The Emergency – A Brief Overview
A short history of Ireland during the Second World War, by John Dorney. The Second World War was the defining event of …
Arthur Conan Doyle and the Irish Literary Society
Jane Stanford on Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, and his links with Ireland. The Anglo-Celtic race has always run …
Book Review: After the Rising: Soldiers, Lawyers and Trials of the Irish Revolution,
By Seán Enright Published by: Irish Academic Press (2016) Reviewer: Daniel Murray Thomas Traynor was charged with murder on the 6th April …
Today in Irish History, 9 July 1917: The Death of Muriel MacDonagh
Muriel MacDonagh, wife of executed 1916 leader Thomas MacDonagh, outlived him by just one year. By Gerard Shannon On 9th July 1917, …
Intelligence Failure or Conspiracy? How did the British let the 1916 Rising happen?
Why did the British government in Ireland fail to prevent the Easter Rising? By John Dorney. In 1916 Britain was at war. …
1916 Book Reviews – The Easter Rebellion A New Illustrated History and According to Their Lights, Irishmen in the British Army, Easter 1916.
The Easter Rebellion 1916 A New Illustrated History By Conor McNamara, Published by The Collins Press, Cork 2015 Reviewer: John Dorney With …
The Pearse Street Ambush, Dublin, March 14, 1921
An episode of the Irish War of Independence. Thirteen people die in Dublin. By John Dorney Dublin awoke on the morning to …