The Irish Story Archive on the Irish Civil war
The Irish Civil War ripped apart the independence movement from 1922-23. This is an archive of our articles to date on the …
John Dorney interviewed about Ballyseedy
In a previous article, March 1923, the Terror Month, John Dorney looked at the bloody events of March 1923 in Kerry. Here he talks …
March 1923 – The Terror Month
March 1923, the penultimate month of the Irish Civil War, saw some of its most brutal acts. John Dorney looks at what …
A Short History of Freedom of Information in Independent Ireland
John Dorney looks at secrecy and transparency in independent Ireland. The Irish state, since gaining its independence in 1922, has been one …