Their respective positions on Northern Ireland

On coming to power Thatcher knew very little about Ireland, North or South. Prior to becoming prime minister she had visited Ireland only a handful of times and had failed […]

Communism in the IHA

The Irish Housewives Association had dealt with some serious political accusations in the early ’50s. Though founded as a political pressure group to represent the needs of married Irish women, […]

Redmond family

John Redmond was the third Redmond to win a seat at Westminster, after his great-uncle and father, and was MP for Wexford constituencies (1881–91) and Waterford (1891–1918). Local loyalty to […]

Willie Redmond events

The commencement of similar commemorations for John Redmond’s brother, Major Willie Redmond, in Ennis in June 1924 further highlighted a resurfacing of Redmondite loyalties. Although not as big an event […]

Decade of Centenaries all-island schools’ history competition 2015

This competition for primary and post-primary schools is sponsored by the Department of Education and Skills, Mercier Press, UCC School of History and History Ireland. There are four categories: ‘decade […]