The War, the Play, and Ireland’s Reckoning

The War, the Play, and Ireland’s Reckoning

April 8, 2026 · 44 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges surrounding the Irish premiere of the play OCTOBER 7 and explores Ireland's historical reputation for anti-semitism.

You may have seen our recent email announcing the Irish premiere of our verbatim play OCTOBER 7 . Well, there have been developments. The National Concert Hall (NCH), where the play is supposed to be performed as a staged reading, has been putting us through a roller coaster of cancellations, uncancellations and reconsiderations. They are back to “considering” the reservation. The NCH are claiming they learned something new about the booking recently. Watch the podcast to find out what it was! And we explore why Ireland has the reputation for being the most anti-semitic country in Europe, going back over 100 years! It's a long show and could be longer. We expose two Irish presidents and the Dublin City councillors whose behaviour during an official meeting resembles that of your drunk, conspiracy theorist uncle at Thanksgiving dinner. This is why we need the play to come to Ireland but we need your support. Please go to the link below to donate. We are a 501(c)(3) so any contribution you make will be tax deductible. Let's be clear. There’s nothing deceptive about OCTOBER 7 the play . There is no need to reconsider allowing it to be performed. It’s the pure testimony of people who…

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