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Nixie Boran and Communism in interwar Ireland

By John Dorney Nicholas ‘Nixie’ Boran was born in coal mining area of rural County Kilkenny in the early twentieth century, and became an Irish republican, communist and trade union activist. His story, though very unusual, reveals an interesting window into radical politics in the early years of the independent …

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Did Michael Collins order the killing of Henry Wilson?

By Ronan McGreevy The assassination of Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson MP was an event that I have called Ireland’s Sarajevo. Just …

Thomas D’Arcy McGee – The Irish revolutionary who was one of the fathers of the Canadian Confederation

By John Joe McGinley Thomas D’Arcy McGee was a journalist, author, poet, politician and Irish revolutionary, who is now recognised as one …

Writing the Birmingham pub bombings

By Michael Flavin   The Birmingham pub bombings of 21st November 1974 were one of the most notorious incidents of The Troubles. …

War along the Border: Ireland 1922

The second in a two-part article on the Irish War of Independence in the border counties. Part one here. By John Dorney …

The First Battle for the Marrowbone, Belfast 1920

By Gus McKendry This article is an attempt to examine and analyse the events on the night of 28th and the early …

Henrietta Street: From Townhouse to Tenement

By Timothy Murtagh Henrietta Street has many claims to fame. Some historians have pointed to it as one of the earliest examples of …

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