Liam Lynch, To Declare a Republic: A nuanced portrait of an ‘ill-suited commander’ by Gerard Shannon
A deep dive into the minutiae of the back-and-forth in the months following the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty
Richard Mulcahy
It is not too late to correct record about Ballyseedy and Countess Bridge
Advisory group recommends solemn, inclusive, stand-alone commemoration for Civil War
Centenary of British handover of Cork’s Collins Barracks marked
Minister says troops of 1922 would be proud of role Defence Forces play in peacekeeping
How the Civil War was fought
Clear by second week of July 1922 that Civil War could not be confined to Dublin
Execution of four IRA leaders illustrated the extent of Civil War bitterness
Government opted for official reprisal for the murder of Sean Hales TD
Leo Varadkar says ‘we have lost our way’ in the decade of centenaries
Tánaiste says ‘inclusive and respectful’ tone must return to the commemorations
Bloody Sunday 1920: The 32 killed at home, at Croke Park, in Dublin Castle or who died later of their wounds
Lieut-Colonel Hugh Montgomery was the highest ranked British agent to die, while Tipperary captain Michael Hogan was also captain of an IRA company
Bloody Sunday 1920: The 32 killed at home, at Croke Park, in Dublin Castle
32 people were killed on Bloody Sunday, or died later of wounds received that day
Bloody Sunday 1920: The 32 killed at home, at Croke Park, in Dublin Castle or who died later of wounds received
Lieut-Colonel Hugh Montgomery was the highest ranked British agent to die, while Tipperary captain Michael Hogan was also captain of an IRA company
Fashion in the attic: Irish couturier’s D4 home is a cut above for €1.975m
1960's designer Neilli Mulcahy raised seven daughters in this spacious four bed on Eglinton Road
Michael Collins’s importance in the War of Independence has been exaggerated
How did the untrained, poorly armed IRA succeed against the superior British forces?
Guerrilla tactics: Arming the IRA
Greatly outnumbered by the crown forces when it came to firepower, the IRA was forced to capture, steal and smuggle weapons
War of Independence: the bloodiest six months
More than 1,000 lives were lost between January and July 1921
1919: a slow-burning start to the War of Independence
Although there were few casualties, the year marked a point of no return and made a confrontation between the British state and the Irish counterstate inevitable
Erskine Childers executed over possession of a pistol
The Wicklow files: Free State government had little to pin on high-profile anti-Treaty leader but was desperate to get rid of him
Shooting dead of IRA volunteer instigated general strike against British rule
The Limerick files: Robert Byrnes was the first IRA volunteer killed in the War of Independence
‘We are absolutely on the racks. This week will see the end of us’
The Dublin files: Those who fought in the Rising, and their families, struggled to get a military pension
Military officers warned over ‘anonymous personal attacks’ on politicians
Criticism by defence forces personnel of Paul Kehoe has increased markedly in recent months
Soloheadbeg: ‘Wicked’ beginning of the War of Independence
The ambush in the Tipperary town left two Royal Irish Constabulary constables dead
War of Independence seen as Catholic war on Protestants
Rite & Reason: Nationalist Ireland almost universally condemned the Soloheadbeg killings as murder
Liam Cosgrave, former taoiseach and Fine Gael leader, dies aged 97
Obituary: Liam Cosgrave was first elected to the Dáil at the age of 23
Fintan O’Toole: We have returned to 1913 conditions - families living in a single room
Political solution needed as building industry cannot solve permanent emergency
De Valera, Collins ‘never republicans’, West Cork History Festival told
An Irish republic was slogan used to gainsupport abroad, says historian David Fitzpatrick
Music Generation: New approach to music education strikes right chord
National programme funded by U2 changes how we teach music
Thomas Ashe’s motorbike helped achieve notable 1916 victory
Lover of motorbikes raced about directing guerrilla-style operations during the Rising
Fintan O’Toole: We should not replace one form of forgetting with another
Commemorating Rising should not be at the cost of amnesia about the failure of its ideals
Lessons from the past point way forward for forming government
The situation today is not dissimilar to 1948 and if parties compromise, a deal is possible
Election result offers opportunity for institutional change
Analysis: Everyone who has been elected should play part in shaping the future Dáil
A real ‘Blueshirt’ to be auctioned at Whyte’s
Shirt and belt of the Army Comrades’ Association estimated at €1,000-€1,500
President invited to Frongoch to mark Rising centenary
Wales village became home to 1,800 republican prisoners following events of 1916
How the science of sport produces startling results
Niall Moyna, a leading sports scientist and GAA coach, is changing thinking on how we should play and exercise
Bruton opens up differences with Kenny on 1916
Use of violence in Rising did not meet a criterion for just war, says former taoiseach
Betrayal on the Border? Frank Aiken and the joint IRA offensive
Much blame for the failed 1922 IRA offensive in the North was pinned on Aiken, but the author of a new book focuses on Richard Mulcahy and Eoin O’Duffy. Was the offensive simply to buy time before confronting the anti-Treaty IRA, and of decimating a now inconvenient IRA in the North?
Fine Gael should be proud of its republican roots, says Hook
Several hundred gather at annual Michael Collins commemoration in Béal na Bláth
New archive tells stories of ordinary volunteers in Easter Rising
Military Service Pensions Collection published online
President hails Irish Volunteers’ efforts to ‘vindicate unfulfilled hopes for freedom’
At centenary commemoration Higgins praises self-sacrifice of Irish Volunteers
Ceremonies mark 100th anniversary of the Irish Volunteers
President Michael D Higgins pays tribute to self-sacrifice of those who signed up
The men who began the revolution
The Irish Volunteers formed a century ago to support Home Rule in the face of UVF opposition. But what, precisely, they achieved before the disastrous treaty split that led to civil war is a contentious question
The revolution's unsung hero
MICHAEL KENNEDY reviews My Father, The Genral by Ristéard Mulcahy, Liberties Oress, 283pp €17.99
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