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 …
‘To extinguish their sinister traditions and customs’ – the historic bans on the legal use of the Irish and Welsh languages
By Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc. Constitutionally both Wales and Northern Ireland are considered part of the integral and sovereign territory of the …
“The road for the cattle – the land for the People” The Castlefergus Cattle Drive and the death of IRA Volunteer John Ryan
Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc looks at the shooting of IRA Volunteer John Ryan who was shot dead by the RIC at a …
The Great Irish Famine 1845-1851 – A Brief Overview
By John Dorney. See our other overviews here. The Great Famine was a disaster that hit Ireland between 1845 and about 1851, …
Opinion: Commemorating Kilmichael
Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc on the pitfalls of commemorating the Kilmichael ambush. The Southern Star newspaper recently reported (3rd August 2013) that Cork …
Book Review: Pawns in the Game Irish Hunger Strikes 1912-1981
William Butler reviews Pawns in the Game Irish Hunger Strikes 1912-1981 by Barry Flynn published by the Collins Press in Cork at €12.99. In ancient …
Book Review: Terence MacSwiney The Hunger Strike that Rocked an Empire
Terence MacSwiney The Hunger Strike that Rocked an Empire Dave Hannigan The O’Brien Press, 2010 Reviewer: William Butler While Dave Hannigan’s book …