Today in Irish History – July 26th 1914 – The Howth Gun Running
John Dorney on the Howth gun running, which took place 100 years ago today. On a sunny Sunday in July 1914, …
Today in Irish History 27 September 1922, the Passing of the Public Safety Act
The passing of legislation allowing for executions during the Irish Civil War. By John Dorney On September 27 1922, the Dáil …
Today in Irish History – August 31, 1913 – Labour’s Bloody Sunday
The first ‘Bloody Sunday’ in twentieth century Ireland, during the Lockout of 1913. By John Dorney See also Remembering the Lockout. It …
Today in Irish History, August 14, 1922, The anti-Treaty IRA attack on Dundalk
A rare military success for the anti-Treaty side during the Irish Civil War. By John Dorney. At around 4:00 am on the …
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, …
Today in Irish History, The Burning of the Custom House, 25 May 1921
A famous act of symbolic destruction by the IRA in Dublin during the War of Independence, but also a military disaster for …
Today in Irish History, The execution of the “Drumboe Martyrs”, 14 March 1923
Kieran Glennon tells the story of the four Republicans executed in Donegal in 1923, by among others, his grandfather. Four Republicans, …