A Decade of Commemorations
John Dorney reports on the Decade of Commemoration Conference held by Queen’s University Belfast at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin, in June …
History Wars – Interview with John Regan
We speak to historian John Regan on how the history of the Irish revolutionary period in 1916-23 has been written in the light …
Commemorating the Lockout
John Dorney reports on the 1913 Commemoration Committee – gearing up for the centenary of the Dublin Lockout of 1913. It will …
A TV Pageant – The Golden Jubilee Commemorations of the 1916 Rising
Cathal Brennan looks at RTE’s commmorations of the 1916 Easter Rising in 1966. The 50th anniversary commemoration for the 1916 Rising was …
Today in Irish History -The Battle of the Boyne, July 12.
We talk to military historian Padraig Lenihan, author of 1690: Battle of the Boyne, about the most famous Battle in Irish History. By …
The Irish Civil War – A divisive memory
In a previous article here at The Irish Story, John Dorney looked at the memory of the Irish Civil War. Here we …