It was an “unspeakable war,” wrote one journalist, and “a story that nobody dared to tell.” But contrary to popular assumption, the tragic Irish Civil War of 1922-1923—a wrenching, destructive run-up ...

Planning permission has been submitted for the reconstruction of Hasting’s Farmhouse in Co Clare, so it can be returned to ...

On Easter Monday, April 24, 1916, the streets of Dublin were transformed into a war zone. About 1,200 ... and angered the people of Ireland that Irish independence became inevitable.

or the political violence precipitating the Irish Civil War of 1922-1923—the subject of his Burns Scholar Lecture on March 2 at 5:30 p.m. in the Burns Library Thompson Room. A collaboration between ...

As early as the Easter Rising, republicans had anticipated Ireland making a claim for the recognition of its independence at a post-war peace conference. Irish republicans had long sought to ...

1916 was heroic and magnificent but should not be used to give cover for the actions of subsequent generations ...

Once war was declared, Irish America rallied behind Wilson, burying for the time being some serious criticism that he hadn’t done enough on behalf of the cause of independence for Ireland after ...

An Easter Commemoration took place on the steps of Tullamore Courthouse in front of the old veterans memorial on Easter ...

the War of Independence and the Irish Civil War for the Irish Film Institute’s Irish Independence film collection was another significant event during the Decade of Commemorations. Having this ...

The Irish tricolour was proudly raised over Duckett’s Grove Castle in Carlow yesterday in a moving tribute to those who ...