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<p>GAA president Jarlath Burns will also be the keynote speaker at the official opening of the ‘Independence Way’ trail on Saturday, October 17. Picture: Noel Sweeney/PA Wire</p>

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New Cork trailway to tell story of IRA activities during War of Independence

Twelve information signs will highlight key sites in Knockraha and surrounding areas, including an IRA arms factory and a former prisoner holding site

<p>The historical importance of Maurice ‘Moss’ Twomey may have been largely forgotten over the years, but not by the community of Clondulane, where he was born, in a village near Fermoy.</p>

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Cork village to honour Old IRA chief whose exploits made international headlines

<p>Some members of Cumann na mBan who carried out vital work to help Ireland gain independence.</p>

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Clodagh Finn: The Cork women who helped build the State were left with almost nothing

Clodagh Finn: A lesson in how to reawaken the spirit of our revolutionary women

Clodagh Finn: The forgotten heroine who passed on life-saving information to IRA leader Liam Lynch

Taoiseach defends €93m cost of redeveloping Cork's Crawford Gallery

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Taoiseach defends €93m cost of redeveloping Cork's Crawford Gallery

British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference

New law will make it harder to hold up housing and infrastructure projects

Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan said 'the utilisation of judicial reviews to prevent the delivery of vital accommodation, transport, or environmental projects ... is abhorrent to the common good'

Sun, 14 Sep, 2025

Mick Clifford: 50 years after his death, what is Éamon de Valera's political legacy?

Mick Clifford: 50 years after his death, what is Éamon de Valera's political legacy?

Dev is remembered for maintaining democracy in Ireland in the 1930s — but also for abandoning northern nationalists and his pointlessly inflammatory Civil War rhetoric

Listen | Thu, 28 Aug, 2025

Book documents turbulent times in Irish history

'The War of Independence in East Cork' is the story of conflict in one of Ireland's bloodiest eras

Tom O’Neill and Eugene Power from Midleton and Paul Busteed from Cobh have compiled what may be the most extensive history of the era in East Cork

Sun, 22 Jun, 2025

Cork collector says he will never sell his priceless Michael Collins memorabilia

Cork collector says he will never sell his priceless Michael Collins memorabilia

Noel Scannell has amassed such a collection of unique Michael Collins pieces that his home is like a museum — and he wouldn't have it any other way

Sun, 24 Nov, 2024

Men of the South: A virtual reality take on iconic War of Independence painting

Men of the South: A virtual reality take on iconic War of Independence painting

David Keating - grandson of original artist Seán Keating - is one of the people involved in Sit Stand Smoke, a VR project that explores the iconic painting at Crawford Art Gallery in Cork

Sun, 05 May, 2024

The Pogues

‘It meant so much to him’: Shane MacGowan’s wife on the hunt for his missing Easter Rising rifle

A search has been sparked after Victoria Mary Clarke noticed a rifle owned by the late Pogues frontman was gone. She explains why this piece of history was one of the few possessions he cherished

Fri, 03 May, 2024

Michael Collins' mislaid umbrella goes on display in West Cork museum

Michael Collins' mislaid umbrella goes on display in West Cork museum

War of Independence leader left the brolly in a Dublin pub that he used for clandestine meetings. More than a century on, the artifact is now on display in Collins' ancestral homeland

Thu, 02 May, 2024

Ancient human remains found in Northern Ireland

The bog is where forensics and archaeology meet to solve ‘cold cases’

We need to think in terms of developing ‘best practice’ for excavating future bog bodies, drawing on contemporary approaches to investigating homicides

Tue, 27 Feb, 2024

Ancient human remains found in Northern Ireland

The bog is where forensics and archaeology meet to solve ‘cold cases’

We need to think in terms of developing 'best practice' for excavating future bog bodies, drawing on contemporary approaches to investigating homicides, writes Rosie Everett, Benjamin Gearey, and Karl Harrison

Tue, 27 Feb, 2024

Helen McEntee welcomes 1,200 new Irish citizens at 'joyous celebration'

Helen McEntee welcomes 1,200 new Irish citizens at 'joyous celebration'

Justice minister thanks the new citizens for their contribution to Irish society and highlights the historic role played by the National Concert Hall in Ireland's foundation

Mon, 26 Feb, 2024

Fern Growing From The Tree

Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc: We should seek to find the 'disappeared' of the War of Independence

Efforts are being made to find the remains of 17 people 'disappeared' in the Troubles. But the political heirs of the War of Independence have done little to find 60 people disappeared in the revolutionary era

Sun, 18 Feb, 2024

'All sides in The Troubles and the War of Independence were guilty of disappearing people'

'All sides in The Troubles and the War of Independence were guilty of disappearing people'

'Forced disappearances’ are often associated with Republican paramilitaries but British forces have also covertly killed, as have all sides in Ireland's War of Independence and Civil War

Sat, 17 Feb, 2024

Good Friday Agreement

Letters to the Editor: Courts are not the path to reconciliation

Truth Recovery Ireland offer views on Ireland's legal action against the UK's new Troubles legacy law, while other readers look at a range of topics including mental health services

Tue, 26 Dec, 2023

Cork hunger striker's grandson joins 24-hour fast for Palestine

Cork hunger striker's grandson joins 24-hour fast for Palestine

Among those marking UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People will be two descendants of Irish War of Independence hunger strikers

Wed, 29 Nov, 2023

Bomb squad called to home of former RTÉ broadcaster after discovery of explosives

Bomb squad called to home of former RTÉ broadcaster after discovery of explosives

Fergal Keane is in the process of renovating an old shed on his farm in West Cork and came across a cache of old munitions

Thu, 05 Oct, 2023

Spike Island to commemorate its history during War of Independence

Spike Island to commemorate its history during War of Independence

The island will be the venue for a special series of events this weekend to commemorate its role as an internment camp for up to 1,200 IRA prisoners who were held there during Ireland’s fight for freedom

Tue, 26 Sep, 2023

Martin Manseragh to deliver oration in Cork to commemorate War of Independence fighter

Martin Manseragh to deliver oration in Cork to commemorate War of Independence fighter

Former political adviser to three taoisigh will deliver the oration at the commemoration to mark the 101st anniversary of the death of James O'Callaghan

Thu, 31 Aug, 2023

Photos and letters belonging to Treaty Ports negotiator to go on display on Spike Island

Photos and letters belonging to Treaty Ports negotiator to go on display on Spike Island

Tipperary native Patrick Maher negotiated the handover of all forts in Cork harbour to the Irish government in 1938 and later became manager of Shannon Airport

Wed, 23 Aug, 2023

Visit the scene of Tom Barry’s dramatic escape in West Cork

S Visit the scene of Tom Barry’s dramatic escape in West Cork

For the 'Flying Column' descending in darkness, it must have been epic, with the constant danger of falling or being hit by rocks displaced by those above

Sun, 20 Aug, 2023

Mick Clifford: MacSwiney’s legacy is being stolen by Sinn Féin

S Mick Clifford: MacSwiney’s legacy is being stolen by Sinn Féin

Next Sunday, Terence MacSwiney’s grave is set to be robbed in the name of rewriting history. The graverobbing will be metaphoric but is worthy of comment.

Sat, 19 Aug, 2023

Minister Simon Harris TD

Simon Harris denies comment about 'a new social contract' is part of leadership bid

'Now is the time to build a new social contract — one which renews our promise as a Republic', Higher Education Minister tells Fine Gael Griffith/Collins commemoration in Glasnevin

Sun, 13 Aug, 2023

What lies beneath: Pressure on to preserve drawings in Cork town's courthouse

What lies beneath: Pressure on to preserve drawings in Cork town's courthouse

Sherlock Holmes author Arthur Conan Doyle often sat in the courthouse as an official scrutinising judicial proceedings

Sat, 22 Jul, 2023

Michael Moynihan: Living in a time of greater diversity than could have ever been imagined

Michael Moynihan: Living in a time of greater diversity than could have ever been imagined

Sunday afternoon. A different perspective on the city for yours truly.

Thu, 13 Jul, 2023

Relatives mark 85th anniversary of British exit from Spike Island

Relatives mark 85th anniversary of British exit from Spike Island

In a ceremony lasting just seven minutes, military personnel from the then most powerful empire in the world handed the 'Treaty Port' of Spike Island over to the fledgling Irish state

Thu, 06 Jul, 2023

Campaign to restore Waterford train station, scene of shootout during War of Independence

Campaign to restore Waterford train station, scene of shootout during War of Independence

The building at Durrow in Stradbally fell into a state of disrepair over the years due to a lack of investment

Wed, 19 Apr, 2023

War of Independence Podcast

A special four-part series hosted by Mick Clifford

Available on
www.irishexaminer.com/podcasts

Commemorating 100 years since the War of Independence

The Burning of Cork

Longread

We look at the historical context and reproduce the original report from our archives which details one of the darkest days in the city's history.

Commemorating 100 years since the War of Independence