Michael Collins’s importance in the War of Independence has been exaggerated

How did the untrained, poorly armed IRA succeed against the superior British forces?

Arms and the Man – Frank McNally on a museum dedicated to reversing the latter-day neglect of Michael Davitt

Tom Kettle: In memory, 100 years after death at the Somme

‘Tom Kettle was a truly great Irishman of whom we should all be immensely proud’

Fine Gael’s Ray Butler warns colleagues they will be targeted by protesters

Joan Burton calls on demonstrators to respect Labour’s right to hold conference