Sean Treacy

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A member of the National Army stands guard at a window armed with a revolver in 1922. Location unknown. Photograph: Independent News And Media/Getty
Contesting the silence: Irish language writers on the Civil War

While the Irish Civil War is widely believed to have left a legacy of silence in its wake, Irish-language writers were strongly represented among thos(...)

Lieut Peter Ames
Bloody Sunday 1920: The 32 killed at home, at Croke Park, in Dublin Castle or who died later of wounds received

MORNING Lieutenant Peter Ames (32): Ames was born into a wealthy American family in Pennsylvania. He moved to London in 1912, joined the Grenadier G(...)

Lieut Peter Ames
Bloody Sunday 1920: The 32 killed at home, at Croke Park, in Dublin Castle

MORNING Lieutenant Peter Ames (32): Ames was born into a wealthy American family in Pennsylvania. He moved to London in 1912, joined the Grenadier G(...)

Lieut Peter Ames
Bloody Sunday 1920: The 32 killed at home, at Croke Park, in Dublin Castle or who died later of their wounds

MORNING Lieutenant Peter Ames (32): Ames was born into a wealthy American family in Pennsylvania. He moved to London in 1912, joined the Grenadier G(...)

“Michael Collins and others were championing the virtues of one breed in particular – a feisty, fearless terrier they saw as the four-legged epitome of the national spirit.” Photograph: Getty Images
Dogs of War – Frank McNally on the terrier campaign of Michael Collins

October 1920 was a tense month in Dublin. Then as now, the city was in lockdown, with a curfew between midnight and 5am. The War of Independence raged(...)

Sean Treacy’s body is moved, as caught by a Pathe film crew in Dublin
Shot dead in Dublin 100 years ago: the man who started the War of Independence

On October 14th, 1920 Sean Treacy, one of the most-wanted men in Ireland, was killed by a single shot to the head on Talbot Street in Dublin. He had (...)

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar calls ties an ‘infection control issue’. Photograph: Peter Dazeley/iStock/Getty
Neck-grabbing, virus-spreading reservoirs of pathogens: Have ties had their day?

Spare a thought for the humble tie. It hasn’t had the best publicity of late. You might even say it’s struggling for relevance in the age of coronavir(...)

A cartoon depicting a uniformed Irish Volunteer (representing Ireland) being introduced to the Versailles Conference table by Uncle Sam. Other participants at the conference table are represented by stylised figures such as John Bull. Photograph: NLI
1919: a slow-burning start to the War of Independence

Every student of Irish history is taught that the War of Independence began on January 21st, 1919, with the ambush of a party escorting a cartload of(...)

The site of the Soloheadbeg ambush: The ambush site is approximately 300m from Soloheadbeg quarry. Photograph: Ronan McGreevy
Tipperary, 1919: The woman who hid Dan Breen after Soloheadbeg ambush

County: Tipperary Incident: Soloheadbeg ambush Date: January 21st, 1919 Fatalities: 2 The War of Independence began with the shooting dead of two Roy(...)

Cuala’s Con O’Callaghan and Neal Billings of St Vincent’s. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho
Cuala and St Brigid’s win Dublin hurling semi-finals

Cuala 3-21 St Vincents 1-16 We doubt Con O’Callaghan is even aware but this was his 79th significant GAA game since making his Dublin senior football(...)

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