A Report of the Athlone Irish Civil War Conference 23 November 2013
John Dorney reports on the Old Athlone Society’s Conference on the Irish Civil War, held in Custume Barracks Athlone, November 23 1923. …
‘Let it be Under our Thumb’ – the History of the Seanad
A brief history of the Irish Senate, By John Dorney. In a recent (October 2013) referendum, the Irish electorate voted not to …
Making Sense of the Irish Civil War – A Conversation with Gavin Foster
Professor Gavin Foster of the Department of Canadian Irish studies at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec in conversation with John Dorney about the Irish …
Irish Women and World War I – an Interview with Fionnuala Walsh.
John Dorney speaks to Fionnuala Walsh about Irish women during the first total war. In Ireland, the First World War saw not only participation in …
Book Review: Sligo.The Irish Revolution 1912-23
By Michael Farry Four Courts Press, 2012 Reviewer: John Dorney This new book on county Sligo’s experiences in the upheaval of 1912-23 …
Report on Irish Civil War Conference, Drogheda, September 2012
Cathal Brennan reports from the John Boyle O’Reilly Autumn School conference on the Irish Civil War On the 16th of September John …
The Irish Civil War – A brief overview
John Dorney lays out the need-to-know facts about the Irish Civil war of 1922-23. For more detailed articles see, The Irish Story, …