The Treaty Debates: December 14 1921- January 7 1922
By John Dorney On January 7, 1922 the Second Dáil, the parliament of the Irish Republic, voted to approve the Anglo-Irish Treaty, …
Book Review: Without a Dog’s Chance, The nationalists of Northern Ireland and the Boundary Commission 1920-25
By James Cousins, Published by Irish Academic Press, 2020 ISBN:9781788551021 Reviewer: John Dorney As the centenary of the Anglo-Irish Treaty approaches, …
Book Review: Combatants and Civilians in Revolutionary Ireland 1918-1923
By Thomas Earls Fitzgerald Published by Routledge, London 2021 ISBN 978-0-367-33352-2 Reviewer: John Dorney Thomas Earls Fitzgerald’s book is a study of …
Podcast: Irish Army Deserters in the Second World War with Cían Harte
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney interview Cian Harte, author of Heroes Or Traitors? Irish Deserters of WWII about Irish Army deserters in the …
The General Strike against Militarism, Ireland April 1922
By John Dorney On December 6 1921, the Anglo Irish Treaty was signed, setting up the Irish Free State. The deal, falling …
Some Thoughts on the Truce – 100 Years On
By John Dorney Today, July 11, 2021, marks 100 years since the final day of the Irish War of Independence. A Truce, …
‘An unnecessary number of graves?’ – The road to the Truce of July 1921
The triumphs and failures of diplomacy that led to the end of the Irish War of Independence. By John Dorney Reflecting on …