‘Infectious piousness’ – Advertising and the Eucharistic Congress, 1932
When consumerism and Catholicism collided in 1932. By Barry Sheppard June of 2017 marked the 85th anniversary of the 31st International …
The Gardaí in the 1920s – A Troubled Beginning
By Colm Wallace, whose new book The Fallen details Gardaí who lost their lives in the line of duty. The Gardaí have …
Michael Collins: The Dictator?
Was Michael Collins the founder of Irish democracy or an aspirant dictator? By John Dorney People invest a lot in Michael Collins. …
Irish Clans in the Sixteenth century
By John Dorney The word clan seems to have entered English via Scots Gaelic, where it was used to describe the social …
Reflecting on The Civil War in Dublin
John Dorney on his new book The Civil War in Dublin the Fight for the Irish capital. Joseph Conrad began his famous …