North and South: Football and Irish Partition
The partition of Ireland is reflected in the separateness and rivalry of its two international football teams. Sathesh Alagappan looks at the …
Book review: Power Play, the Rise of Modern Sinn Fein
By Deaglan de Breadun Published by Merrion, Dublin 2015 Reviewer: Jim Dorney The publication of this book is timely given the imminence …
Book review: Sean Murray – Marxist Leninist and Irish Socialist Republican
By Sean Byers Published by Irish Academic Press, 2015. Reviewer: Martin Flynn In the breadth of Irish historical study, at least that which …
Today in Irish History – July 10 1921 – Belfast’s Bloody Sunday
In Irish history, “Bloody Sunday” generally refers to events in Dublin in November 1920 or Derry in January 1972. But there were …
Reconsidering Irish fatalities in the First World War
by Jason Myers. The relationship between Ireland and the First World War is a fascinating one. New angles and discoveries continue to …
Saint Patrick – Man or Myth?
By Brighid O’Sullivan The man known as Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland is shrouded in so many fantastical stories that …
The Northern Ireland Conflict 1968-1998 – An Overview
In the latest in our series of overviews, a summary of ‘The Troubles’, by John Dorney The Northern Ireland conflict was a …