
‘They were determined to obtain a sacrifice’: First Irish state executions of IRA members since the Civil War
By Gerard Shannon It was the night of 16 August 1940 and a worried Christy Quearney cycled through Dublin city’s southside. Quearney, …
By Gerard Shannon It was the night of 16 August 1940 and a worried Christy Quearney cycled through Dublin city’s southside. Quearney, …
By Dr Mel Farrell Since the foundation of the Irish State in 1922 its politics have been dominated by two political behemoths. …
A short history of Ireland during the Second World War, by John Dorney. The Second World War was the defining event of …
How the anti-Treaty IRA forbade ‘public amusements’ at a ‘time of national mourning’. By John Dorney On the morning of April 20, …
In July 1917, Eamon de Valera, just released from prison for his role in the Easter Rising, was elected as Sinn Fein …
The death of Liam Lynch signalled the effective end of the Irish Civil War. By John Dorney A small group of trench-coated …
Barry Sheppard looks at attempts at slum clearance through the eyes of the Irish Press. Throughout the early 20th century, the Irish …