Diarmaid Ferriter (born February 1972) is an

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historian, broadcaster and

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. He has written eleven books on the subject of

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

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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) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath) is a public research university in Dublin, Ireland, and a collegiate university, member institution of the National University of Ireland ...

. He was formerly a senior lecturer in history at

St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra St Patrick's College ( ga, Coláiste Phádraig), often known as St Pat's, was a third level institution in Ireland, the leading function of which was as the country's largest primary teacher training college, which had at one time up to 2,000 s ...

Dublin City University Dublin City University (abbreviated as DCU) ( ga, Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath) is a university based on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. Created as the ''National Institute for Higher Education, Dublin'' in 1975, it enrolled its f ...

, 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

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. His 2007 biography of

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

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. Beyond academia, Ferriter has developed a public profile in media and politics: 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. In 2014, he began writing as a weekly columnist for ''

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

Royal Irish Academy The Royal Irish Academy (RIA; ga, Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann), based in Dublin, is an academic body that promotes study in the sciences, humanities and social sciences. It is Ireland's premier List of Irish learned societies, learned socie ...

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

). 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

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External links

Official Site - University College Dublin
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