The Tunnellers of Mountjoy,1923
By Christopher Lee. In 1923, after days of heavy rain the ground around the Mountjoy Prison blocks became sodden. An armoured car …
Did Michael Collins order the killing of Henry Wilson?
By Ronan McGreevy The assassination of Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson MP was an event that I have called Ireland’s Sarajevo. Just …
Writing the Birmingham pub bombings
By Michael Flavin The Birmingham pub bombings of 21st November 1974 were one of the most notorious incidents of The Troubles. …
The First Battle for the Marrowbone, Belfast 1920
By Gus McKendry This article is an attempt to examine and analyse the events on the night of 28th and the early …
Henrietta Street: From Townhouse to Tenement
By Timothy Murtagh Henrietta Street has many claims to fame. Some historians have pointed to it as one of the earliest examples of …
Clashmealcon Caves and Ballymullen Barracks: Tragedies of Kerry, April 1923
By Bryan MacMahon The promontory of Kerry Head featured prominently in the opening act of the 1916 Rising and in one of …
Book Review: A Broad Church: The Provisional IRA in the Republic of Ireland, 1980-1989 Volume 2
By Gearóid Ó Faoleán Published by Merrion Press Reviewed by Dr Robert Collins In volume one of the above title, author Gearóid …