Michael Collins, Northern Ireland and the Northern Offensive, May 1922
By Patrick Concannon As we enter the next few years of commemoration they will be dominated by huge historical events like the …
Hermann Goertz – a German spy in wartime Ireland
The involvement of a Nazi spy with the IRA during the Second World War. By John Dorney On May 5, 1940, the …
Book Review: Dublin’s Great Wars
Dublin’s Great Wars, The First World War, The Easter Rising and the Irish Revolution By Richard Grayson Published By Cambridge University Press, …
“The Pope is the enemy of Irish Republicanism and Irish independence” Should we commemorate the Catholic Church’s role in the War of Independence?
By Padraig Og O Ruairc Introduction – Ignoring faith and misrepresenting history? The official state commemoration marking the centenary of the …
Opinion: Did the ambush at Soloheadbeg begin the Irish War of Independence?
By John Dorney On January 21 1919, the First Dail – the rebel parliament of the unilaterally declared Irish Republic – met …
Ireland and the First World War – A Brief Overview
By John Dorney Ireland throughout the First World War of 1914-1918 was an integral part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain …
‘Spies and informers beware!’: IRA executions of alleged civilian spies during the War of Independence 1919 -1921.
By Padraig Og O Ruairc The ‘intelligence war’ was undoubtedly one of the most important military aspects of the Irish War of …