Recycling History – the bicycle and protest in Ireland
By Barry Sheppard Since the late nineteenth century, the humble bicycle has played a minor, yet significant role in Irish history. Internationally, …
‘To extinguish their sinister traditions and customs’ – the historic bans on the legal use of the Irish and Welsh languages
By Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc. Constitutionally both Wales and Northern Ireland are considered part of the integral and sovereign territory of the …
Book Review: The Adoption Machine: The Dark History of Ireland’s Mother and Baby Homes.
By Paul Jude Redmond Published by Irish Academic Press. Reviewer: Rhona McCord I first met Paul Redmond in 2013 at a press …
The Gardaí in the 1920s – A Troubled Beginning
By Colm Wallace, whose new book The Fallen details Gardaí who lost their lives in the line of duty. The Gardaí have …
Book Review – Ireland’s Immortals: A History of the Gods of Irish Myth
By Mark Williams. Published by Princeton University Press, 2016. Pp. 608. €36.99. ISBN 978-0691157313. Reviewer Caroline Hurley I could have done …
The 2016 Rising centenary: What did it all mean?
By John Dorney The year 2016 marked the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising. At the start of the year I wrote …
The Irish Army, the UN, Jadotville and the Congo
By John Dorney. For further context see our interview with Declan Power here. October 2016 saw the launch of a new Netflix …