‘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 …
Book Review: From Partition to Brexit: The Irish Government and Northern Ireland
ISBN: 978-1-5261-3295-6 By Donnacha O Beacháin Published by Manchester University Press (2018) Reviewer: Aaron Ó Maonaigh The spectre of Brexit hangs over …
The Strange Case of Lord Massey and the Killakee shooting, July 1922.
Murder, Michael Collins and the decline and fall of South Dublin Landlord family. By John Dorney Late on Wednesday July 19, 1922, …
Interview: Joe Connell on Michael Collins
John Dorney talks to historian Joe Connell about Michael Collins. We talk about: Collins’ military and political abilities. How his charismatic personality …