Lecture: John Dorney on the War of Independence in Dublin 1917-1921
As part of the 2020 Fingal Festival of History John Dorney discusses how the Irish War of Independence unfolded in Dublin. For …
Podcast: Commemorating the RIC
On this episode of the Irish History Show Cathal Brennan and John Dorney discuss the recent controversy over the planned commemoration of …
Commemorating the Partition of Ireland, 100 years on.
By Cormac Moore One hundred years ago, Ireland was in the midst of violent strife surrounding the struggle for Irish independence. In …
Commemorating 1920 in 2020 – the Perils of Reconciliation
By John Dorney The coming year 2020, is a hundred years since the real start of the Irish War of independence. In …
Controlling History: Commemorating the First Dáil, 1929-1969.
Diarmuid Francis Bolger on the battle for ownership of the legacy of the First Dáil Éireann. January 21 2019 will mark …
Commemorating 1918 and the Self determination of Nations
Why celebrating the election of 1918 too enthusiastically might not be in the Irish state’s interests in 2018. By John Dorney …
Commemorating the Easter Rising Part II 1945-2006
The conclusion of a two-part article. By John Dorney The Easter Rising of 1916 was supposed to be a unifying national symbol; …