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 …
Book Review: The Flame and the Candle – War in Mayo 1919-1924
By Dominic Price. Collins Press 2012 Reviewer: John Dorney Local studies of revolutionary Ireland are now coming out thick and fast as …