Intelligence Failure or Conspiracy? How did the British let the 1916 Rising happen?
Why did the British government in Ireland fail to prevent the Easter Rising? By John Dorney. In 1916 Britain was at war. …
The Greater War: Ireland and eastern Europe 1914-1922
John Dorney tries to fit Ireland’s experience of war and nationalist revolution into a wider European context. The First World War is …
The IRA and the Emergency – An interview with Brian Hanley
John Dorney caught up with Brian Hanley to discuss the IRA during the Emergency (World War II). Click on the Link …
Today In Irish History – The Belfast Blitz, 15 April
~1941~ We tend, at least in the South, to think of Ireland as some kind of neutral island during the war. Indeed …