Guinness: A Family Succession – Patrick Geoghegan with Lord Iveagh

Recorded February 2026. In this in-depth conversation, historian and Director of the Trinity Long Room Hub, Prof Patrick Geoghegan, talks with Arthur Edward Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh, about his newly published book Guinness: A Family Succession: The True Story of the Struggle to Create the World’s Largest Brewery, co-authored by Dr Antonia Hart. Lord Iveagh shares insights into the history and legacy of the Guinness family – from their humble beginnings in eighteenth-century Ireland to the creation of one of the world’s most iconic brewing dynasties. They discuss family archives, generational stories of ambition and innovation, and how personal history intersects with wider social and cultural change. This conversation traces both the business and human side of the Guinness dynasty and is essential listening for lovers of Irish history, biography and cultural heritage. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub