‘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 …
Bloody Sunday 1920 Revisited
By John Dorney Today, November 21, 2020, is 100 years since the events known as ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Dublin in 1920. Over …
Book Review: Saving the State: Fine Gael from Collins to Varadkar
By Stephen Collins and Ciara Meehan Published by: Gill Books (2020) Reviewer: Barry Sheppard We have all come to realise that, despite …
‘The only Irishman that was incorruptible’: Seán Russell and the IRA (Part One, 1893-1930)
By Gerard Shannon. This is the first in a two-part article. It was a grim, low-key farewell. On August 14th 1940, roughly …
Today in Irish History, 22 June 1922 – The assassination of Henry Wilson
The killing of a British Field Marshal that helped to spark the Irish Civil War. By John Dorney The assassination On June …
Today in Irish History, 19 December 1919, The Attempted Assassination of Sir John French
One hundred years ago today, the attempt on the life of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. By John Dorney On a cold …
Interview: Joe Connell on Guerrilla Warfare in Ireland 1919-1921
Joe Connell is the author of the newly published, The Shadow War, Michael Collins and the Politics of Violence. Here he is …