In the Presence of His Enemies: The Controversy of James Dalton, May 1920
Daniel Murray on the murky, unsolved killing of IRA intelligence officer James Dalton in May 1920 during the Irish War of Independence. …
The Pearse Street Ambush, Dublin, March 14, 1921
An episode of the Irish War of Independence. Thirteen people die in Dublin. By John Dorney Dublin awoke on the morning to …
Understated Insurgency: The Carlow Brigade in the War of Independence, 1917-1921
By Daniel Murray. See also Bushwhacked, the ambush of the Carlow column. When Pádraig Kane sat down to give his Statement …
Book review: Kildare Barracks
Kildare Barracks: From the Royal Field Artillery to the Irish Artillery Corps By Mark McLoughlin Published by Merrion, Sallins, 2014 ISBN: 9781908928474 …
Book Review: ‘War in the Shadows: The Irish-American Fenians who bombed Victorian Britain’
Title: War In The Shadows: The Irish-Americans Who Bombed Victorian Britain Author: Shane Kenna ISBN: 978-1-90892-802-3 Price: €24.95 (Cheaper from the publisher’s …
What to do about the past?
John Dorney on the past, present and future of conflict resolution in Ireland. Some of us, upon some months ago, hearing of …
Book Review: A Question of Duty, The Curragh Incident 1914
By Paul O’Brien Published by New Island Press, 2014 Reviewer: John Dorney ISBN: 978-1-84840-314-7 PB €12.99 (160PP) In April 2014, a Ukrainian …