Rebel Heart – a coming-of-age drama set against the backdrop of the Irish revolution
By Alison Martin Recently, the series Resistance, based on the Irish War of Independence has aired on Irish national broadcaster RTE. In …
The Belfast Dockers and Carters Strike of 1907
When a dock strike called by Jim Larkin brought Belfast to a standstill. By John Dorney The Belfast docks strike of …
The Boys of the Old Brigade – The IRA Third Northern Division
Kieran Glennon, author of From Pogrom to Civil War – Tom Glennon and the Belfast IRA, describes how this material charts the …
Book Review: Out of the Ashes, an oral history of the Provisional Irish Republican Movement
By Robert W. White Published by Merrion Press, 2017. Reviewer: John Dorney Robert White is an American sociologist, who over 30 years …
The Free State’s forgotten soldiers: The National Army monument at Glasnevin.
National Army dead at Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, by John Dorney Perhaps the most famous and most visited grave at Dublin’s Glasnevin Cemetery …
‘Preserving the spirit of the movement’: The IRA, the Broadway Cinema and the 1943 Easter Rising commemoration
By Alison Martin In comparison to some of the Easter Rising commemorations which took place around the time of key anniversaries, there …
Martin McGuinness 1950-2017
By John Dorney Martin McGuinness always cut a striking figure. From a youthful, blonde shaggy haired Provisional IRA commander in Derry in …