The death of Volunteer Seán Doyle: ‘A conflict of testimony’’
By Aaron Ó Maonaigh On 19 September 1920, Seán Doyle of the 4th Battalion, Dublin Brigade’s engineering section was shot and killed …
“The women who died for Ireland” – Cumann na mBan fatalities in the War of Independence & Civil War –
By Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc Twenty Nineteen marks the centenary of the appointment of Constance Markievicz as Minister for Labour in …
Women, the Vote and Nationalist Revolution in Ireland
Women, the right to vote and the struggle for Irish independence. By John Dorney This year, 2018, marks the centenary of women’s …
People’s College History Talks 2018
This year, 2018 is the centenary of one of the most important years of modern Irish history, 1918. The Irish Story is …
Episode at Easter – The 1916 Rising in Louth
In the midst of the recent centenary commemorations many local contributions to the Rising have started to come to light. One such …
The Battle at South Dublin Union, 1916
The battle at South Dublin Union was some of the most close-quarters and brutal fighting of Easter Week. By John Dorney The …
Margaret Keogh – The woman who died for Ireland.
By Padraig Og O Ruairc For a long time the women who fought for Irish freedom the 1916 Rising and the War …