Clear by second week of July 1922 that Civil War could not be confined to Dublin
Reverend John Walsh said he ‘would not have minded’ being in the cab of the lorry
Claiming continuity with Michael Collins helps Fine Gael forget its troubling origins
Original story of how Garda was established as unarmed force is a matter of contention
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael were forged out of the bitterness of an ancient quarrel
More than 1,000 lives were lost between January and July 1921
The summer of 1920 saw a period of intense political violence in the north against a background of a post-war economic slump
Two parties rose out of Anglo-Irish Treaty but today their ideology overlaps considerably
Election fever simmers as politicians begin stockpiling ammunition – against each other
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