Irish Free State

Some disbanded members of the 13,000-strong force were forced to leave Ireland because of threats from the IRA, says Dr Brian Hughes

Britain argued the Free State’s foreign affairs should be led from London, but Cosgrave forged ahead

The county was the scene of some of the most brutal moments in the final, vicious phase of the conflict

The horrors inflicted during the conflict are still rarely spoken of but they continue to haunt an elderly generation

Constitution gives the name of the State as Éire or in the English language, Ireland

Pro-Treaty TD Sean Hales had received support for peace plea before he was assassinated on way to Dáil, Cork history event told

A new book seeks to highlight the significant impact made on Ireland by British military commanders

Ireland has been working on a model of attracting big US corporations, but the rules of attraction are changing fast

The commemoration was organised by a group of retired army officers and was attended by relatives of the dead soldiers

There is no unanimity on how or when to mark a grim chapter of our history, but there are some hopeful signs

Ambivalence about the date is down to the Civil War and Partition

For the first 50 years after independence there were good arguments against the utility of the State; but then came two transformative moments

A State born in violence has achieved much, not least maintaining the rule of democracy, but much remains to be done

A momentous day was sullied by the violence of the Civil War, WT Cosgrave said when delivering the first speech in an independent State