Casualties of the Irish Civil War in County Cork
Counting the cost of the Civil War in County Cork. By John Dorney This article is an attempt to count the fatal …
A Civil War as a sort of side-show? Partisan politics in the Irish Free State and the Eucharistic Congress of 1932
Barry Sheppard on a moment in Irish history when national and religious identity appeared mired in political conflict. In 1932 Dublin was …
‘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 …
Revisiting the Red Cow Murders, October 7, 1922
New evidence on a disturbing killing during the Irish Civil War. By John Dorney. On October 7 1922, in the middle of …
Catalonia and Ireland
In the aftermath of the putative independence referendum in Catalonia, on October 1, 2017, John Dorney looks at some of the parallels …
Book Review: Monteith: The Making of a Rebel
By Catherine C. Smyth (2017) Reviewer: Daniel Murray Roger Casement was a sick man. Amidst all the uncertainties facing the tiny band …
The Dalkey column – An Irish Civil War Story
By John Dorney, based on his new book, The Civil War in Dublin 1922-1924. South east Dublin has, since the railways of …