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 …
Thinking about Violence in the Irish Civil War
John Dorney on the logic of violence in the Irish Civil War, based on research for his forthcoming book on the Civil …
‘Progress and Poverty’ – Henry George and Land Reform in modern Ireland
Barry Sheppard on the unlikely influence of an American radical on land reform in Ireland over the 19th and 20th centuries. …
Bankruptcy, Bailouts and Brass Money – The 17th century origins of modern state finances
Historian Harman Murtagh talks to John Dorney about the origins of taxation, sovereign debt, state bankruptcy and representation in 17th century Europe. …