Charles J. Haughey and the Arms Crisis

The question of Haughey’s involvement in this bizarre series of events continues to fascinate. By Stephen Kelly The true extent of Charles J. Haughey’s role in attempts to import guns […]

The Universal Carrier

By Lar Joye The Universal Carrier was a tracked vehicle designed by Vickers Armstrong for the British Army in 1940. During the Second World War it was used by all […]

G.E.M. Anscombe—Irish-born philosopher

An incisive thinker with a flamboyant personality, she was a leading figure in the ‘Golden Age of female philosophy’. By John Hayes Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe, the most considerable female […]

Gregory and the Swanzy riots, 1920

The contrasting fortunes of Lisburn’s two RIC district inspectors. By Ciaran Toal On 19 August 1920, the magistrates for County Antrim gathered in Lisburn’s courthouse, gifted to the town by […]

Marketing the Free State in Britain

Irish posters for the Empire Marketing Board (EMB). By Billy Shortall In the aftermath of the Irish Civil War and in tough financial times, the Irish economy struggled to the […]