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The curse of Cromwell?

On the occasion of the 350th anniversary of his death, Micheál Ó Siochrú reassesses the reputation of Ireland’s favourite villain, Oliver Cromwell.
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Featured Articles

Cromwell’s statue in Westminster
Cromwell’s statue in Westminster Read More >>

Billy’s boys, or an Orangeman’s dilemma
Billy’s boys, or an Orangeman’s dilemma In the light of recent remarks by Iris Robinson MP condemning homosexuality as an ‘abomination’ and speculation as to the sexual orientation of William of Orange, Brian Lacey poses the question: ‘was he or wasn’t he?’ Read More >>

Tom Barry: guerrilla days in Iraq
Tom Barry: guerrilla days in Iraq Mark McLoughlin assesses the British Army career of Ireland’s most famous and controversial guerrilla fighter. Read More >>

Edward VIII, Mrs Simpson and Ireland
Edward VIII, Mrs Simpson and Ireland Before leaving office, Bertie Ahern stated in the Dáil that a state visit to Ireland by Queen Elizabeth II was ‘inevitable’. Mary Kenny looks at a crisis in the British monarchy that was intensely followed—personally and politically—in Ireland. Read More >>

Reaction in Ireland
Reaction in Ireland Read More >>

Mythologising a movement: Northern Ireland’s ’68
Mythologising a movement: Northern Ireland’s ’68 Simon Prince casts a cold eye on the received version of the origins of the civil rights movement. Read More >>

‘Dominant party systems’ the norm in Europe
‘Dominant party systems’ the norm in Europe Read More >>

Protestant fears & Civil Rights: self-fulfilling conspiracies?
Protestant fears & Civil Rights: self-fulfilling conspiracies? Roy Garland, then an active Young Unionist and Orangeman, gives his personal perspective on the civil rights movement in the late 1960s. Read More >>

Family background: Protestant evangelicals and socialists
Family background: Protestant evangelicals and socialists Read More >>

The Catholic Church: inimical to democratic freedoms
The Catholic Church: inimical to democratic freedoms Read More >>

Route ’68: to Burntollet and back

Route ’68: to Burntollet and back

Nearly 40 years ago, on 1 January 1969, a raggle-taggle group of no more than 50 (mostly students from Queen’s University) assembled at Belfast City Hall to march to Derry, 75 miles away. Yet four days later, when the march arrived in Derry, it was greeted by thousands. Vincent McCormack, a participant, offers an explanation for the turnaround.

Selma and Burntollet: similarities and contrasts
Selma and Burntollet: similarities and contrasts Read More >>

Danno O’Mahony: Ballydehob’s world champion wrestler
Danno O’Mahony: Ballydehob’s world champion wrestler David O’Mahony, 2008 winner of the junior category of the Trinity College Schools’ Prize in History competition, tells the story of his home town’s most famous son. Read More >>

Danno gives a dig-out
Danno gives a dig-out Read More >>

The Dusek brothers, a.k.a. ‘the Riot Squad’
The Dusek brothers, a.k.a. ‘the Riot Squad’ Read More >>

Men of the South revisited
Men of the South revisited Aideen Carroll reflects on childhood memories of Seán Keating’s famous painting hanging on her grandparents’ sitting-room wall. Read More >>