Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil: ‘Civil War’ Parties?
By Dr Mel Farrell Since the foundation of the Irish State in 1922 its politics have been dominated by two political behemoths. …
‘Likely to cause disaffection to His Majesty’, the Seizure of Irish newspapers, September 1919
By Mark Holan At midday Sept. 20, 1919, as “squally,” unseasonably cold weather raked across Dublin, “armed soldiers wearing trench helmets” joined …
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 …
Podcast: Siege Warfare in 17th Century Ireland, with Padraig Lenihan
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney speak to early modern military historian Padraig Lenihan about siege warfare in early modern Ireland, as broadcast …
Podcast: Belfast violence 1920-1922 with Kieran Glennon
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney here talk to Kieran Glennon, author of From Pogrom to Civil War, on the ‘Belfast Pogrom’ of …
Striking Against Colonialism: The General Strike in the Irish and Algerian Revolutions
By Dónal Hassett The recent Centenary of the Irish General Strike of 1920 has underlined the potential power of a movement that …
The Truth in the News: The Irish Press Cartoons of Victor Brown
By Barry Sheppard The depiction of a family, in rags and despairing at their present situation was designed to show that the …