Interview: The East Clare By-Election of 1917, with Padraig Og O Ruairc
In July 1917, Eamon de Valera, just released from prison for his role in the Easter Rising, was elected as Sinn Fein …
The Irish Parliamentary Party after 1918, an interview with Martin O’Donoghue
In this interview, John Dorney speaks to Martin O’Donoghue about the fate of the once-dominant Irish Parliamentary Party after its defeat in …
Ireland in World of Revolutions: The People’s College Lecture Series 2017.
The Irish Story is proud to participate, with the People’s College, in a series of talks, aimed at putting Ireland’s revolutionary experience …
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 …
1916 Book Reviews – The Easter Rebellion A New Illustrated History and According to Their Lights, Irishmen in the British Army, Easter 1916.
The Easter Rebellion 1916 A New Illustrated History By Conor McNamara, Published by The Collins Press, Cork 2015 Reviewer: John Dorney With …
Book Review: Emmet Dalton, Somme Soldier, Irish General, Film Pioneer
By Sean Boyne, Published by Merrion Press, 2014. Reviewer: John Dorney Emmet Dalton’s career is so unlikely it seems amazing that no …
Weapons of the Irish Revolution – part I 1914-16
In the first of a three part series, John Dorney looks at how ‘ the gun re-entered Irish politics’ and how they …