The Decade of Centenaries: A Reflection
By John Dorney The ‘decade of commemorations’, the series of hundred year anniversaries of the momentous events that marked the independence struggle …
The last commandant-general of 1916? Sean McLoughlin’s Easter Rising
By John Gibney Was Sean McLoughlin the most senior surviving commandant of the Easter Rising? Given that independent Ireland was governed for …
Book Review: The ‘Labour Hercules’: The Irish Citizen Army and Irish Republicanism, 1913-23, by Jeffrey Leddin (2019)
By Jeffrey Leddin Published by Merrion Press (2019) Reviewer: Daniel Murray “If you or anybody else expect that I’m going to waste …
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 …
Rebel Heart – a coming-of-age drama set against the backdrop of the Irish revolution
By Alison Martin Recently, the series Resistance, based on the Irish War of Independence has aired on Irish national broadcaster RTE. In …
Ireland and the First World War – A Brief Overview
By John Dorney Ireland throughout the First World War of 1914-1918 was an integral part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain …
Sixteen Glasgow Volunteers in the Irish Revolution
The story of sixteen Glasgow based Irish Volunteers 1916-1923. By Thomas Tormey At Easter 1916 sixteen members of the Glasgow unit of …