Descendants of individuals affected on both sides of a key 1919 incident in the War of Independence found a way to move beyond that painful legacy through poetry
Former RTÉ journalist Fergal Keane has found gelignite that may have been stolen during the Soloheadbeg ambush
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 revolutionary figure and Proclamation of Independence signatory was a key player in the Irish freedom movement
Podcast review: You might think you know Ned Broy from Neil Jordan’s film, but this podcast tells his true story
The Public Safety Bill resulted in the execution of 81 anti-Treaty prisoners during the Civil War
The events of the year and the feelings they engendered are still felt to the present day
How did the untrained, poorly armed IRA succeed against the superior British forces?
Violence against women, by both sides, was an integral aspect of the War of Independence
14 British officers were shot dead in Michael Collins’s bid to destroy ‘the undesirables’
Scarred by his wartime service, angered by the treatment of ex-servicemen, unable to secure government employment and inspired by the Easter Rising, in the summer of 1920 Tom Barry made a decision that would change both his life and the nature of the conflict then raging in Ireland
The lord mayor of Cork’s feat of endurance and the drawn-out circumstances of his death magnified the cause of Irish independence in the international arena
The Act, brought in by David Lloyd George’s government in an attempt to address the Ulster question, caused great confusion and was widely condemned both north and south
Rebel songs were an integral part of the culture of Republicanism in the early 20th century
Amid escalating violence and fear, it took just one incident to ignite the situation
It invokes such partiality that, 100 years later, untangling its knotted legacy is not easy
The summer of 1920 saw a period of intense political violence in the north against a background of a post-war economic slump
When the long-established RIC proved not up to the task of crushing the IRA, the British government made the fateful and fatal decision to draft in the Black and Tans and Auxiliaries
The year saw the War of Independence begins in earnest with an escalation of murder and violence by the British and IRA
Decade of Centenaries programme adapted for Covid-19 restrictions
Women played a vital role in the conflict but many of their stories are lost forever
The Mutiny of the Connaught Rangers in India was a military failure but a moral victory
Reporting of atrocities by crown forces in Ireland by European and American newspapers caused deep unease in Britain
Peaceful mass mobilisation, collective action against state institutions, boycott and ostracisation were powerful weapons in the conflict
Patrick and Harry had been savagely beaten and brutally tortured following their arrest
Women proved easy targets for the Black and Tans and were regularly terrorised in their homes by threatening, abusive and drunk soldiers
The GAA struggled for decades with the killings in Croke Park. Victims were forgotten
Greatly outnumbered by the crown forces when it came to firepower, the IRA was forced to capture, steal and smuggle weapons
The Mutiny of the Connaught Rangers in 1920 had a tragic outcome
This supplement provides a range of readings which can support teachers in bringing history learning outcomes to life
More than 1,000 lives were lost between January and July 1921
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
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
