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
Who was who during the Treaty negotiations
Michael Collins and Winston Churchill just two of the famous names among delegations
One hundred years ago: The last person to die in the War of Independence
Hannah Carey was shot dead outside the Imperial Hotel in Killarney on July 11th, 1921
Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith expected a 28-county Irish State
The negotiators believed Tyrone and Fermanagh would pass to the South
The Treaty negotiations: a story of trust forged and trust broken
Did Lloyd George mesmerise Collins, or did Collins silently acquiesce to his pressure tactics?
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
Government forced to confront complicated history of two police forces
RIC and DMP were tasked with opposing IRA in War of Independence
Parnell and now Michael Collins – What’s with Tory Brexiteers quoting Irish heroes?
What was Collins’s ‘freedom to achieve freedom’ speech all about?
Michael Collins, Arthur Griffith honoured at Glasnevin ceremony
Journalist Justine McCarthy uses speech to address series of crises affecting citizens
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