The Irish Story

An IRA spy label attached to the body of Patrick Larmour.

‘Spies and informers beware!’: IRA executions of alleged civilian spies during the War of Independence 1919 -1921.

By Padraig Og O Ruairc The ‘intelligence war’ was undoubtedly one of the most important military aspects of the Irish War of Independence and today it still remains one of the most controversial features of that conflict. For the British forces the best way to defeat the republican insurgency was …

Cartoons, Catholicism and Distributism in the Irish Press 1930-1939

By Barry Sheppard The following article will look at several examples of editorial cartoons from the 1930s which were published in the …

Names of soldiers at the National Army memorial Glasnevin. (Courtesy of the East Wall for All website)

The Free State’s forgotten soldiers: The National Army monument at Glasnevin.

National Army dead at Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, by John Dorney Perhaps the most famous and most visited grave at Dublin’s Glasnevin Cemetery …

Civil War casualties in County Tipperary

By John Dorney The death toll of the Irish Civil War remains one of the least studied but most remarked upon questions …

A reward was offered for information on McAteer (top left) and Steele (top right) after their escape from Crumlin Road Jail.

‘Preserving the spirit of the movement’: The IRA, the Broadway Cinema and the 1943 Easter Rising commemoration

By Alison Martin In comparison to some of the Easter Rising commemorations which took place around the time of key anniversaries, there …

Book Review – Ireland’s Immortals: A History of the Gods of Irish Myth

By Mark Williams. Published by Princeton University Press, 2016. Pp. 608. €36.99. ISBN 978-0691157313. Reviewer Caroline Hurley I could have done …

Liam Lynch, killed in Tipperary 10 April 1923.

Today in Irish History, 10 April 1923, Liam Lynch is killed.

The death of Liam Lynch signalled the effective end of the Irish Civil War. By John Dorney A small group of trench-coated …