Scrapping: The Early Years – Dublin Boxing in the late 18th and early 19th centuries
By Ray Esten In memory of Darren Sutherland, a life too short Rebirth We often assume that modern boxing has its origins …
Mary Dunne, A Mother’s Struggle for Recognition
By Martin Harkin The mystery and conspiracy that surrounds the shooting of Field Marshall Sir Henry Wilson on 22nd June 1922 has …
The Battle of Fontenoy in Irish Nationalist Tradition
By Stephen McGarry May, 2020 marks the 275th anniversary of the Battle of Fontenoy (1745) which took place during the War of …
The Parnell Bridge Ambush, Cork, 4 January 1921
By Caoimh Mulvany County Cork was the epicentre of guerrilla warfare in the Irish revolution; a storm that swept over the Provence …
Commemorating the Partition of Ireland, 100 years on.
By Cormac Moore One hundred years ago, Ireland was in the midst of violent strife surrounding the struggle for Irish independence. In …
‘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 …