Rathfarnham: a short history
By John Dorney The Dublin mountains look down on Rathfarnham, once a rural village and now a sprawling suburb, creeping slowly up …
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 …
‘A Declaration of War on the Irish People’ The Conscription Crisis of 1918
How the attempt to impose conscription on Ireland was defeated in 1918. By John Dorney. In April 1918, the British government of …
Book Review: Voices from the Easter Rising
By Ruán O’Donnell and Micheál O hAodha Published by Merrion Press, Dublin 2016. Reviewer: Eoin O’Driscoll Ruán O’Donnell and Micheál O hAodha’s …
Opinion: Did the Easter Rising kill Home Rule?
By John Dorney It is often argued that the Easter Rising of 1916 killed the compromise settlement of Home Rule, derailed political …
The Easter Rising in Galway, 1916
The Rising in rural Galway, by John Dorney In April 1916, central Dublin became a battlefield, but with the exception of one …
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 …