Excitement, boredom, but most of all, duty - the reasons southern Protestants fought in World War II
With death of John Hemingway, Ian d’Alton examines motivations of ‘The Few’
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For stories realting to the Irish Free State's creation in 1922
Partition was a male invention. Gender impacted on how revolutionary events unfolded, and how partition was remembered
Engaging with women’s experiences of partition helps to advance our perception of an enduring trauma and overcome a border in our minds
The Irish Republican Brotherhood 1914-1924: Diarmaid Ferriter on a very personal Fenian story
This book, the culmination of a very personal mission, is based on detailed research and, although it does not engage with some of the wider contextual questions posed of the IRB, is valuable and often insightful
Former RIC members had varying experiences in the newly formed Irish Free State, historian tells conference
Some disbanded members of the 13,000-strong force were forced to leave Ireland because of threats from the IRA, says Dr Brian Hughes
Irish League of Nations entry 100 years ago marked its independence on world stage
Britain argued the Free State’s foreign affairs should be led from London, but Cosgrave forged ahead
Diarmaid Ferriter: Kerry recovered from the carnage of the Civil War but never forgot
The county was the scene of some of the most brutal moments in the final, vicious phase of the conflict
‘In today’s terms, they were war crimes’: The ageing children of Ireland’s Civil War generation remember
The horrors inflicted during the conflict are still rarely spoken of but they continue to haunt an elderly generation
Ireland, Éire or the Republic? Official files show debate over name of the State
Constitution gives the name of the State as Éire or in the English language, Ireland
TD shot dead 100 years ago had planned to seek Civil War truce, new records suggest
Pro-Treaty TD Sean Hales had received support for peace plea before he was assassinated on way to Dáil, Cork history event told
A look at Britain’s military commanders in Ireland up to end of War of Independence
A new book seeks to highlight the significant impact made on Ireland by British military commanders
Fintan O’Toole: Ireland has had one big idea in the last 64 years
Ireland has been working on a model of attracting big US corporations, but the rules of attraction are changing fast
Defence Forces should have honoured dead Free State soldiers, Ring says
The commemoration was organised by a group of retired army officers and was attended by relatives of the dead soldiers
Diarmaid Ferriter: We have not yet reached an era of mature Civil War commemoration
There is no unanimity on how or when to mark a grim chapter of our history, but there are some hopeful signs
The Irish State is 100 years old. Why is nobody celebrating?
Ambivalence about the date is down to the Civil War and Partition
Fintan O’Toole: In many ways the Irish State has still to create itself
For the first 50 years after independence there were good arguments against the utility of the State; but then came two transformative moments
The Irish Times view on the centenary of the Irish State
A State born in violence has achieved much, not least maintaining the rule of democracy, but much remains to be done
The story of how the Irish State came into being 100 years ago this week
A momentous day was sullied by the violence of the Civil War, WT Cosgrave said when delivering the first speech in an independent State
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