Interview: Barry Sheppard on Muintir na Tire
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney interview Barry Sheppard on his research on Muintir na Tire. Muintir na Tire was a voluntary organisation …
‘Without Law or Justice’: Class conflict in the Irish border counties 1920-23.
How social strife accompanied the Irish revolution in the north midlands region. By John Dorney. At a meeting of evicted tenants at …
‘God’s Battle’: O’Duffy’s Irish Brigade in the Spanish Civil War
The Irish unit that fought for Franco in 1936-37. By John Dorney In late 1936, a young unemployed Dubliner, Seamus MacKee, was …
Book Review: The Adoption Machine: The Dark History of Ireland’s Mother and Baby Homes.
By Paul Jude Redmond Published by Irish Academic Press. Reviewer: Rhona McCord I first met Paul Redmond in 2013 at a press …
‘We had to go forward’ – The Mountjoy Hunger Strike of 1917
The hunger strike of 1917 and the death of Thomas Ashe. By Dr. Tomás Mac Conmara Having achieved an historic victory, getting …
Film Review: No Stone Unturned
Directed by Alex Gibney 2017 Reviewer: John Dorney This film, on limited release in Ireland, should be causing mass outrage. And yet …
Book Review: County Louth and the Irish Revolution 1912-1923
Edited by Donal Hall and Martin Maguire Published by Irish Academic Press, 2017. Reviewer: John Dorney This book is a collection of …