Podcast: Cormac Moore on the Partition of Ireland
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney interview Cormac Moore on the partition of Ireland, 100 years ago. First broadcast on The Irish History …
The Making of the Irish Border, 1912-1925, a Short History
By John Dorney On a recent visit to Clones County Monaghan, coming from Cavan town, I had to travel six times across …
Book Review: From Partition to Brexit: The Irish Government and Northern Ireland
ISBN: 978-1-5261-3295-6 By Donnacha O Beacháin Published by Manchester University Press (2018) Reviewer: Aaron Ó Maonaigh The spectre of Brexit hangs over …
‘Without Law or Justice’: Class conflict in the Irish border counties 1920-23.
How social strife accompanied the Irish revolution in the north midlands region. By John Dorney. At a meeting of evicted tenants at …
Book Review: Soldiering Against Subversion
Soldiering Against Subversion: The Irish Defence Forces and Internal Security during the Troubles, 1969-1998 By Dan Harvey Published by Merrion Press (2018) …
Book Review: The Impact of the Troubles on the Republic of Ireland 1968-1979, A Boiling Volcano?
By Brian Hanley Published by Manchester University Press, 2018 Reviewer: John Dorney All of us who grew up in the south of …
Book Review: Bombs, Bullets and the Border: Policing Ireland’s Frontier, Irish Security Policy 1969-1978
By Patrick Mulroe Published by Irish Academic Press, 2017. Reviewer: Gerard Madden. Since June 2016, Brexit has dominated public discourse in both …