Civil authority reasserted quickly in 1924
The 1924 Army mutiny resulted in important changes in the Cosgrave government which served to enhance the stability of the State…
A new State of pride, euphoria and civil war
Today marks the 80th anniversary of the inaugural meeting of the Free StateParliament in Leinster House on December 6th, 1922…
Hyde deserved a more thorough account
Important aspects of the life and times of Ireland's first president, Douglas Hyde, are absent from a current television documentary…
The forgotten role of women insurgents in the 1916 Rising
The debate surrounding the 90th anniversary of 1916 tends to forget about one important group of participants - women
Attitude of State to nationhood only adds to great divide
The people of Ireland do not constitute an Irish nation today, any more than they did in 1916, writes Dennis Kennedy
De Valera's begrudging attitude to 'The Big Fellow'
Tim Pat Coogan replies to some assertions made recently about the historical legacy of Éamon de Valera.
Is 'Strumpet City' the great Irish novel?
Plunkett possessed an honourable social consciousness, and endures as an artist through his great Dublin novel, writes EILEEN…
How Easter Rising showed Dublin in its true colours
In a sense, Dublin never quite seceded from the British empire, but seems to gaze forlornly across the Irish Sea, writes JOHN…
Titanic tennis story of champions uncovered
Tennis: The story of how two tennis champions survived the Titanic and went on to be members of the sport’s Hall of Fame is …
'Titanic' memorabilia still strong
One batch of mementos of the strinken liner held by a US company has been valued at more than €144m, while items in Britain and…
Titanic centre gets mixed reaction on opening day
While the First Minister declared it a ‘must-see’, it remains to be seen if the attraction will last, writes FINOLA MEREDITH…
De Valera's 1937 Constitution successfully stood test of time
The Constitution came into force 70 years ago today
An Irishman's Diary
Sixteen British soldiers were in the GPO during the Easter Rising, writes Wesley Boyd
The Rising was phase in ongoing fight for freedom
My grandfather's time in the GPO was part of a lifelong struggle, writes Eoin Ryan.
Rising and early independence brought prosperity
Home Rule would have made us dependent; we got out from under British rule just in time, writes Garret FitzGerald.
Repackaging and sanitising the Rising an impossible task
It was essentially nascent fascist sentiments which drove the leaders of the 1916 Rising, writes Lord Laird.
So, once and for all, who did shoot Michael Collins?
Eoin Neeson writes about one of the most tragic and controversial events in modern Irish history
Nice building, but what about the art?
Giant furniture, ho-hum paintings, and a curatorial reshuffle: the Mac, Belfast’s ambitious new arts centre, needs a clear direction…
Nationalists not subject to 'pogrom' in 1920s Belfast
THE NOTION that the nationalist community in Belfast during the 1920s was subjected to a pogrom does not stand up, it was argued…
Home truths about Home Rule
Sir, – Further to your recent correspondence referring to John Redmond, perhaps it should be recorded that Michael Davitt (not…
Call for history to remain core part of school curriculum
COMMEMORATIONS: THERE DOES not have to be a consensus about historical commemorations, Prof Diarmaid Ferriter told the Burren…
Titanic (Scenes from the British Wreck Commissioner’s Inquiry, 1912)
Metropolitan Arts Centre, Belfast
'Titanic II' cruise plan prompts scepticism
IRISH CRUISE specialists have a bad feeling about plans by an Australian billionaire to offer cruises on a replica of the Titanic…
Monument to mark John Redmond speech unveiled
FORMER TAOISEACH John Bruton yesterday unveiled a monument erected at Woodenbridge, Co Wicklow, to mark the speech which John…
De Valera, Dillon's 'jaundiced' view of women's suffrage
POLITICIANS Éamon de Valera and John Dillon had a jaundiced view of the women’s suffrage movement, historians recounted at a …
Home truths about Home Rule
Sir, – The Irish Times is to be congratulated on its commitment to furthering discussion of the events that transformed Ireland…
Anzac Day commemorated in Dublin
A CEREMONY held just after dawn in Dublin yesterday marked the 97th anniversary of Anzac Day, when Australian and New Zealand…
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