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 …
Henry Hugh Tudor – His Life and Times
By Sean William Gannon May 2020 marks the centenary of one of the most lamentable appointments in modern Irish history, that of …
The Hunger strike and General strike of 1920
By John Dorney In early April 1920, a young IRA man, Christopher ‘Todd’ Andrews was arrested by British troops at his family …
‘In the hands of an armed mob’ – The Belfast Riots of 1864
By John Dorney On August 16, 1864, a citizen of Belfast wrote to a friend of his city, ‘The town is in …
Podcast: The 1927 election, John Jinks and the Collapse of the Fifth Dail
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney discuss the (almost) pivotal Irish election of 1927 and its aftermath. Also listen on the Irish History …
Epidemics in Ireland – A Short History
By John Dorney At the time of writing, (March 30 2020), Ireland is in lockdown. Almost all normal work and social activity …