Book Review: Soldiering Against Subversion
Soldiering Against Subversion: The Irish Defence Forces and Internal Security during the Troubles, 1969-1998 By Dan Harvey Published by Merrion Press (2018) …
“The road for the cattle – the land for the People” The Castlefergus Cattle Drive and the death of IRA Volunteer John Ryan
Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc looks at the shooting of IRA Volunteer John Ryan who was shot dead by the RIC at a …
The Manchester martyrs: From last letters to lasting legends
By Mark Holan On 22 November 1867, Co. Cork native William P. Allen wrote his last letter “this side of the grave” …
‘A policy of Passive Resistance’: Sinn Féin and Abstentionism – an historical overview
For over 100 years now, elected Irish Republican politicians have refused to take their seats in the British Parliament. Kerron Ó Luain …
Book Review, Special Category: The IRA in English Prisons 1978-1985
By Ruan O’Donnell, Published by Merrion Press, 2015, Reviewer: Shane Kenna Throughout the course of Irish History jail experiences have been a …
The Court Martial of Captain Joe Keohane
Gearóid Ó Faoleán looks at the court martial of Irish soldier, republican activist and Gaelic football star Joseph Keohane in 1971. …
The Mother and Child Scheme – The role of Church and State.
Rhona McCord takes a fresh look at the clash of ideologies and interests in the Irish state over the Mother and Child …