Contesting the silence: Irish language writers on the Civil War
Notable exceptions were made to widespread desire to forget conflict
Rise of Ireland’s far right relies on abandoned social conservatives
Nativist politics have not played a big role in recent Irish elections. Might that change?
Shot dead in Dublin 100 years ago: the man who started the War of Independence
Sean Treacy, one of the most-wanted men in Ireland, was shot on Talbot Street in Dublin
Cork hunger strike exhibition ‘to educate youth about Irish freedom’
Taoiseach Micheál Martin visits Cork museum providing fresh insights on conflict
‘This image of a man tarred and feathered, driving a train out of rage, just haunted me’
Deirdre Kinahan on her site-specific play about the 1920 munitions strike
Sweet Art Deal – Frank McNally on a surprising Irish contribution to the history of art
An Irishman’s Diary
The ‘Templemore Miracles’: How a fake bleeding statue led to an IRA truce
In Tipperary 100 years ago, an apparent miracle put the War of Independence on hold
Flying columns: The elite guard of the old IRA
The groups played a key role in republican efforts during the War of Independence
Louise Ryan: Battles on the ‘home front’
Women proved easy targets for the Black and Tans and were regularly terrorised in their homes by threatening, abusive and drunk soldiers
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
Fianna Fáil will block RIC commemoration event, says Ó Cuív
De Valera’s grandson said an academic conference would be more appropriate
Black and Tans: ‘Half-drunk, whole-mad’ and one-fifth Irish
Diarmaid Ferriter: The terrorising Black and Tans had no monopoly on brutality in 1920
Tipperary, 1919: The woman who hid Dan Breen after Soloheadbeg ambush
The Tipperary files: Marian Tobin cited written testimonial from both Breen in her application for a military pension
Independence might not have happened without the IRA, historian says
Martin Mansergh praises courage of the old IRA during the War of Independence
Cork considers how to remember revolutionary period
Commemoration should have particular focus on Burning of Cork, meeting hears
Hogan’s Last Stand – Frank McNally on the strange disappearance of a former Free State general
An Irishman's Diary on General Dan Hogan who raised the Tricolour in Dublin Castle after handover from British rule
The Irish Times view on Soloheadbeg: a complex legacy
A centenary later there are still divided views on the shots which started the War of Independence
Eunan O’Halpin: My middle-aged, middle-class, revolutionary great-grandfather
PJ Moloney was elected for Tipperary South in the first Dáil and opposed the Treaty
Soloheadbeg: ‘Wicked’ beginning of the War of Independence
The ambush in the Tipperary town left two Royal Irish Constabulary constables dead
Blow by blow: Timeline of the War of Independence
How the war began and how it progressed over the course of 1919
The botched assassination attempt of the hated French
Volunteer Martin Savage (21) was killed when a bullet entered his neck at Ashtown in 1919
Rossport to Soloheadbeg: Vincent McGrath recalls fallen relative
‘I often heard my grandmother say she didn’t like Dan Breen because he killed her uncle’
Soloheadbeg ambush: what really happened in January 1919?
‘It was accidental and should not have happened,’ says Seumas Robinson’s daughter
War of Independence seen as Catholic war on Protestants
Rite & Reason: Nationalist Ireland almost universally condemned the Soloheadbeg killings as murder
Fintan O’Toole: The first murky, inglorious shots of the War of Independence
The Soloheadbeg ambush of 1919 was as much a strike at Sinn Féin as at Britain
Soloheadbeg group says decision by President Higgins not to attend ‘a missed opportunity’
Killing of two policemen in ambush started War of Independence and remains controversial
Áras silent on Higgins turning down centenary invitation
President not to attend Soloheadbeg event to mark IRA attack on Royal Irish Constabulary
Armistice Day commemorations a source of tension in the Free State era
Royal British Legion warned any flying of Union flag would be regarded as provocation
Flashpoints imminent in Ireland’s decade of centenaries
Soloheadbeg ambush in January 1919 among most controversial episodes in period
A ‘céad míle fáilte’ to the heir of the British throne
Prince Charles and Camilla impress assembled guests with their interest in Cork people
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