
The Irish Defence Forces in the 1930s – Holding Pattern
By Eoin Kinsella By the time Fianna Fáil took office in March 1932 (supported by the Labour Party), the storm clouds of …
By Eoin Kinsella By the time Fianna Fáil took office in March 1932 (supported by the Labour Party), the storm clouds of …
By Terence O’Reilly In the cold pre-dawn hours of the 12th March 1946, the village of Dalkey was suddenly rocked by …
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney interview Cian Harte, author of Heroes Or Traitors? Irish Deserters of WWII about Irish Army deserters in the …
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney interview Brian Hanley on the Arms Crisis of 1970. First Broadcast on the Irish History Show. In …
From 1978 until 2001 the Irish Army provided a battalion to UNIFIL the United Nations force in south Lebanon. Here security analyst …
Soldiering Against Subversion: The Irish Defence Forces and Internal Security during the Troubles, 1969-1998 By Dan Harvey Published by Merrion Press (2018) …
By Terence O’Reilly “Officers and other ranks are drafted in and soon begin to take a pride in their new unit; …