The Manchester martyrs: From last letters to lasting legends
By Mark Holan On 22 November 1867, Co. Cork native William P. Allen wrote his last letter “this side of the grave” …
Intelligence Failure or Conspiracy? How did the British let the 1916 Rising happen?
Why did the British government in Ireland fail to prevent the Easter Rising? By John Dorney. In 1916 Britain was at war. …
Book Review: Big Jim Larkin: Hero or Wrecker?
By Emmet O’Connor, Published by: University College Dublin Press, (Dublin, 2015) Reviewer: Gerard Noonan Jim Larkin’s life has a biblical quality to it. …
The Irish Press Slum Crusade 1934-36
Barry Sheppard looks at attempts at slum clearance through the eyes of the Irish Press. Throughout the early 20th century, the Irish …
‘The Irish National Invincibles, The Phoenix Park Killings and their Times.’
Report on the Conference Organised by Shane Kenna, Dublin, May 16th, 2013. By John Dorney. You can read a longer article by …
‘Solid Men’ – The Irish in New York Politics, 1880-1920
How the Irish conquered political power in New York city. By Shay Dunphy. According to Lawrence McCaffrey, an authority on the Irish …
John Boyle O’Reilly and the 1870 Fenian Invasion Of Canada
In the second piece on John Boyle O’Reilly, Ian Kenneally looks some more at Boyle O’Reilly’s role during the invasion of Canada …