Ulster 1912-1922: How the Treaty negotiators lost control of the Irish Border amid high pressure and British duplicity
Cormac Moore’s essay on the establishment of Northern Ireland is among the strongest in this collection
James Craig
Does Jeffrey Donaldson have the political imagination to end the Stormont stalemate?
It is striking how similar themes of managing internal unionist tensions and relations with London and Dublin endure a century after the Boundary Commission
Despair, defiance and democracy: Ireland in 1922
Part of the challenge of this year’s centenary is to confront the silences around 1922
In 12 days Ireland went from fledgling democracy to civil war
How the independent state in 1922 went from democratic general election to disaster
What would Michael Collins have become? Democrat or autocrat, moderniser or traditionalist?
Evidence indicates Collins was a man of his time who shared prevailing values of 1922
Real impact of NI Assembly elections to be on unionist morale
‘We now have a nationalism that is confident ... Sinn Féin can take Stormont’
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
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
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
Ulster Tower centenary remembers the complicated history of the first World War
Memorial to the 2,000 men killed in one day was the first to be erected on the Western Front
‘Belfast let itself go with a vengeance’: Reporting the king’s speech, 1921
King George V opened the Northern Parliament on this day 100 years ago, drawing huge crowds onto the streets
Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith expected a 28-county Irish State
The negotiators believed Tyrone and Fermanagh would pass to the South
The Treaty negotiations: a story of trust forged and trust broken
Did Lloyd George mesmerise Collins, or did Collins silently acquiesce to his pressure tactics?
Claim of British trickery in Anglo-Irish Treaty talks ‘debunked’ by memo
Allegations of secret dealings by Arthur Griffith are false, says biographer
Bertie Ahern: Dev was wrong not to lead the 1921 Treaty talks
The British team was skilled. It was not smart politics to leave our leading statesman at home
Irish partition was a deliberate process on the part of the British
It was no accident but a process that provided a precedent for the rest of the empire
Fintan O’Toole: The DUP created this mess but now it belongs to all of us
Unionism in disarray is dangerous, and tribalised glee at its plight is idiotic
Charles Townshend: Sinn Féin negotiated treaty that cut Ireland in two
100 years ago: How the Irish Border went from idea stage to fixture
Man arrested in connection with 1974 Birmingham bombings
Officers from West Midlands Police and PSNI arrest man (65) in Belfast
A century on: how partition divided Ireland and why it still matters
We are still living with the consequences of the Government of Ireland Act (1920)
Cormac Moore: A century of partition
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
Michael Collins failed to deliver promised back-up to IRA in North
The Antrim files: Letter reveals deep sense of abandonment as volunteers in south became embroiled in Civil War
Belfast's 1922 massacre of McMahons caused furore abroad
Belfast pogrom’s most infamous incident cast a dark shadow over the extended family
Church of Ireland marks 150 years since end of role as state church
A unique institution continues to accommodate those people of divergent political views
A history of Ireland for outsiders: From Henry VIII to the Troubles
An overview of Irish history for the outsider, as Brexit and a possible hard Border nears
The history of the Irish Border: From Plantation to Brexit
With the threat of a hard border looming, we look at how Northern Ireland came to this
Detroit funeral homes: concern grows over discovery of foetuses
Discoveries at apparently unrelated homes may lead to wider investigation
Secret files reveal how deeply the Easter Rising affected Irishmen serving in first World War
Reports of desertions and attempted mutinies emerge from German intelligence reports
‘Timidly opening the doors’ : Winning the vote for women in 1918
The suffrage movement faced its strongest opposition in the Irish Parliamentary Party
Unionism’s obsession with masculinity hurts its cause
Paisley and Trimble were different leaders but both projected conspicuously male models of authority
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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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