Some Thoughts on the Truce – 100 Years On
By John Dorney Today, July 11, 2021, marks 100 years since the final day of the Irish War of Independence. A Truce, …
The assassination of Walter Edward Guinness -Lord Moyne – 1944
By Ray Esten The foundation stone of a building at Trinity College Dublin was laid by the Hon. Grania Guinness of the …
‘An unnecessary number of graves?’ – The road to the Truce of July 1921
The triumphs and failures of diplomacy that led to the end of the Irish War of Independence. By John Dorney Reflecting on …
The sinking of HMS Wasp, 1884 – A curse, sabotage or human error?
By John Joe McGinley In September 1884, a royal navy gunboat, on route to carry out an eviction sunk off the coast …
Podcast: Commemoration and its Discontents
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney are joined by Brian Hanley and Laura McAtackney to discuss the contentious commemorations of 1920 in 2020. …
Podcast: Ireland and the Middle East in the British Empire
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney discuss the parallels between Ireland the British ruled Middle East after the First World World War. First …
Book Review: Saving the State: Fine Gael from Collins to Varadkar
By Stephen Collins and Ciara Meehan Published by: Gill Books (2020) Reviewer: Barry Sheppard We have all come to realise that, despite …