Revisiting the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Movement: 1968-69
By John Dorney This year, 2018, marks the fiftieth anniversary of the beginning of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights movement. Its first …
Book Review: Bombs, Bullets and the Border: Policing Ireland’s Frontier, Irish Security Policy 1969-1978
By Patrick Mulroe Published by Irish Academic Press, 2017. Reviewer: Gerard Madden. Since June 2016, Brexit has dominated public discourse in both …
Censorship, Internment and Section 31, Interview with Brian Hanley.
An interview with Brian Hanley on the impact of the Northern Ireland conflict on the Republic of Ireland, during the conflict’s most …
Interview: Brian Hanley on Martin McGuinness, his life and times.
John Dorney speaks to historian Brian Hanley on the context to the paramilitary and political career of Martin McGuinness.
Martin McGuinness 1950-2017
By John Dorney Martin McGuinness always cut a striking figure. From a youthful, blonde shaggy haired Provisional IRA commander in Derry in …
Today in Irish History – The First Dáil meets and the Soloheadbeg Ambush – 21 January 1919
The declaration of the Irish Republic and first day of the War of Independence. By John Dorney On January 21st 1919, the First …
The Northern Ireland Conflict 1968-1998 – An Overview
In the latest in our series of overviews, a summary of ‘The Troubles’, by John Dorney The Northern Ireland conflict was a …