Controlling History: Commemorating the First Dáil, 1929-1969.
Diarmuid Francis Bolger on the battle for ownership of the legacy of the First Dáil Éireann. January 21 2019 will mark …
Book Review: Proclaiming a Republic: Ireland, 1916 and the National Collection,
By Darragh Gannon (with contributions by Sandra Heise, Brenda Malone and Pádraig Clancy) Published by Irish Academic Press, (Newbridge, Co. Kildare: 2016) …
Commemorating 1918 and the Self determination of Nations
Why celebrating the election of 1918 too enthusiastically might not be in the Irish state’s interests in 2018. By John Dorney …
The Manchester martyrs: From last letters to lasting legends
By Mark Holan On 22 November 1867, Co. Cork native William P. Allen wrote his last letter “this side of the grave” …
Interview: The East Clare By-Election of 1917, with Padraig Og O Ruairc
In July 1917, Eamon de Valera, just released from prison for his role in the Easter Rising, was elected as Sinn Fein …
The 2016 Rising centenary: What did it all mean?
By John Dorney The year 2016 marked the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising. At the start of the year I wrote …
Commemorating the Easter Rising Part II 1945-2006
The conclusion of a two-part article. By John Dorney The Easter Rising of 1916 was supposed to be a unifying national symbol; …