EU leaders, bewildered by Russian attack, seem stranded in the world of yesterday
As Russia flaunts its contempt for economic sanctions, the West must wake up fast
The Sack of Balbriggan: The burning of a town that shocked the world 100 years ago
Actions by Crown forces brought renewed focus on Ireland’s struggle for independence
DUP’s Gregory Campbell again accused of mocking Irish language
Sinn Féin rebukes MP for “Vot is dis curried yoghurt, mein herr” comment
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
Destruction, loss and recovery at Italy’s Monte Cassino
Aidan Dunne: Steven Nestor’s photo book on the Italian battle site, then and now
Mercedes shows off chunky GLB in Shanghai that aims to be a mini G-Wagen
A-Class-based SUV meant to evoke the image of the rugged G-Wagen off-roader
French artist and writer Tomi Ungerer dies in his Cork home
Children’s author and illustrator provoked controversy with his erotic drawings in 60s and 70s
The poisonous myth: Democratic Germany’s ‘stab in the back’ legend
Knowledge of the perilous condition of war front was kept secret from German people
Irish WWI soldiers had ‘unconquerable spirit’ - Marshal Foch
‘Never once did the Irish fail me in those terrible days’, Commander of allied forces wrote letter of tribute
First World War’s final hours: A French bugler sounded the ceasefire at 11am
... German buglers responded. Across the battlefield, men stood up in bright sunshine
‘All Quiet on the Western Front’: Groundbreaking book changed the view of first World War
In a new introduction to All Quiet, historian Norman Stone argues the brutality of Erich Maria Remarque’s novel changed perceptions about the war
Sinking of ‘RMS Leinster’ resulted in greatest ever loss of life in the Irish sea
The attack on the mail and passenger ship by German torpedoes in October 1918 killed 565 people . . . yet it largely forgotten
How Allied forces united to win the war
After heavy losses in 1917, the Allies finally had unity of command and, with a million American troops on the Western Front by summer 1918, German resistance gradually collapsed
Irish auctioneer defends sale of Nazi memorabilia
‘It is history. I defend the right of collectors to collect what they like,’ says Ian Whyte
Uri Avnery: Israeli politics bears comparison with end of Weimar Germany and rise of fascism
Racist bills in the Knesset strongly resemble laws adopted by the Reichstag in the early days of the Nazi regime
Otto Dix, artist on the front line
Although he created some of the most powerful anti-war images ever seen, the German artist maintained an ambivalence about the conflict he volunteered for and survived
Protests in Cork and London about coercion to join up and Anglo-German aristocrats
1916/2016: a miscellany
France’s Legion d’Honneur for second World War veteran Sir John Leslie
France to erect monument to Irish who died in France during first World War at Glasnevin Cemetery
The story of the Irishmen executed by the Germans is a compelling drama
The execution of the Iron 12, six of whom were Irish, by the Germans remains one of the great unknown stories of the first World War. Here Hedley Malloch tells how he came across the story and organised a memorial to the unfortunate men.
Innovation Talk: Innovation sector is like white-knuckle early days of aviation
Most terrifying of all, sometimes a company will attempt to change its engine in mid-flight, as it fundamentally modifies its product offering to avoid a market dead end
Service recalls rearguard stand by Royal Munster Fusiliers
Soldiers from Cork, Limerick, Kerry and Clare killed in Great War 100 years ago today
Legendary rearguard WW1 stand by Munster Fusiliers to be remembered tomorrow
The action at Etreux by Irish soldiers helped save the British Army from annihilation
Irish/British engagement in the first World War was morally right
German invasion of Belgium ‘completely unjustifiable’
President Higgins in Belgium to mark start of first World War
Representatives of some 70 countries will take part in commemorations
President Higgins to attend British war commemoration
Service at Belgian city of Mons will mark start of first World War on Western Front
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