Book Review: The GAA & Revolution in Ireland 1913-1923.
Gearoid O Tuathaigh, editor Collins Press, Cork 2015. Reviewer: Barry Shepperd Now that we have collectively entered that all-important and much discussed …
The Ellis Quarry Killings
Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc on the debate on a controversial killing on the last day of the Irish War of Independence. On …
Weapons of the Irish Revolution Part III – The Civil War 1922-23
John Dorney wraps up a three part series with a look at the weapons of the Irish Civil War. See Part I …
Book Review: A Formative Decade, Ireland in the 1920s
Edited by Mel Farrell, Jason Knirck and Ciara Meehan, Published by Irish Academic Press, Dublin 2015 Reviewer: John Dorney Politics and life …
The Northern Ireland Conflict 1968-1998 – An Overview
In the latest in our series of overviews, a summary of ‘The Troubles’, by John Dorney The Northern Ireland conflict was a …
Today in Irish History, November 28 1920 – The Kilmichael ambush
John Dorney on a famous, bloody action in West Cork during the Irish War of Independence On the 21st of November 1920, …
The ‘Bridges Job’ – Dublin, August 5-6 1922
John Dorney on a disastrous operation by the IRA in Dublin during the Irish Civil War. On the early morning of …