‘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 Marshall that helped to spark the Irish Civil War. By John Dorney The assassination On June …
Internment on the Prison Ship Argenta
Internment in Northern Ireland 1922-23. By Ann-Marie McInereny It has been argued that Ireland experienced not one but two civil wars in …
Podcast: The 1927 election, John Jinks and the Collapse of the Fifth Dail
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney discuss the (almost) pivotal Irish election of 1927 and its aftermath. Also listen on the Irish History …
Book Review: The Irish Civil War, Law, Execution and Atrocity
By Sean Enright Published by Merrion Press, 2019 Reviewer: John Dorney Sean Enright is a retired barrister and judge and has …
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 …
‘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 …