‘God’s Battle’: O’Duffy’s Irish Brigade in the Spanish Civil War
The Irish unit that fought for Franco in 1936-37. By John Dorney In late 1936, a young unemployed Dubliner, Seamus MacKee, was …
Today in Irish History – August 1, 1915, ‘The fools, the fools’, O’Donovan Rossa’s funeral
An important milestone on the road to the Rising of 1916. By John Dorney. In August 1915, a volley of rifle shots …
The History Show Archive: Episodes 1-7
Readers of our facebook page will have been kept abreast of the History Show, which Cathal Brennan and John Dorney of the …
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 …
Book Review: Terror in Ireland 1916-1923
Terror in Ireland 1916-1923. Edited by David Fitzpatrick Lilliput Press, 2012 Reviewer: John Dorney The purpose of terror, Lenin once said …
Discussion of the Easter Rising
Our final piece of Easter week material for 2012, a radio discussion on the insurrection. This is Episode 5 of The History Show …
The Irish Story archive on the Easter Rising
This is an archive of Irish Story articles on the 1916 Rising from 2010 onwards, including articles, interview and book reviews. Articles …