Today in Irish History, 9 August 1971, Internment is introduced in Northern Ireland
John Dorney on a turning point in the history of the Northern Ireland conflict. The morning of Monday the 9th of August, …
Bad form for Bill to discuss badminton for Protestants
Niall Meehan on Protestant sports and southern Irish society Bill O’Herlihy got in very hot water for observing during RTE’s Olympic Games …
History Wars – Interview with John Regan
We speak to historian John Regan on how the history of the Irish revolutionary period in 1916-23 has been written in the light …
David Fitzpatrick on “Terror in Ireland”
Recently we reviewed the new book ‘Terror in Ireland 1916-1923’ -a collection of essays on revolutionary and state violence in Ireland in …
Peter Hart and the Dunmanway killings controversy
John Dorney looks at one of the most heated debates in modern Irish history. In April of 1922, during the period of …
The battle for Cork City, August 1922 – Interview with John Borgonovo
We interview historian John Borgonovo about his new book on the civil war in Cork. Questions by John Dorney. Click on the …
Book Review: Riotous Assemblies – Rebels, Riots and Revolts in Ireland
Riotous Assemblies – Rebels, Riots and Revolts in Ireland, Edited by William Sheehan & Maura Cronin, Mercier 2011. There is much that …