Oliver Cromwell
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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(...)

Why we celebrate Christmas on the 25th, eat mince pies and put up trees
- Consumer
- December 14, 2020, 00:00
So here it is, merry Christmas everybody’s having fu . . . um, a socially distanced and responsible time in small and sober groups from not more than (...)

Wolfwalkers: Cartoon Saloon has made its best film yet
- Film
- December 3, 2020, 05:00
It is a little over a decade since Cartoon Saloon established itself as the Irish film industry’s unlikely miracle machine. Noting those four Oscar no(...)

Kilkenny’s Butler Gallery breaks from castle basement home
- Art & Design
- August 22, 2020, 06:00
venue which has been in city since second world war reopens on the eastern banks of river Nore with exhibition from photographer Amelia Stein A (...)

Cromwell statue at Westminister should stay, says Irish vice-chancellor of Oxford
- Irish News
- June 19, 2020, 11:27
Oxford’s vice-chancellor has invoked the name of Oliver Cromwell in an attempt to retain the controversial Cecil Rhodes statue at the college. Prof (...)

More than 200 messages sent to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at the height of the controversy over Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) commemorations varied from (...)

Commercialising Christmas has a long and complicated history
- Media & Marketing
- December 20, 2019, 09:32
There are those who will have you believe that Santa Claus wears red and white in honour of the colours of the Coca-Cola brand. This is nonsense. The (...)

Travel Bag: Hotel Doolin becomes first carbon-neutral hotel in Ireland
- Travel
- November 10, 2019, 05:00
Doolin great Clare’s Hotel Doolin, set in the heart of the Wild Atlantic Way, has become the first Irish hotel awarded a carbon-neutral status. The a(...)

The Irishman who became a Spanish captain and fought Cromwell’s army
- Abroad
- October 1, 2019, 10:00
As evening descended around him Don Juan Morfa, a captain in the Spanish army, oversaw the hasty construction of an earthwork barricade near the mouth(...)

Fintan O’Toole: For the first time since 1171, Ireland is more powerful than Britain
- Opinion
- September 14, 2019, 06:00
It is foolish to read too much into body language, but what we saw in Dublin on Monday morning was startling. The Taoiseach was calm, clear, sure of h(...)