Today in Irish History – The Upton Ambush, February 15 1921.
On this day, in west Cork, in 1921, at least eleven people were killed in a vicious ten-minute firefight at Upton train station …
A Short History of Freedom of Information in Independent Ireland
John Dorney looks at secrecy and transparency in independent Ireland. The Irish state, since gaining its independence in 1922, has been one …