Bigamy and the Black and Tans: The unique tale of Ireland’s very first garda
PJ Kerrigan honoured with a plaque in his hometown of Westport, Co Mayo
When communists took over the Rotunda to fight for Dublin’s unemployed
Liam O’Flaherty led the armed four-day occupation 100 years ago this week
Handover of British rule: ‘After 700 years here, what difference does 7 minutes make?’
A hundred years ago this weekend marked the handover of British rule. This is an account of that day
‘Southern Protestants don’t dare speak up. It’s a false life’
Former security force members in Northern Ireland give their views on a united Ireland
Commemorating RIC next year might be less contentious - historian
Decades of ‘indoctrinating’ against force will not be undone easily, conference told
Garda to spend up to half a million on centenary medals and coins
Medals to be issued to serving and retired gardaí as well as dignitaries
Should the Invincibles be reburied in Glasnevin Cemetery?
Phoenix Park assassins were executed and buried in yard of Kilmainham Gaol
Bloody Sunday 1920: Who were Michael Collins’s hit team ‘The Squad’?
12 regular assassins were assisted by part-timers for ‘jobs’ including Bloody Sunday
Fine Gael plots big changes in bid for ‘personality’ in wake of election review
Having essentially lost the election, party determined not to repeat mistakes
1920 marked by violence, sectarian tensions and the creation of Northern Ireland
The events of the year and the feelings they engendered are still felt to the present day
Diarmaid Ferriter: It’s still hard to rise above the emotion of the War of Independence
It invokes such partiality that, 100 years later, untangling its knotted legacy is not easy
War of Independence: The who’s who of policing in Ireland
When the long-established RIC proved not up to the task of crushing the IRA, the British government made the fateful and fatal decision to draft in the Black and Tans and Auxiliaries
Flu epidemic of 1918 warns us of coronavirus risk to frontline workers
Rite&Reason: Social distancing can help us all protect our clergy, police and health workers
Did the RIC commemoration controversy impact on Election 2020?
Many Fine Gael supporters felt queasy about commemorating forces against independence
‘Fascist, muppet, moron, dirty traitor’: Varadkar abused over RIC event
More than 200 messages varied from polite advice to borderline racist abuse
Gardaí voiced concern RIC commemoration could lead to clashes
‘There have been serious protest/riot threats made,’ officials wrote about ill-fated event
Strong support for decision to postpone RIC/DMP commemoration
Irish Times Poll: One in eight voters think controversial event should have gone ahead
RIC controversy ‘will not help’ FG in town sacked by Black and Tans
‘Would the Jews commemorate the Germans?’ asks grandson of murdered IRA man
BBC’s Fergal Keane treated for post-traumatic stress disorder
Keane (59) to quit as BBC News Africa editor because of illness
RIC row: ‘Shameful’ if spirit and tolerance of 2016 events lost
Advisory group chair hopes War of Independence, Civil War marked as Rising was
RTÉ will not include Sinn Féin in second TV debate despite legal threat
Mary Lou McDonald says decision only to include FF and FG leaders is a ‘bit of a farce’
New Irish authors to watch out for in 2020
News, views and opinions from Student Hub contributors and Irish Times writers
Fintan O'Toole: Why do we fear the ghosts of dead policemen?
Are Ireland’s wars truly over? For some people, there is still a hierarchy of victims
Where to now after the debacle over the RIC/DMP commemoration?
Row does not auger well for the years and the many other commemorations ahead
Commemoration controversy: Who were the RIC, DMP, Black and Tans, and Auxiliaries?
Why was the commemoration so contentious and why was it really cancelled?
Fianna Fáil will block RIC commemoration event, says Ó Cuív
De Valera’s grandson said an academic conference would be more appropriate
Retired garda who proposed RIC event shocked by 'vitriolic' backlash
Plans to commemorate police forces at Dublin Castle have sparked abuse on social media
Come Out Ye Black And Tans is number 1 in Irish and UK iTunes charts
The Wolfe Tones tweet says band will donate proceeds to Peter McVerry Trust
RIC controversy has set back bid for united Ireland, says Varadkar
Unionist politicians deplore decision by Minister for Justice to call off planned RIC commemoration
The Irish Times view on the RIC commemoration: reopening old wounds
Marking the 1916 Rising and the First Dáil was the easy part – remembering the Civil War will be a different challenge
Historian accuses Government of using advisory group ‘like a mud guard’
Minister said he would not ‘split hairs’ with Diarmaid Ferriter over expert advice
How did plans to remember the RIC and DMP become so controversial?
Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan hoped event would rehabilitate forces’ reputation
RIC controversy: Fine Gael councillors hit out at decision to hold commemoration
Messages to private party Whatsapp group say the Government performed ‘own goal’
Government forced to confront complicated history of two police forces
RIC and DMP were tasked with opposing IRA in War of Independence
Varadkar defends holding RIC commemoration amid boycotts of event
Minister criticises those ‘seeking headlines’ as mayors say they will not attend ceremony
The Irish Times view on the Decade of Centenaries: The act of remembering
It is only right that in commemorating the past in all its complexity we should not forget the policemen who served the community to the best of their ability
Black and Tans tainted reputation of RIC and DMP police forces
No Irish Government has saw fit to honour member of either service until now
RIC and DMP policemen to be commemorated for first time by State
Dublin Castle service to remember those killed in the War of Independence
Celebrating that special relationship between grandparents and grandchildren
Festive season presents opportunities to enhance a special relationship
Struggle, protests and murder: Street trading in the rare auld times
Lost Leads: Traders have long featured on both Dublin’s streets and the pages of The Irish Times
Minister attends service for killed RIC and DMP men
Charlie Flanagan says he wants to remember police ‘murdered in the line of duty’
Dublin Metropolitan Police constable killed by IRA to be remembered
Michael Downing was ‘simply in the wrong place at the wrong time’ when shot in the Liberties
‘It’s a dying trade’: Dublin’s horse-drawn carriage drivers stage protest
Drivers claim Dublin City Council and Garda are failing to tackle rogue operators
Home of the Irish revolution open to public for St Patrick’s weekend
First Dáil planned at 6 Harcourt Street
War of Independence ‘probably inevitable’, says Dukes
Former Fine Gael leader tells Clonmult Ambush commemoration that British political understanding failed to appreciate Ireland’s unwillingness to be subject nation
When the RIC was no longer seen as a benign force
The Soloheadbeg ambush, in which two RIC men died, had a new element of ruthlessness
First meeting of Dáil Éireann ‘would have done credit to the British House of Commons’
Core aim of one-party assembly – all members were Sinn Féin – was creation of republic
Soloheadbeg group says decision by President Higgins not to attend ‘a missed opportunity’
Killing of two policemen in ambush started War of Independence and remains controversial
2019 will be centenary central as Ireland remembers turbulent past
Government advised it should largely leave War of Independence centenaries to local communities
Presidential election: How would candidates handle ‘difficult’ Decade of Centenaries?
Next president will be at forefront of marking divisive events such as Partition, Civil War
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