Television: O’Connell Street, let’s be honest, has long had a rough reputation. But wallowing in grittiness isn’t the Nationwide way
Commencement of independent Irish courts in 1924 ‘the moment when the silence of the Gael in the courts of law is broken’
Irish revolutionary figure and Proclamation of Independence signatory was a key player in the Irish freedom movement
The Irish Times would like to hear the personal histories of families and individuals affected by the conflict
The former Conservative politician and historian on his new documentary about the Irish Civil War
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
Big houses were the homes of the former Anglo-Irish landlord class, most dating from the early 18th century
In what was a heady year we also got the first Irish stamp, a customs border and WB Yeats’s Nobel medal
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
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
Co Kerry was the scene of some of the most barbaric acts of the Civil War. Why did it last so long there?
The anti-Treaty IRA was losing military momentum when its chief of staff was killed in April 1923
Gaining membership required complicated diplomacy, illustrating challenges for new state on world stage
In spite of adversity, Ireland became one of the few newly independent states to survive as an uninterrupted democracy
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
Many of these articles can serve as a pathway for deeper research on issues that pique pupils’ interest
President Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar attend ceremony outside the GPO
Volume cleverly employs a range of sources to capture both the physical carnage and those at the centre of it as both perpetrators and victims
Mary-Lou McDonald tells crowd of several hundred at Liam Mellows’ grave in Wexford that republicans are ready to bring about a 32-county socialist republic
Democracy’s endurance suggests we got more right than wrong, but there are long shadows
Narrative of political responsibility and need to face down anti-treaty republicans endures. However, most of the 81 anti-treaty soldiers executed were of low rank
In just six months 81 men were executed, 100 years ago
Killester Garden Village was the largest development built in Ireland by the British government for ex-servicemen
The Public Safety Bill resulted in the execution of 81 anti-Treaty prisoners during the Civil War
In the News podcast: Ronan McGreevy talks about the man and his legacy
Diaries he kept from 1918 to 1922 will now be accessible to the public through the National Archives of Ireland
New documentary suggests couple’s hasty marriage may have been to ward off scandal
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
