The Rabble and the Republic
John Dorney looks at how the Irish separatist movement interacted with the population of the Dublin slums during the years of the Great War …
Evasive Manoeuvres: An Examination of Florence O’Donoghue’s Account of the Death of Michael Collins
What really happened on the day Michael Collins was shot? Daniel Murray looks at Florence O’Donoghue’s version. An Irregular Meeting In February …
Book Review: Review: Running With Crows
Running with Crows, The Life and Death of a Black and Tan By DJ Kelly Reviewer: Kevin McCarthy The …
Ireland and the great flu epidemic of 1918
John Dorney takes a look at the great killer in Ireland in 1918-19, not political violence or the Great War, but the …
A Short History of the Hibernian Rifles 1912-1916
By Padraig Og O Ruairc Occasionally when reading about the Irish revolution 1913-1923 you come across fleeting references to Republican organisations …
One King to Rule them All – Edward Bruce and the Battle of Athenry 1316
Fedlimid Ó Conchobair, the Second Battle of Athenry, and the Kingship of Ireland. How the Bruce invasion sparked a bitter dynastic war …
The IRA and the Emergency – An interview with Brian Hanley
John Dorney caught up with Brian Hanley to discuss the IRA during the Emergency (World War II). Click on the Link …