The History Show Archive Part II: Episodes 8-16
This is the second part of our archive of Near FM’s History Show, presented by Cathal Brennan and John Dorney. The first …
Frank Aiken: Nationalist and Internationalist
Almost uniquely amongst the leading figures of the Irish revolutionary period, 1916-1923, Frank Aiken (1898-1983) does not have a biography devoted to …
Belfast Riots – A Short History
In recent articles on the Irish Story, Brian Hanley has looked the effects of the 1935 Belfast riots on southern Ireland. This …
Book Review Ireland Since 1939: The Persistence of Conflict
By Henry Patterson Penguin Books Reviewer: Barry Sheppard Large scale surveys of modern Irish history are not exactly new. Numerous comprehensive volumes …