‘Taking Matters into their own hands’ – The Ulster Special Constabulary
By John Ó Néill The recent controversy over a planned state commemoration of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) showed a fairly loose …
Book Review: Fearless Woman: Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, Feminism and the Irish Revolution
By Margaret Ward, Published by UCD Press, 2019 Reviewer: Evan Comerford On the second day of the Rising in 1916, Hanna and …
Ruth Russell in Revolutionary Ireland
By Mark Holan On Jan. 17, 1920, six months after he arrived in America to promote the Irish republic, Éamon de Valera …
Book Review: The Life and Times of Mary Ann McCracken, 1770–1866 ~ A Belfast Panorama
By Mary McNeill Published by Irish Academic Press, Newbridge, 2019 ISBN: 9781788550826 Reviewer: Gordon O’Sullivan “Is it not the duty …
Michael Collins, Northern Ireland and the Northern Offensive, May 1922
By Patrick Concannon As we enter the next few years of commemoration they will be dominated by huge historical events like the …
Book Review: Buck Whaley: Ireland’s Greatest Adventurer
Buck Whaley: Ireland’s Greatest Adventurer by David Ryan Published by Merrion Press, Newbridge, 2019 ISBN: 9781785372292 Reviewer: Gordon O’Sullivan “Buck Whaley …
Book Review: Soldiering Against Subversion
Soldiering Against Subversion: The Irish Defence Forces and Internal Security during the Troubles, 1969-1998 By Dan Harvey Published by Merrion Press (2018) …