Podcast: Executions during the Irish Civil War
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney discuss the Government policy of execution during the Civil War of 1922-23. See also this article on …
Executions during the Irish Civil War
By John Dorney On the morning of November 17 1922, the mother of John Gaffney, an anti-Treaty IRA member and 21 year …
A Civil War as a sort of side-show? Partisan politics in the Irish Free State and the Eucharistic Congress of 1932
Barry Sheppard on a moment in Irish history when national and religious identity appeared mired in political conflict. In 1932 Dublin was …
Today in Irish History 27 September 1922, the Passing of the Public Safety Act
The passing of legislation allowing for executions during the Irish Civil War. By John Dorney On September 27 1922, the Dáil …
Today in Irish History, The execution of the “Drumboe Martyrs”, 14 March 1923
Kieran Glennon tells the story of the four Republicans executed in Donegal in 1923, by among others, his grandfather. Four Republicans, …
Today in Irish History – Assassination of Sean Hales, December 7 1922
John Dorney looks at the savage bout of assassinations and executions in December 1922 during the Irish Civil War. On December 6th, …