By Sam McGrath An impressive Celtic cross is the focal point of the Republican Plot in Deansgrange Cemetery, South Dublin. Unveiled in August 1929, it commemorates three Irish Republican Army (IRA) members who died in London in the years 1921-22. Reginald Dunn and Joseph O’Sullivan were hanged for the assassination …
By Barry Sheppard Since the late nineteenth century, the humble bicycle has played a minor, yet significant role in Irish history. Internationally, …
Who were 12th century invaders of Ireland? By John Dorney Some years ago, at a conference on Dublin’s economic history, I listened …
Joe Connell is the author of the newly published, The Shadow War, Michael Collins and the Politics of Violence. Here he is …
By Sean Enright Published by Merrion Press, 2019 Reviewer: John Dorney Sean Enright is a retired barrister and judge and has …
A report on a briefing on the latest releases of the Military Service Pension Collection. By John Dorney The Military Service Pensions …
Cathal Brennan interviews John Dorney on Eoin O’Duffy’s Irish Brigade that fought on the Francoist side of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). …