Kilmichael
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Montgomery and the War of Independence – ‘I regarded all civilians as Shinners’
- Opinion
- January 10, 2021, 15:01
In January 1921, an ambitious British army officer arrived in Cork with a view to subduing a place that had become the crucible of the War of Independ(...)

2021’s truce, treaty and Northern Ireland commemorations will test our goodwill
- Heritage
- January 2, 2021, 06:00
It was a year in which one political entity was created, Northern Ireland, and another, the Irish Free State, was negotiated into being. It was also (...)

Leo Varadkar says ‘we have lost our way’ in the decade of centenaries
- Irish News
- December 16, 2020, 12:55
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has suggested that “we have lost our way” in relation to the commemorations marking the decade of centenaries. Mr Varadkar sug(...)

Killing of priest and civilian in Cork bankrupted Auxiliaries of credibility, says historian
- Irish News
- December 13, 2020, 18:30
The murders of a Catholic priest and a young civilian by the Auxiliaries in west Cork just days after the burning of Cork city bankrupted the force of(...)

Sinn Féin sees gay and mixed race opponents as ‘fair game’ - Varadkar
- Politics
- December 9, 2020, 09:49
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has alleged that Sinn Féin sees gay and mixed race people and young women as “fair game” for criticism once they are not members(...)

The Irish Times view on Sinn Féin’s version of history: partial, wrong and self-serving
- Editorial
- December 8, 2020, 19:00
It has been a difficult week for Sinn Féin, and for its leader Mary Lou McDonald. The controversy surrounding the tweets of Brian Stanley has not yet (...)

McDonald will not seek Stanley’s resignation from Public Accounts Committee
- Politics
- December 8, 2020, 01:00
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said that she will not be asking party TD Brian Stanley to resign as chair of the Public Accounts Committee. M(...)

Tom Barry said Provos only had ‘themselves to blame’ for losing support
- Irish News
- December 6, 2020, 14:45
Tom Barry, the architect of the Kilmichael ambush during the War of Independence, “point blank” refused to support republican hunger strikers in Portl(...)

The history wars: A new battleground in Irish politics
- Irish News
- December 5, 2020, 01:00
Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley’s tweet comparing the Kilmichael ambush and the Narrow Water attacks that left 18 British soldiers dead was not just anothe(...)

Sinn Féin TD’s social media accounts deleted in aftermath of controversy
- Politics
- December 3, 2020, 12:04
The social media accounts of Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley were deleted tonight in the aftermath of controversy over two separate tweets. The Laois/Offa(...)