The Belfast Dockers and Carters Strike of 1907
When a dock strike called by Jim Larkin brought Belfast to a standstill. By John Dorney The Belfast docks strike of …
‘Whose idea was it?’ State Policy, Clerical Abuse and the Intellectually Disabled in 1950s Ireland
The roots of clerical control over care for disabled children in Ireland. By David Kilgannon ‘They took the liberty of doing …
Book Review: Big Jim Larkin: Hero or Wrecker?
By Emmet O’Connor, Published by: University College Dublin Press, (Dublin, 2015) Reviewer: Gerard Noonan Jim Larkin’s life has a biblical quality to it. …
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 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 …
Historical Perspectives | Maritime Tales: Story of the Banshee – built in Liverpool as a blockade runner in the American Civil War
For sure not very linked to Ireland, but a fascinating story all the same! BANSHEE – named after the Irish spirit said …