Michael Portillo: ‘Conservatives see Ireland exclusively through the unionist prism’
The former Conservative politician and historian on his new documentary about the Irish Civil War
David Lloyd George
David Lloyd George played ‘a dishonourable role’ in bringing about Irish Civil War, Ahern says
Former Taoiseach tells Dick Barrett Commemoration in West Cork that Civil War as the greatest tragedy to befall Ireland in the 20th century
Diarmaid Ferriter: Sunak will need a strong sense of history to have any hope of succeeding
The Tory class prefect has just replaced the class clowns in the top job; he must not allow nostalgia or ‘the fear of failing’ to cloud his judgment
Diarmaid Ferriter: Brexit ineptitude shows Anglo-Irish relations have come full circle
British politics today is poisoned by Brexiteers inept in the art of statecraft
From remembrance ceremony to murder, the final hours of Sir Henry Wilson
How two republicans gunned down a hero of the first World War on his own doorstep
In 12 days Ireland went from fledgling democracy to civil war
How the independent state in 1922 went from democratic general election to disaster
Why don’t we remember the Weaver Street massacre in Belfast?
Described as the worst atrocity since ‘Herod slew the innocents’ four girls and two women were murdered
Dublin Castle ceremony marks 100 years since British handover of power
Transfer of power came after the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921
Book released on ‘forgotten’ men and women of Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations
Book details the lives of 70 people bound up in the talks
100 years ago today: Mary MacSwiney’s marathon speech against the Treaty
MacSwiney’s uncompromising republicanism was eventually rejected
What did David Lloyd George mean by ‘immediate and terrible war’?
British prime minister’s threat is phrase most associated with Anglo-Irish Treaty talks
Treaty Timeline: from beginnings to a Republic
From Lloyd George’s invitation in 1921 to declaration of republic two decades later
Who was who during the Treaty negotiations
Michael Collins and Winston Churchill just two of the famous names among delegations
A century on: Dramatising the drama that led to Anglo-Irish Treaty
Negotiations behind the foundation of the Irish State are staged at the NCH
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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