The executions after the Easter Rising

By Joseph E.A. Connell Jr Upon his arrival on Friday 28 April 1916 to take command, Major-Gen. Sir John Grenfell Maxwell first issued a proclamation indicating that he would take […]

Events

MAY 03 Tues 1pm Dublin City Council & the Irish Georgian Society, RSAI, 63 Merrion Sq. S. Historic ironwork: its history, significance and conservation, Ali Davey. Adm. €15. 03 Tues […]

The Belfast Blitz: the city in the war years

BRIAN BARTON Ulster Historical Foundation £19.99 ISBN 9781909556324 Reviewed by: Geoffrey Roberts At the core of this book is a compelling account of the Luftwaffe’s blitz on Belfast in April–May […]

The GAA and revolution in Ireland 1913–1923

GEARÓID Ó TUATHAIGH (ed.) Collins Press €29.99 ISBN 9781848892545 Reviewed by: Liam Alex Heffron Growing up in a county where the perennial question revolved around whether Mayo footballers would ‘do […]

At home in the revolution: what women said and did in 1916

LUCY McDIARMID Royal Irish Academy €25 ISBN 9731908996749 Reviewed by: Mary McAuliffe In this beautifully produced book Lucy McDiarmid, using memories, letters, diaries, archival sources and personal accounts, writes, with […]