‘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 …
‘A terror to the countryside’: Civil War reprisals in Cork and Kerry
By John Dorney It would have been difficult to convince members of the Irish Republican Army in July 1921, the time of …
Podcast: Land and revolution in Ireland, with Terry Dunne
Terry Dunne joins John Dorney to discuss agrarian agitation, land reform and political upheaval in Ireland from 1919 to 1923. First aired …
Podcast: Executions during the Irish Civil War
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney discuss the Government policy of execution during the Civil War of 1922-23. See also this article on …