Epidemics in Ireland – A Short History
By John Dorney At the time of writing, (March 30 2020), Ireland is in lockdown. Almost all normal work and social activity …
Book Review: The Invincibles: The Phoenix Park Assassinations and the Conspiracy that Shook an Empire
By Shane Kenna Published by The O’Brien Press, 2019 ISBN: 9781788490603 Reviewer: Kerron Ó Luain In the days after reading this …
Robert Byrne – the IRA Volunteer and Trade Unionist whose killing sparked the “Limerick Soviet”.
By Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc Although there had been some skirmishes between the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and British forces in Ireland …
Book Review: The Post Office in Ireland, an Illustrated History
By Stephen Ferguson, Publisher: Irish Academic Press, (2016) Reviewer Ruairí Ó hAodha A truly illustrated history Stephen Ferguson is Assistant Secretary …
‘We had to go forward’ – The Mountjoy Hunger Strike of 1917
The hunger strike of 1917 and the death of Thomas Ashe. By Dr. Tomás Mac Conmara Having achieved an historic victory, getting …
The assassination of Sergeant James King
The Clareman who led a British ‘murder gang’ in Roscommon. By Padraig Og O Ruairc. On the morning of the 11th of …
Women and the Achill Mission Colony
Protestant women missionaries on Achill island in the 19th century. By Patricia Byrne. (A version of this article was presented at the Heinrich …