The Invincibles and the Phoenix Park killings
Shane Kenna tells the story of the militant underground Fenian group – The Invincibles of the 1880s and their assassination of the Chief Secretary …
Ireland’s Forgotten Olympians – The Irish Whales
As the 2012 Olympics approaches, Cathal Brennan tells the story of a group of Irish immigrants to America who became titans of …
Thomas Clarke Treason Felony Convict J464
Shane Kenna tells the story of the arrest and harrowing imprisonment of Tom Clarke, one of the architects of the 1916 …
An Irishman in Exile, Florence MacCarthy in London, 1601-1640.
John Dorney writes of Gaelic aristocrat Florence MacCarthy’s imprisonment and the Anglicisation of Munster. 1601-1640. You can read about Florence MacCarthy’s life …
Book Review: Sleep Soldier Sleep
Sleep Soldier Sleep – The Life and Times of Padraig O’Connor By Diarmuid O’Connor and Frank Connolly Miseab Publications 2011 Reviewer: John …
Film Review: The Enigma of Frank Ryan
Director: Des Bell Historical Consultant: Fearghal McGarry Starring: Dara Devaney, Mia Gallagher, Barry Barnes, Frankie McCafferty, Reviewer: John Dorney Frank …
The Curious Career of Herbert Moore Pim
Cathal Brennan looks at the eccentric political career of Herbert Moore Pim, Quaker, Catholic, Republican, loyalist, fascist, bohemian and occult fiction writer. Herbert …