‘Taking Matters into their own hands’ – The Ulster Special Constabulary
By John Ó Néill The recent controversy over a planned state commemoration of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) showed a fairly loose …
The Making of the Irish Border, 1912-1925, a Short History
By John Dorney On a recent visit to Clones County Monaghan, coming from Cavan town, I had to travel six times across …
‘To extinguish their sinister traditions and customs’ – the historic bans on the legal use of the Irish and Welsh languages
By Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc. Constitutionally both Wales and Northern Ireland are considered part of the integral and sovereign territory of the …
Book Review Ireland Since 1939: The Persistence of Conflict
By Henry Patterson Penguin Books Reviewer: Barry Sheppard Large scale surveys of modern Irish history are not exactly new. Numerous comprehensive volumes …
Today in Irish History, 9 August 1971, Internment is introduced in Northern Ireland
John Dorney on a turning point in the history of the Northern Ireland conflict. The morning of Monday the 9th of August, …
The Curious Career of Herbert Moore Pim
Cathal Brennan looks at the eccentric political career of Herbert Moore Pim, Quaker, Catholic, Republican, loyalist, fascist, bohemian and occult fiction writer. …
Book Review: A City in Wartime, Dublin 1914-18
Book Review: A City in Wartime, Dublin 1914-18 Author: Padraig Yeates Gill & MacMillan 2011. Reviewer: John Dorney The most important …