Book Reviews: A Bloody Day and Bloody Night, The Irish at Waterloo and Rorke’s Drift
A Bloody Day – The Irish At Waterloo by Dan Harvey Published by Merrion Press, Newbridge, 2017 ISBN: 9780993114359 Reviewer: Gordon O’Sullivan …
Opinion: What kind of future did the Men of 1916 dream of?
By John Dorney For 100 years now in Ireland, when we are facing some national crossroads, someone will inevitably invoke the ‘men …
Nora’s Sorrow – The Murder of John Foran, 1888
The murder of a ‘land-grabber’ and the Land War in Kerry. By Mark Holan A thunderstorm swept across Pittsburgh in the early …
Interview with Conor McCabe on modern Irish economic history
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney speak to economic historian Conor McCabe about 20th century Irish economic history. See also, Cathal Brennan’s review …
Historical Perspective | Ireland Surely Can’t Betray its History – WSJ.com
This is an excellent piece on the current situation and puts the current crisis in a decent historical perspective: Before there even …
Life and Debt – A short history of public spending, borrowing and debt in independent Ireland
In the light of Ireland’s current debt crisis, John Dorney looks at the fiscal history of the Irish state since 1922. Debt …