A Report of the Athlone Irish Civil War Conference 23 November 2013
John Dorney reports on the Old Athlone Society’s Conference on the Irish Civil War, held in Custume Barracks Athlone, November 23 1923. …
Who was Seamus Dwyer?
Michael McKenna tells the forgotten story of the life and death of Seamus Dwyer, Sinn Fein and IRA activist and pro-Treaty politician, …
Today in Irish History, August 14, 1922, The anti-Treaty IRA attack on Dundalk
A rare military success for the anti-Treaty side during the Irish Civil War. By John Dorney. At around 4:00 am on the …
The Rabble and the Republic
John Dorney looks at how the Irish separatist movement interacted with the population of the Dublin slums during the years of the Great War …
Ireland and the great flu epidemic of 1918
John Dorney takes a look at the great killer in Ireland in 1918-19, not political violence or the Great War, but the …
Book Review – The Civic Guard Mutiny
Title: The Civic Guard Mutiny Author: Brian McCarthy Publisher: Mercier Press Date of Publication: 2012 ISBN: 978-1-78117-045-8 Price: €14.99 Reviewer: Cathal Brennan The …
Democracy in Ireland – A Short History
A short history of democracy and the right to vote in Ireland, By John Dorney. Liberal democracy, since the end of the …