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 …
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 …
Podcast: The Terror Month in Kerry, March 1923
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney discuss the notorious events of March 1923 in county Kerry during the Irish Civil War. http://irishhistoryshow.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Kerry-Civil-War-Terror-Month.mp3 See …
‘They killed idealism in my soul’ – the end of the Irish Civil War
John Dorney If the Irish revolution began arguably with the Home Rule crisis of 1912-13, or perhaps with the Easter Rising of …
Podcast: Liam Lynch with Gerard Shannon
It is now 100 years ago that Liam Lynch, head of the anti-Treaty IRA was killed. Here we discuss lynch’s life and …
‘Lives Illuminated’ a glimpse at Irish-Jewish history
By John Dorney An exhibition in Stratford College, part of a project by their Transition year students, aided by as Saul Woulfson …
Book Review: Liam Lynch, To Declare a Republic
By Gerard Shannon Published by Merrion Press, 2023 Reviewer: John Dorney ISBN: 9781788558211 Price: E19.99 One hundred years ago this April (2023) a …