Programme of Lectures on the Irish Revolution, The People’s College, Spring 2014.
Announcing a series of Lectures to be held by the People’s College in the Spring of 2014. All lectures will be in the …
The Eleven Years War 1641-52 – A Brief Overview
John Dorney lays out the essential facts on the war of 1641-52 -a war that pitted Catholic against Protestant, Royalist against Parliamentarian, …
The Irish Story Top Posts of 2013
So another year comes to a close. We’d like to thank all our contributors and readers over the past year. Below is …
Book Review: Witches, Spies and Stockholm Syndrome – Life in Medieval Ireland
By Finbar Dwyer Published by New Island Press, 2013 Reviewer: John Dorney Medieval Ireland is a world that is lost to …
Book Review, ‘A Just Society for Ireland?’
Title: A Just Society For Ireland? 1964-1987 Author: Ciara Meehan Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan, 2013 Price: £55.00 Reviewer: Rhona McCord Ciara Meehan’s recent …
Ireland and South African Politics – A Tangled History
On the day after the death of the iconic South African leader Nelson Mandela, John Dorney has a quick look at how …
A Report of the Athlone Irish Civil War Conference 23 November 2013
John Dorney reports on the Old Athlone Society’s Conference on the Irish Civil War, held in Custume Barracks Athlone, November 23 1923. …