Book Review: Spiritual Wounds, Trauma, Testimony and the Irish Civil War
By Siobhra Aiken, Published by Irish Academic Press, 2022 Reviewer John Dorney ISBN:9781788551663 The Irish Civil War (1922-23) which formed the …
Why was there a Civil War in Ireland?
By John Dorney Why was there a Civil War in Ireland in 1922-23? Why did those who had been comrades in pursuit …
Podcast: Ireland and Ukraine with Nadia Dobrianska
Interview by John Dorney with Ukrainian scholar Nadia Dobrianska on the history of Ukraine and its parallels with Ireland. In the wake …
Podcast: The Civil War Memory Project with Criostóir MacCárthaigh
An interview with Criostóir MacCárthaigh on THE CIVIL WAR MEMORY PROJECT: An oral history project in association with the National Folklore Collection …
Book Review: Birth of a State, The Anglo-Irish Treaty
By Liam Weeks and Micheál O Fathartaigh Published by Irish Academic Press, 2021 ISBN:9781788551595 Reviewer: John Dorney Readers in Ireland (and many …
Podcast: Irish Wise guys with John Joe McGinley
John Dorney speaks to author John Joe McGinely about the Irish American ‘mob’ or organised crime from the 19th century to the …
Today in Irish History – January 16 1922, The handover of Dublin Castle – or was it?
By John Dorney In January 1922, with the Anglo-Irish Treaty ratified in British and Irish parliaments[1] events in Ireland began to move …