Film Review: The Enigma of Frank Ryan
Director: Des Bell Historical Consultant: Fearghal McGarry Starring: Dara Devaney, Mia Gallagher, Barry Barnes, Frankie McCafferty, Reviewer: John Dorney Frank …
Book Review: Rebels – Voices from the Easter Rising
Rebels – Voices from the Easter Rising By Fearghal McGarry, Penguin Ireland, 2011. Reviewer: John Dorney There is and always has …
Perspectives on the Easter Rising – Part III, Aftermath
In this third and final part of our audio feature on the 1916 Rising, John Dorney talks to historians Padraig Yeates and …
Perspectives on the Easter Rising, Part II – Combat
In this second part of our audio feature on 1916, John Dorney talks to historians Padraig Yeates and Fearghal McGarry about the reality on …
Perspectives on The Easter Rising, Part I – Rebels
In the first part of a series of audio features, we discuss aspects of the Easter Rising with historians. Here John Dorney …
‘The distinction is a fine but real one.’- Sectarianism in County Clare during the War of Independence
Padraig Óg Ó’Ruairc looks at the existence or lack thereof of sectarian violence in Clare during the War of Independence. For more from Padraig read his books, …
The Irish Language, Part II – A Phoenix from the Flames?
In this second and concluding part of our feature on the history of the Irish language, we look at the role Irish …