Irish revolutionary figure and Proclamation of Independence signatory was a key player in the Irish freedom movement
Century
The Irish Times would like to hear the personal histories of families and individuals affected by the conflict
The former Conservative politician and historian on his new documentary about the Irish Civil War
Following a bitter and exhausting conflict, the new government’s priority in 1923 was state building
As with social media today, there were fears about movies’ potential effects on mental health and politics
In what was a heady year we also got the first Irish stamp, a customs border and WB Yeats’s Nobel medal
Big houses were the homes of the former Anglo-Irish landlord class, most dating from the early 18th century
Relatives of participants in the conflict reflect on how it shaped their families down the generations
No women were executed but there were hunger strikes and some died after becoming ill in jail
It was a desperate response by the first Irish government to the Civil War. They believed only the most severe measures could stop the violence
Gaining membership required complicated diplomacy, illustrating challenges for new state on world stage
The anti-Treaty IRA was losing military momentum when its chief of staff was killed in April 1923
In spite of adversity, Ireland became one of the few newly independent states to survive as an uninterrupted democracy
A review of the evidence finds a Free State intelligence officer as the most likely culprit
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