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 …
Book Review: The Secret of Kit Cavenaugh: A Remarkable Irish Woman and Soldier
Book Review: The Secret of Kit Cavenaugh: A Remarkable Irish Woman and Soldier by Anne Holland Published by Colilns Press Reviewer: Lucy …
Today in Irish History, November 28 1920 – The Kilmichael ambush
John Dorney on a famous, bloody action in West Cork during the Irish War of Independence On the 21st of November 1920, …
The Sack of Leuven and Irish participation in World War One.
Stephen McGarry on the ‘Rape of Belgium’ in 1914 and Irish participation in the First World War. August marks the centenary of …
Book Review: A Question of Duty, The Curragh Incident 1914
By Paul O’Brien Published by New Island Press, 2014 Reviewer: John Dorney ISBN: 978-1-84840-314-7 PB €12.99 (160PP) In April 2014, a Ukrainian …
Book Review: Ground Truths, British Army Operations in the Irish War of Independence
Title: Ground Truths: British Army Operations in the Irish War of Independence Author: W.H. Kautt Publisher: Irish Academic Press, Dublin 2014 ISBN: …
The Rabble and the Republic
John Dorney looks at how the Irish separatist movement interacted with the population of the Dublin slums during the years of the Great War …