Revisiting the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Movement: 1968-69
By John Dorney This year, 2018, marks the fiftieth anniversary of the beginning of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights movement. Its first …
Controlling History: Commemorating the First Dáil, 1929-1969.
Diarmuid Francis Bolger on the battle for ownership of the legacy of the First Dáil Éireann. January 21 2019 will mark …
Censorship, Internment and Section 31, Interview with Brian Hanley.
An interview with Brian Hanley on the impact of the Northern Ireland conflict on the Republic of Ireland, during the conflict’s most …
‘A policy of Passive Resistance’: Sinn Féin and Abstentionism – an historical overview
For over 100 years now, elected Irish Republican politicians have refused to take their seats in the British Parliament. Kerron Ó Luain …
The Court Martial of Captain Joe Keohane
Gearóid Ó Faoleán looks at the court martial of Irish soldier, republican activist and Gaelic football star Joseph Keohane in 1971. …
Belfast Riots – A Short History
In recent articles on the Irish Story, Brian Hanley has looked the effects of the 1935 Belfast riots on southern Ireland. This …
A Short History of Freedom of Information in Independent Ireland
John Dorney looks at secrecy and transparency in independent Ireland. The Irish state, since gaining its independence in 1922, has been one …