The Fenian problem: insurgency and terrorism in a liberal state

The Fenian problem: insurgency and terrorism in a liberal state Brian Jenkins (Liverpool University Press, £65) ISBN 9781846311758   Some contemporary writers on terrorism argue that the British government’s response […]

Sir Walter Ralegh in Ireland

Sir Walter Ralegh in Ireland Sir John Pope Hennessy Classics of Irish History series, with introduction by Thomas Herron (University College Dublin Press, €24. Originally published by Kegan Paul, Trench […]

The Gaelic Athletic Association 1884–2009

The Gaelic Athletic Association 1884–2009 Mike Cronin, Paul Rouse and William Murphy (eds) (Irish Academic Press, E29.95) ISBN 9780716530282   This collection of fourteen articles spanning the history of Gaelic […]

Bookworm

Notwithstanding the depressive effect of the phrase ‘back to school’ (should it be banned from shop windows?), it’s that time of year again. Leaving Cert, A-level and undergrad history students […]

Museum Eye: A Dubliner’s collection of Asian art: the Albert Bender exhibition

National Museum, Collins Barracks, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie Tues.–Sat. 10am–5pm, Sun. 2pm–5pm by Tony Canavan Among the many good reasons for visiting the National Museum, Collins Barracks, another has been added […]