‘They were determined to obtain a sacrifice’: First Irish state executions of IRA members since the Civil War
By Gerard Shannon It was the night of 16 August 1940 and a worried Christy Quearney cycled through Dublin city’s southside. Quearney, …
Book Review: Kevin Barry, An Irish Rebel in Life and Death
By Eunan O’Halpin Published by Merrion Press, 2020 Reviewer: John Dorney Kevin Barry, aged 18, was hanged in Mountjoy Prison in Dublin …
‘The only Irishman that was incorruptible’: Seán Russell and the IRA (Part One, 1893-1930)
By Gerard Shannon. This is the first in a two-part article. It was a grim, low-key farewell. On August 14th 1940, roughly …
Today in Irish History, 22 June 1922 – The assassination of Henry Wilson
The killing of a British Field Marshal that helped to spark the Irish Civil War. By John Dorney The assassination On June …
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 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 …
Book Review:Liam Mellows, Soldier of the Irish Republic ~ Selected Writings, 1914–1922
By Conor McNamara Published by Irish Academic Press, 2019 Reviewer: Kerron Ó Luain It has been nearly half a century since iconic …