Book Review – Crossfire, The Battle of the Four Courts 1916
By Paul O’Brien, New Island 2012. Reviewer: John Dorney This book, the latest in Paul O’Brien’s series about the battles of Easter …
Book Review: A City in Turmoil, Dublin 1919-1921
A City in Turmoil, Dublin 1919-1921 By Padraig Yeates Gill & Macmillan, 2012. Reviewer: John Dorney Padraig Yeates’ history of Dublin …
Book Review: ‘What Else Could I Do?’
Infanticide can be a measure of other aspects of society, it can point to attitudes towards illegitimacy, sex, poverty, birth control, women’s rights and protection of infant life … Rattigan has written a very informative book on a part of Irish history, which serves to reveal much about the complex nature of Irish conservatism.
The top Irish Story features of 2011
At the start of the new year, we review our most viewed of our articles and interviews published in 2011. The top ten …
Review: Conor McCabe on Banker and Rancher Interests in the Modern Irish Economy
Cathal Brennan reviews Conor McCabe’s lecture of October 15, 2011 at the Pearse Centre, Dublin. Listen to the talk here. On the 15th …
Book Review: The Fall of Dublin by Liz Gillis
Book Review: The Fall of Dublin by Liz Gillis Mercier, 2011 Reviewer: John Dorney Liz Gillis’s new book, the …
Book Reviews – Mercier’s Military History of the Irish Civil War Series
Mercier Military History of the Irish Civil War series The Battle for Limerick City by Padraig Og O Ruairc The Summer Campaign …