Frank Aiken: Nationalist and Internationalist
Almost uniquely amongst the leading figures of the Irish revolutionary period, 1916-1923, Frank Aiken (1898-1983) does not have a biography devoted to …
‘Every Catholic workman in the city…down tools’ – Galway’s wildcat strike, 23 July 1935
Brian Hanley concludes his trio of articles on disturbances across Ireland in July 1935 with an article on a strike in Galway …
Belfast Riots – A Short History
In recent articles on the Irish Story, Brian Hanley has looked the effects of the 1935 Belfast riots on southern Ireland. This …
July 1935: ‘Remember Belfast – Boycott the Orangemen!’
July 1935 saw vicious sectarian rioting in Belfast. Here in a follow up to his article on the riot in Limerick, Brian …
A Limerick riot
Brian Hanley looks at a riot in Limerick in 1935 At about 10.30pm on the 20th July 1935, a Saturday night, …
Arthur MacMurrough Kavanagh -The Limbless Landlord
Brian Igoe looks at the career of an extraordinary 19th century landlord and his times. This is a summary of the little …
Interview: Conor Mulvagh on the Home Rule Party
Conor Mulvagh, historian of the Irish Parliamentary Party, talks to John Dorney about the IPP or Home Rule Party that dominated Irish politics for nearly …