Book Review: Into Action, 1960-2014 Irish Peacekeepers Under Fire
By Dan Harvey Published by Merrion Press, Newbridge, 2017 ISBN: 9781785371110 Reviewer: Gordon O’Sullivan “The Irish Defence Forces’ involvement in overseas …
The Irish Story Top Ten articles of 2016
The year 2016, the year of the Easter Rising centenary was a record year for the Irish Story with over 685,000 views …
Book Review: Heroes of Jadotville: The Soldiers’ Story by Rose Doyle
Published by New Island Books, Dublin, 2016 ISBN: 978-1848404885 Reviewer: Gordon O’Sullivan “If you have been killed you have a …
Interview with Declan Power on the Siege of Jadotville, Part 2
The first part of the this interview of Declan Power by John Dorney deals with the Congo crisis of 1960-61, the UN-Katanga …
Interview with Declan Power on the Siege of Jadotville, Part I
In this interview, John Dorney speaks to historian, security analyst and former Irish Army officer Declan Power on the Irish Army’s role …
The Irish Army, the UN, Jadotville and the Congo
By John Dorney. For further context see our interview with Declan Power here. October 2016 saw the launch of a new Netflix …
Today in Irish History, August 3 1916, Roger Casement is Executed
A short article on Roger Casement. Executed today 100 years ago. By John Dorney Roger Casement, hanged on August 3, 1916 was …