By Ray Esten In memory of Darren Sutherland, a life too short Rebirth We often assume that modern boxing has its origins in the Ancient world. It is believed that Rome abolished the practice in AD 383 on account of its alleged brutality. This apparently brought a lull until it …
By Martin Harkin The mystery and conspiracy that surrounds the shooting of Field Marshall Sir Henry Wilson on 22nd June 1922 has …
John Dorney speaks to historian Padraig Og O Ruairc about the people killed and secretly buried during the Irish War of Independence …
By David Convery The 1916 Easter Rising was an event of importance not just in Ireland, but internationally. A revolt in the …
By Mary J. Murphy Publisher: Galway: Knockma Publishing, 2020. Reviewer: Patricia Byrne The lure of Achill On 30 October 1918 a young …
John Dorney speaks to Joseph Quinn, a historian based at the UK National Archives to discuss Ireland’s role in the Second World …
By John Dorney This article is part of an ongoing project to count the dead of the Irish Civil War of 1922-23. …