Book Review: The Quest for the Irish Celt: The Harvard Archaeological Mission to Ireland, 1932–1936
By Mairead Carew Published by: Irish Academic Press, 2018. Reviewer:Timothy Ellis Every now and then, it does historians good to take a …
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 …
Book Review: 1916: Ireland’s Revolutionary Tradition
1916: Ireland’s Revolutionary Tradition By Kieran Allen. London: Pluto Press, 20 January, 2016 Reviewer: Aidan Beatty. Kieran Allen’s new study of the Irish …
The Mother and Child Scheme – The role of Church and State.
Rhona McCord takes a fresh look at the clash of ideologies and interests in the Irish state over the Mother and Child …
The IRA and the Emergency – An interview with Brian Hanley
John Dorney caught up with Brian Hanley to discuss the IRA during the Emergency (World War II). Click on the Link …
Brian Hanley on the IRA – Part I – Ideology
In the first of a two-part interview, John Dorney talks to Brian Hanley, author of The IRA A Documentary History, 1919-2005, about …
Peter Hart – A Legacy
Peter Hart passed away in late July 2010, aged just 46. We here at The Irish Story extend our condolences to his family, …