The Irish Goodbye: OCTOBER 7 Edition

The Irish Goodbye: OCTOBER 7 Edition

From The Ann & Phelim Scoop by The Unreported Story Society

April 15, 2026 · 1h 22m

About this episode

The episode discusses the cancellation of a play in Ireland that addresses the truth about Israel and features an interview with journalist Jenny Holland.

The National Concert Hall in Ireland has cancelled our planned performance of the OCTOBER 7 play.It seems there is no room in Ireland for the truth about Israel. This is very serious. It is terrible news for us - terrible news for the truth but really terrible news for Ireland’s reputation. We went to Israel after the massacres to collect the testimony of those who lived through the country’s darkest day. We saw there was a need for the truth in Ireland and further afield. We created OCTOBER 7, a verbatim play, from the stories we heard. The New York Post described the play as “compelling”. We bring the behind-the-scenes drama and our plans to beat the Irish ban.Watch today's podcast to hear the full behind-the-scenes story of how they are trying to kill the truth in Ireland. And the vile anti-Semitic abuse that we have experienced just for wanting to tell the truth. And we ask if Ireland is the most anti-Semitic country in Europe. The podcast features an interview with our old friend and frequent guest Jenny Holland. She has special insight into the madness as a former liberal journalist, who grew up in New York and is now living in Ireland. A brave soul indeed. She also has…

People in this episode

Host: Phelim

Guest: Jenny Holland

Topics covered

  • freedom of speech
  • anti-Semitism
  • theater
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • journalism
  • cultural commentary

Keywords

  • OCTOBER 7
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • anti-Semitism
  • theater
  • freedom of speech
  • journalism
  • cultural commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The National Concert Hall, New York Post

Books & works: OCTOBER 7

Places: Ireland, Israel

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