A Short History of the Hibernian Rifles 1912-1916
By Padraig Og O Ruairc Occasionally when reading about the Irish revolution 1913-1923 you come across fleeting references to Republican organisations …
Discussion of the Lockout
In episode eight of The History Show on Near FM, The Irish Story’s John Dorney and Cathal Brennan discuss the great Lockout …
Today In Irish History, Women Take Sides in Achill Land Agitation, 7 March 1913
The battle on Achill Island in 1912-13 between Agnes McDonnell and her tenants. By Patricia Byrne. Convoy of Hay Carts Attacked On …
Commemorating the Lockout
John Dorney reports on the 1913 Commemoration Committee – gearing up for the centenary of the Dublin Lockout of 1913. It will …
The Home Front – Dublin and World War I
Padraig Yeates, author of, ‘A City in Wartime’, a new book on Dublin during the First World War, talks about the impact the war …
Perspectives on the Easter Rising – Part III, Aftermath
In this third and final part of our audio feature on the 1916 Rising, John Dorney talks to historians Padraig Yeates and …
The Easter Rising – A brief overview
John Dorney lays out the need-to-know facts of the Easter Rising. See also our overview series. The Easter Rising was an insurrection, …