The 2016 Rising centenary: What did it all mean?
By John Dorney The year 2016 marked the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising. At the start of the year I wrote …
Book Review: Soldiers of the Short Grass – A History of the Curragh Camp
Published by Merrion Press, Newbridge, 2016 ISBN: 978-1785370618 Reviewer: Gordon O’Sullivan The Curragh, that flat exposed plain of 4,870 acres in …
Revisiting Three Historical Paintings by Jack B. Yeats
Patricia Curtin Kelly looks again at three famous paintings depicting the Irish Revolution. Irish artist Jack B. Yeats (1871-1957) is perhaps best …
Today in Irish History, August 3 1916, Roger Casement is Executed
A short article on Roger Casement. Executed today 100 years ago. By John Dorney Roger Casement, hanged on August 3, 1916 was …
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: What kind of future did the Men of 1916 dream of?
By John Dorney For 100 years now in Ireland, when we are facing some national crossroads, someone will inevitably invoke the ‘men …
The Helga and the shelling of Liberty hall
By Michael Barry. In researching my book ‘Courage Boys, We are Winning, an Illustrated History of the 1916 Rising’, I came across …