Television: O’Connell Street, let’s be honest, has long had a rough reputation. But wallowing in grittiness isn’t the Nationwide way
Commencement of independent Irish courts in 1924 ‘the moment when the silence of the Gael in the courts of law is broken’
Irish revolutionary figure and Proclamation of Independence signatory was a key player in the Irish freedom movement
The Irish Times would like to hear the personal histories of families and individuals affected by the conflict
The former Conservative politician and historian on his new documentary about the Irish Civil War
Following a bitter and exhausting conflict, the new government’s priority in 1923 was state building
As with social media today, there were fears about movies’ potential effects on mental health and politics
No women were executed but there were hunger strikes and some died after becoming ill in jail
Relatives of participants in the conflict reflect on how it shaped their families down the generations
In what was a heady year we also got the first Irish stamp, a customs border and WB Yeats’s Nobel medal
Big houses were the homes of the former Anglo-Irish landlord class, most dating from the early 18th century
A timline of events from the end of the War of Independence to WB Yeats winning the Nobel prize
Co Kerry was the scene of some of the most barbaric acts of the Civil War. Why did it last so long there?
B’fhacthas cuid shuntasach de na poblachtaigh a chuir i gcoinne an chonartha Angla-Éireannaigh nach raibh deiseanna ar fáil dóibh sa Saorstát agus gurbh í an deoraíocht a bhí rompu
A review of the evidence finds a Free State intelligence officer as the most likely culprit
It was a desperate response by the first Irish government to the Civil War. They believed only the most severe measures could stop the violence
In spite of adversity, Ireland became one of the few newly independent states to survive as an uninterrupted democracy
The anti-Treaty IRA was losing military momentum when its chief of staff was killed in April 1923
Gaining membership required complicated diplomacy, illustrating challenges for new state on world stage
Final year of Decade of Centenaries programme recalls first step in Ireland taking its place on world stage
The period that followed the 1920s would see Mother and Baby Homes, abuse of Magdalene women and attempts to control women’s reproductive capacity
Many areas addressed by contributors in this resource link directly to the Leaving Cert syllabus
Many of these articles can serve as a pathway for deeper research on issues that pique pupils’ interest
President Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar attend ceremony outside the GPO
Volume cleverly employs a range of sources to capture both the physical carnage and those at the centre of it as both perpetrators and victims
Mary-Lou McDonald tells crowd of several hundred at Liam Mellows’ grave in Wexford that republicans are ready to bring about a 32-county socialist republic
Democracy’s endurance suggests we got more right than wrong, but there are long shadows
Narrative of political responsibility and need to face down anti-treaty republicans endures. However, most of the 81 anti-treaty soldiers executed were of low rank
In just six months 81 men were executed, 100 years ago
Killester Garden Village was the largest development built in Ireland by the British government for ex-servicemen
The Public Safety Bill resulted in the execution of 81 anti-Treaty prisoners during the Civil War
In the News podcast: Ronan McGreevy talks about the man and his legacy
Diaries he kept from 1918 to 1922 will now be accessible to the public through the National Archives of Ireland
New documentary suggests couple’s hasty marriage may have been to ward off scandal
Minister says troops of 1922 would be proud of role Defence Forces play in peacekeeping
Ceremony at Béal na Bláth will mark 100th anniversary of revolutionary leader
Tranche of documents saved from Four Courts related to Dublin port to be restored
Irish art during the period both mirrored and shaped events in the political sphere
Part of the challenge of this year’s centenary is to confront the silences around 1922
Teaching the Civul War in the history classroom
State will not communicate preferred narrative or make judgments in Civil War events
Clear by second week of July 1922 that Civil War could not be confined to Dublin
Shooting dead of 13 men in 1922 led to mass exodus of Protestants from that part of Cork
Ó ionsaí ar na Ceithre Cúirteanna go bás Mhichíl Uí Choileáin i luíochán ag Béal na Bláth. Sracfhéachaint ar mhóreachtraí 1922
Government opted for official reprisal for the murder of Sean Hales TD
How the independent state in 1922 went from democratic general election to disaster
A Sinn Féin split over the Treaty left Ireland in uncertain circumstances in early 1922
Censorship, conservative morality and high cost of living made for an oppressive mix
Figures previously put forward of 4,000-5,000 dead now no longer thought to be accurate
While men of violence were denounced, church and State deplored emancipation of women
Study principles revolve around evaluating multiple sources of historical evidence
Notable exceptions were made to widespread desire to forget conflict
Cé go maítear go forleathan go raibh tost mór ann faoi Chogadh na gCarad, is iomaí scríbhneoir Gaeilge a d’fhéach leis an tost a bhriseadh
Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland follows a global effort to recover destroyed items
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
