‘As a Gael should meet Gaels’ – The Gaelic Athletic Association in the Irish Free State
The GAA saw itself as the true representative of the Irish nation at play. Barry Sheppard investigates how it fared in …
Ráthcairn: Land & Language Reform In The Irish Free State
Barry Sheppard tells the story of the creation of a Gaeltacht community in County Meath. It has generally been thought that after …
The Irish Civil War – A brief overview
John Dorney lays out the need-to-know facts about the Irish Civil war of 1922-23. For more detailed articles see, The Irish Story, …
Today in Irish History, The Burning of the Custom House, 25 May 1921
A famous act of symbolic destruction by the IRA in Dublin during the War of Independence, but also a military disaster for …
The Blueshirts – fascism in Ireland?
This is a discussion on Near Fm’s History Show of the Blueshirts and fascism an anti-fascism in 1930s Ireland. Presented by Cathal Brennan …
Today in Irish History,the Anglo-Irish Treaty is Signed, 6 December 1921
On December 6, 1921, a Treaty was signed between Irish and British negotiators that determined the shape of 20th century Ireland. This is …
Today in Irish History, The Truce, 11 July 1921
John Dorney remembers the last day of the Irish War of Independence