Tommy (and Van Morrison) at Temple Bar’s ‘Wall of Fame’ of notable Irish rock artists. Originally a sewing factory, the red building became a recording studio in the 1990s, and more recently a music venue.

Tommy Graham founded Historical Walking Tours of Dublin as an undergraduate in 1986. It is now Dublin’s longest established walking tour business. He is the editor and founder (1993) of History Ireland, the country’s only illustrated history magazine and convenor (since 2010) of its ‘live show’ and podcast, the History Ireland Hedge School. He has lectured at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts Dublin programme and at Griffith College, and has presented Newstalk radio’s ‘Talking History’.