By Gerard Shannon. This is the second in a two-part article, the first can be found here. On Sunday, 9th September 1951, an impressive crowd gathered at Fairview Park for the unveiling of a new statue following a parade from Dublin city centre. The statue was of the late Chief-of-Staff …
By Seán William Gannon On the evening of 11 January 1904, Fr John Creagh took the pulpit during mass at the Redemptorist …
By Gerard Shannon. This is the first in a two-part article. It was a grim, low-key farewell. On August 14th 1940, roughly …
By Patrick Concannon On 12th August 1969 Derry City exploded into violence and running battles that would eventually become known as the …
An examination of an online primary source on the 1641 rebellion. By John Dorney The 1641 rebellion was a Catholic uprising that …
The killing of a British Field Marshall that helped to spark the Irish Civil War. By John Dorney The assassination On June …
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney talk to Dr Ruth McManus about public housing in twentieth century Dublin. Ruth McManus is the associate …