Today in Irish History, 22 June 1922 – The assassination of Henry Wilson
The killing of a British Field Marshal that helped to spark the Irish Civil War. By John Dorney The assassination On June …
Podcast: Brian Hanley on Republican Policing in the Irish Revolution
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney talk to Brain Hanley here about the efforts of the Irish Republican Police to fight ‘ordinary crime’, …
Internment on the Prison Ship Argenta
Internment in Northern Ireland 1922-23. By Ann-Marie McInereny It has been argued that Ireland experienced not one but two civil wars in …
The Army Mutiny of 1924 and the Opening of the Army Inquiry Papers
By John Dorney On December 5 2019 at Cathal Brugha Barracks, the Irish Military archives did something very unusual for an army; …
Book Review: The Irish Civil War, Law, Execution and Atrocity
By Sean Enright Published by Merrion Press, 2019 Reviewer: John Dorney Sean Enright is a retired barrister and judge and has …
Events in Terenure in the Irish War of Independence and Civil War
By John Dorney Terenure village, in south Dublin, grew up in the 19th century after a road was driven west from neighbouring …
The Rise and Fall of the Dáil Courts, 1919-1922
By John Dorney The Republican or Dáil Courts were one of the signal achievements of the Irish nationalist revolution of 1919-21. Across …