Dublin Castle
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Nov 7, 2026
Adrian KennedyHOST
No, it wouldn't.
Jeremy DixonHOST
another thing I learned in my fee paying school is yes profits when they're divided by one you get more than when it's divided by two so at the moment any profit guys that this podcast makes which isn't very much buys a cup of coffee will you buys a cup of coffee we have to divide it by two equally so Adrian gets a share and you can check by the way we're in the go to Dublin Castle and check what's their company name
Adrian KennedyHOST
You can't say that, can you? No, I don't think you should do that.
Adrian KennedyHOST
Because they find out all sorts of stuff.
Jeremy DixonHOST
That's the best you could come up with.
Jeremy DixonHOST
Jiggly Tits Limited.
Jeremy DixonHOST
Look it up in Dublin Castle and you'll find out.
Jeremy DixonHOST
Anyway, yeah, you're at the bottom of the food chain, my food chain.
Jeremy DixonHOST
So Adrian gets a share.
Jeremy DixonHOST
And you can check, by the way, we're in the, go to Dublin Castle and check.
Jeremy DixonHOST
What's their company name?
Adrian KennedyHOST
You can't
Jeremy DixonHOST
That's the best you could come up with.
Jeremy DixonHOST
Jiggly Tits Limited.
Jeremy DixonHOST
Look it up in Dublin Castle and you'll find out.
Jeremy DixonHOST
Anyway, yeah, you're at the bottom of the food chain, my food chain.
speaker_6GUEST
He was his friend and confidant.
Sarah McGlincheyNARRATOR
The regalia of the Order of St Patrick, better known as the Irish Crown Jewels, have been stolen from a safe at Dublin Castle, the highly guarded seat of British power in Ireland in 1907.
Sarah McGlincheyNARRATOR
An inquiry follows and ultimately finds Ulster King of Arms Sir Arthur Vickers guilty of negligence and responsible for their loss.
Sarah McGlincheyNARRATOR
It's not a criminal conviction, but it's a death blow to his career and social standing.
Susan HoodGUEST
You know, there were more than just cohabitants of a house.
Sarah McGlincheyNARRATOR
A suggestion, but one that's never proven.
Sarah McGlincheyNARRATOR
Vickers is linked to rumours about late night parties in Dublin Castle.
Sarah McGlincheyNARRATOR
Though many of the claims that these private gatherings are really gay orgies remain unproven.
Ben CollinsGUEST
I remember thinking to myself, how dare she say that? You know, those of us who have lived through the troubles, this is really important.
Ben CollinsGUEST
And the same way the Queen going to the Garden of Remembrance, speaking Irish in Dublin Castle.
Ben CollinsGUEST
Those are things that show that we can, you know, those are really important reconciliation points.
Ben CollinsGUEST
Her visit to
Arthur EdwardsGUEST
That was very moving.
Arthur EdwardsGUEST
Her speech at Dublin Castle when she spoke in Irish where they applauded her.
Arthur EdwardsGUEST
But her speech was wonderful and the Irish president, Mary McAleese, her speech was fabulous.
Arthur EdwardsGUEST
I remember at the concert when the ambassador gave this concert for her and he invited all the good and great of Ireland, all the industrialists, all the former presidents, all the former prime ministers.
speaker_18VOICE_ACTOR
And he looked at her and he said, I'm going to be lenient with you, saying as how you're a widow.
Luke LamanaHOST
In August 1801, Sir Jonah Burrington, alongside his wife, found himself mingling amongst other Irish elites at the home of his friend, 1st Baron Rossmore, having been invited to spend the night following a rather enjoyable party they had attended at Dublin Castle.
Luke LamanaHOST
The elderly Rossmoor was a lifelong soldier, having first seen action in the Scottish Jacobite uprising of 1745, and distinguished himself in many campaigns since, attaining the rank of General.
Luke LamanaHOST
His storied military career had only recently come to an end when he retired from his final post as Ireland's Commander-in-Chief, having served from 1793 to 1796.
Patrick BuryGUEST
And, you know, essentially where the final stand was made.
Patrick BuryGUEST
They'd actually thought and they'd sent a mission to take Dublin Castle, which I'm sure we'll talk about in a bit.
Patrick BuryGUEST
And even though the castle was really lightly defended, it was the strength of the guards, essentially, just at the gate against the raiding party.
Patrick BuryGUEST
was able to beat them off.
Patrick BuryGUEST
And so Dublin Castle was never taken.
Patrick BuryGUEST
The GPO was meant to be the place where they were going to make the stand.
Patrick BuryGUEST
Nevertheless, if they'd taken Dublin Castle, this is the centre of the British administration.
Patrick BuryGUEST
And in terms of record keeping, it's really symbolic.
Paul DonnellyGUEST
So we lost, 13 guards have been transferred from the K district from our area in Dublin West in Blanchardstown into town for the last six months.
Paul DonnellyGUEST
So since the whole EU presidency has started, Dublin Castle has been manned.
Paul DonnellyGUEST
If you pass Dublin Castle, you'll see the barriers, you'll see all of the guards there.
Paul DonnellyGUEST
In Dublin Airport, up to 60 guards in Dublin Airport, pretty much permanently over the last number of weeks.
Paul DonnellyGUEST
We obviously had the President, which then President Trump, who was over here as well.
VanessaHOST
Abraham Bram Stoker was the third of seven children.
VanessaHOST
His father was a civil servant at Dublin Castle, and his mother, Charlotte, was a sharp, outspoken woman who campaigned for the welfare of poor women in Dublin.
VanessaHOST
Remember that bedridden little boy listening to cholera stories? Around the age of seven, he simply recovered, and to this day, nobody is quite sure what was wrong with him.
VanessaHOST
And he didn't just recover.
VanessaHOST
The sickly child turned into the strong man of his class.
VanessaHOST
Then he did the most sensible thing imaginable.
VanessaHOST
He followed his father into civil service at Dublin Castle.
VanessaHOST
His first book was called The Duties of Clerks and Petty Sessions in Ireland.
JasonAUDIENCE
And there's not a guard to be seen.
JasonAUDIENCE
Why? They're all in fucking town hanging around Dublin Castle and hanging around all the hotels that the government are staying in.
JasonAUDIENCE
They have left us to our own devices.
JasonAUDIENCE
And as one caller said, we're hiding five foot fucking tall guards with sociology degrees.
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