Dr Shane Kenna, a tribute.
By John Dorney It was with the deepest regret that I learned on Tuesday February 28 of the death of our good …
The Dublin Brigade IRA 1917-1921
The evolution of the Irish Volunteers in Dublin during the Irish War of Independence. By John Dorney. After the Easter Rising of …
Policing Revolutionary Dublin 1919-1923
Crime and punishment during nationalist revolution in Dublin. By John Dorney The most obvious way the state enters our lives is when …
Book Review: Voices from the Easter Rising
By Ruán O’Donnell and Micheál O hAodha Published by Merrion Press, Dublin 2016. Reviewer: Eoin O’Driscoll Ruán O’Donnell and Micheál O hAodha’s …
The Helga and the shelling of Liberty hall
By Michael Barry. In researching my book ‘Courage Boys, We are Winning, an Illustrated History of the 1916 Rising’, I came across …
Airbrushed out of history? Elizabeth O’Farrell and Patrick Pearse’s surrender, 1916.
Michael Barry, author of ‘Courage Boys We are Winning’, a photographic history of the 1916 Rising, examines a famous image to see …
The Easter Rising in Galway, 1916
The Rising in rural Galway, by John Dorney In April 1916, central Dublin became a battlefield, but with the exception of one …