Conor Cruise O Brien

The 1973 coalition produced draft amendments to remove State’s claims to island of Ireland

Her themes include clerical intrigue, women’s role in society, power, faith and sexuality

Poet once described tumbledown property as ‘the nearest house in Ireland to America’

Mary Harney: ‘When I enquired if it was because I was a woman I was told no, it was because I wasn’t a man’

Debating taught me ‘to think quickly and speak slowly in unpredictable situations’

Ulster Scots win in Stormont deal could be considered preparation for defeat

Far from corrupt religion, these nuns inspired as strong female role models

The first Dáil and its successors remained wedded to a conservative model of politics

The 1916 Rising and War of Independence were only the tip of the iceberg in a greater social and political revolution spanning 50 years in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

Do our current leaders have the same skills as those who helped secure the Belfast Agreement?

Politician, writer and diplomat discussed on centenary of his birth

The intellectual challenged the idea the pursuit of unity was the State’s main goal

The Clash played Trinity College 40 years ago today. The student organisers recall the British punks' explosive 1977 visit to Ireland

Obituary: Liam Cosgrave was first elected to the Dáil at the age of 23

Like the Ireland of his time, Cosgrave’s achievements were a function of his limitations