Fintan O'Toole

Journalist and commentator

Dublin, Ireland

About Fintan

Fintan O'Toole is an Irish journalist and commentator. He is a columnist for The Irish Times and has written for various other publications. He has also appeared on TV shows and has been a visiting professor at Princeton University.

Associated Podcasts

Conversations

Host

The Book Review

Host

The Mario Rosenstock Podcast

Guest

Empire: World History

Guest

Connect

Recent Appearances

Martin Cahill: "The General" & Ireland's Underworld

The Outfit•Nov 13, 2025•1:02:40•guest

Politics on Trial: Hitler vs Weimar

Past Present Future•Aug 31, 2025•1:05:08•guest

Fintan O'Toole

About Fintan

Associated Podcasts

Conversations

The Book Review

The Mario Rosenstock Podcast

Empire: World History

Connect

Recent Appearances

Martin Cahill: "The General" & Ireland's Underworld

Politics on Trial: Hitler vs Weimar

Past Present Future

The Outfit

Key Topics

Politics on Trial: Easter Rising 1916 w/Fintan O’Toole

Fintan O’Toole talks Princeton, the Presidency and the politics of self-pity

Fintan O’Toole on why Trump is a fascist comedian and the far right are idiots

246. Ireland Transformed: From Banning Condoms to Exporting Viagra

Shakespeare's stories aren't boring — we are teaching them wrong way

Fintan O'Toole: the evolution of modern Ireland

A Personal Tour of Modern Irish History

Finding Fintan O’Toole – Part 2

Finding Fintan O’Toole