The Sack of Balbriggan and British reprisals in Ireland in Autumn 1920
By John Dorney On the night of September 20-21, 1920, four lorry loads of police, the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and their …
The Dublin Brigade IRA 1917-1921
The evolution of the Irish Volunteers in Dublin during the Irish War of Independence. By John Dorney. After the Easter Rising of …
The Northern Ireland Conflict 1968-1998 – An Overview
In the latest in our series of overviews, a summary of ‘The Troubles’, by John Dorney The Northern Ireland conflict was a …
The ‘Bridges Job’ – Dublin, August 5-6 1922
John Dorney on a disastrous operation by the IRA in Dublin during the Irish Civil War. On the early morning of …
The Siege of Tralee, November 1 – 9, 1920.
John Dorney on an ugly cycle of reprisals in Kerry in the War of Independence. On 31 October 1920, the Sinn Fein Lord …
Casualties of the Irish Civil War in Dublin
Towards a figure for civil war casualties in Dublin and environs, January 1922-November 1924. By John Dorney. (Final update September 2016) It …
“When Aungier Street became the Dardanelles” – Interview with James Durney
Historian James Durney talks to John Dorney and Cathal Brennan about the experience of a street in Dublin, nicknamed, “the Dardanelles” by British …