Herbert Asquith

John Redmond caught in the middle during first World War

The Irish nationalist leader fought for Irish interests while also appeasing British leader Asquith

General who had Easter Rising leaders shot was ‘able, level-headed and clear-sighted’

TCD historian Eunan O’Halpin believes no British general would have acted differently

To stand with the Empire

John Redmond’s eve of war speech in the House of Commons turned into a gamble gone wrong, rather than a masterstroke

Historian Ronan Fanning challenges John Bruton over necessity for 1916 Rising

Ronan Fanning said British government’s inept behaviour encouraged violence

A coalition staying together ‘just for the kids’

The question is not whether this coalition will split, but how

A duty to the French?

During the long month of July, the British public enjoyed summer, listening occasionally to ever more strident tones from the Continent. For a while, however, they mostly did not choose to do so

From brink of civil war

As the Third Home Rule Bill made it way through parliament in London, Ulster Protestants were spooked and formed the UVF to fight in the event of British MP’s electing to support the bill

Fatal Path: British Government and Irish Revolution 1910-1922, by Ronan Fanning

This perceptive study shows how Ireland became a pawn in the prime ministerial career games of Asquith and Lloyd George

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