based on the Northside, Dublin, Northside of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Created as the ''National Institute for Highe ...

, and he was Burns Scholar at Boston College from 2008 to 2009. From 2003 to 2009, Ferriter hosted ''What If'', a Sunday morning radio programme on

RTÉ 1 (; ; RTÉThe É in RTÉ is pronounced as an English E () and not an Irish É ()) is an Irish public service broadcaster. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on television, radio and online. The radio service began on 1 January 1926, ...

and presented RTE's ''The History Show'' from 2011 to 2012. He continues to cover a range of Irish historical matters on RTE and the BBC. His 2007 biography of

Éamon de Valera Éamon de Valera (; ; first registered as George de Valero; changed some time before 1901 to Edward de Valera; 14 October 1882 – 29 August 1975) was an American-born Irish statesman and political leader. He served as the 3rd President of Ire ...

, ''Judging Dev'', won in three categories of the 2008

Irish Book Awards The Irish Book Awards are Irish literary awards given annually to books and authors in various categories. It is the only literary award supported by all-Irish bookstores. The primary sponsor is An Post, the state owned postal service in Ireland ...

. Beyond academia, Ferriter has developed a public profile in media and politics as an advocate of public history and the greater availability of archival material. He was appointed a member of the Expert Advisory Group on Centenary Commemorations by the Taoiseach in 2011. He has also served on the Board of the

National Library of Ireland The National Library of Ireland (NLI; ) is Ireland's national library located in Dublin, in a building designed by Thomas Newenham Deane. The mission of the National Library of Ireland is "To collect, preserve, promote and make accessible the ...

and as a member of the Irish Archives Advisory Council. He worked on multiple television projects, presenting a three-part television series, ''The Limits of Liberty'', and later co-writing the 2018 documentary ''Keepers of the Flame.'' In 2013, he publicly supported the political campaign Democracy Matters, which opposed proposals to abolish the Irish Senate. He was also centrally involved in the campaign to retain history as a core subject on the Irish Junior Certificate curriculum. In 2014, he began writing as a weekly columnist for ''

The Irish Times ''The Irish Times'' is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper and online digital publication. It was launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Ruadhán Mac Cormaic. It is published every day except Sundays. ''The Irish Times'' is Ireland's leading n ...

''. In March 2019, Ferriter was elected a member of the

Royal Irish Academy The Royal Irish Academy (RIA; ), based in Dublin, is an academic body that promotes study in the natural sciences, arts, literature, and social sciences. It is Ireland's premier List of Irish learned societies, learned society and one of its le ...

, Ireland's highest academic honour, for being "the most consistently innovative interpreter of the modern Irish historical experience". RIA

Bibliography

*''A Nation of Extremes; the pioneers in twentieth-century Ireland''. Irish Academic Press. *''Mothers, Maidens and Myths: A History of the Irish Countrywomen's Association'' *''Cuimhnigh Ar Luimneach: A history of Limerick County Council, 1898–1998''. *''Lovers of Liberty? Local government in twentieth-century Ireland'' *'' The Irish Famine'' (co-authored with

Colm Tóibín Colm Tóibín ( , ; born 30 May 1955) is an Irish novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist, critic, playwright and poet. His first novel, ''The South (novel), The South'', was published in 1990. ''The Blackwater Lightship'' was short ...

). Profile Books Ltd. *''The Transformation of Ireland: 1900–2000''. Profile Books Ltd. *''What If? Alternative Views of Twentieth-Century Ireland''. Gill & Macmillan. *''Judging Dev: A Reassessment of the Life and Legacy of Eamon de Valera''. Royal Irish Academy Oct 2007. *''Occasions of Sin: Sex and Society in Modern Ireland'', Profile Books Ltd, September 2009 *''Ambiguous Republic: Ireland in the 1970s''. Profile Books Ltd, November 2012. . *''A Nation and not a Rabble: The Irish Revolution 1913-23''. Profile Books Ltd, March 2015. *''On the Edge: Ireland's Offshore Islands: A Modern History''. Profile Books, Ltd, September 2018 *''The Border: The Legacy of a Century of Anglo-Irish Politics''. Profile Books, Ltd, February 2019 *''Between Two Hells: The Irish Civil War''. Profile Books, Ltd, September 2021 * ''The Revelation of Ireland 1995-2020''. Profile Books, September 2024,

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Official Site - University College Dublin
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