Irish League of Nations entry 100 years ago marked its independence on world stage
Britain argued the Free State’s foreign affairs should be led from London, but Cosgrave forged ahead
How an independent Ireland was built from ruins of the Civil War. 1923 Birth of a Nation is part of the Century Series.
Britain argued the Free State’s foreign affairs should be led from London, but Cosgrave forged ahead
The end of the Irish Civil War and 10 years of revolution
Following a bitter and exhausting conflict, the new government’s priority in 1923 was state building
As with social media today, there were fears about movies’ potential effects on mental health and politics
In what was a heady year we also got the first Irish stamp, a customs border and WB Yeats’s Nobel medal
Big houses were the homes of the former Anglo-Irish landlord class, most dating from the early 18th century
No women were executed but there were hunger strikes and some died after becoming ill in jail
Relatives of participants in the conflict reflect on how it shaped their families down the generations
A timline of events from the end of the War of Independence to WB Yeats winning the Nobel prize
Co Kerry was the scene of some of the most barbaric acts of the Civil War. Why did it last so long there?
B’fhacthas cuid shuntasach de na poblachtaigh a chuir i gcoinne an chonartha Angla-Éireannaigh nach raibh deiseanna ar fáil dóibh sa Saorstát agus gurbh í an deoraíocht a bhí rompu
It was a desperate response by the first Irish government to the Civil War. They believed only the most severe measures could stop the violence
In spite of adversity, Ireland became one of the few newly independent states to survive as an uninterrupted democracy
Gaining membership required complicated diplomacy, illustrating challenges for new state on world stage
It was a desperate response by the first Irish government to the Civil War. They believed only the most severe measures could stop the violence
A review of the evidence finds a Free State intelligence officer as the most likely culprit
The period that followed the 1920s would see Mother and Baby Homes, abuse of Magdalene women and attempts to control women’s reproductive capacity
Final year of Decade of Centenaries programme recalls first step in Ireland taking its place on world stage
Many areas addressed by contributors in this resource link directly to the Leaving Cert syllabus
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices