Sexual assault was deployed as a "deliberate tactic" during the Civil War, a conference in Kerry has heard.

The massacre at the townland outside Tralee was the outrage that came to define, for many, the brutality of the civil war

In September 1922, the IRA launched attacks on Kenmare and Killorglin, representing some of the largest Republican offences of the Civil War, writes Dr Richard McElligott

Recently I was honoured with Irish citizenship at ceremony in Killarney, Co Kerry. I am an Indian citizen and I have been in Ireland for seven years now. This needs correction, I am an Irish citizen now. I am still getting used to my new identity.

The Civil War killings were far more tragic than those of the Easter Rising’s leaders. The savagery was not confined to one side

Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins commemoration at Glasnevin Cemetery marks the centenary of their deaths in August 1922

Five-pocket diaries kept by Michael Collins in the revolutionary period 1918-1922 are being made available by the National Archives for display in the Michael Collins Museum in Clonakilty, Co Cork, from the end of this month.

Thousands of people have attended the centenary commemoration of the British handing over Collins Barracks, Cork, to the fledgling Irish nation, including descendants of some of the very first National Army soldiers who walked through its gates.

Richmond, Virginia and Dublin in Ireland: How two sculptures, thousands of miles apart, unite to reimagine something terrible into a thing of great beauty and power

Deputy McDonald argued that the “application does not protect or preserve all of the 1916 elements on the most important historic site in modern Irish history"

The Defence Forces are holding centenary commemorations of handovers at 13 other camps this year

Those behind the project say it will allow visitors to the location 'the chance to experience the landscape and feel what it was like in 1922 when the ambush took place'

1922 commemoration reminds us of the importance of perspective and context

A new interactive map will give users the opportunity to explore over 2,000 IRA companies across the island of Ireland from the War of Independence to the Civil War.

Dublin Castle was handed over by British forces to the Irish Provisional Government on January 16, 1922, following the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, which brought to an end the Irish War of Independence against British rule

Taoiseach tells commemorative conference at Dublin Castle that there is a 'delicate balance between appropriate commemoration and the promotion of a fixed national narrative'

The Anglo-Irish Treaty was ratified by the Dáil by a tiny majority 100 years ago today. Here, we look at how it was covered by this paper at the time. 

Friday, January 7, 2022, marks 100 years since Dáil Éireann ratified the Treaty. But what happened next? As the ink dried on the newly signed Anglo-Irish Treaty, Michael Collins went on the road to sell the deal. In March, he addressed a crowd of 50,000 in Cork city centre. Rebekah McCormack looks at how the Cork Examiner covered the event and assesses its impact

THREE books published in the last year provide major insights into the evolution of this country, two of which have huge resonance moving into the new year.

With the signing of the Treaty, the World Congress of the Irish Race - designed to be an extravagant showcase of the solidarity and common purpose of the Irish race in the face of British aggression - was attended by pro- and anti-Treaty representatives and ended as a diplomatic embarrassment, Helene O’Keeffe

After the last few years, it's small wonder we'd look back and take stock. But it's vital that we also stay focused on our shared future

For the first few weeks of the talks that lead to the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, the Irish delegation lead by Michael Collins enjoyed the better of the exchanges with the British. However, the negotiations began to turn and ended up with, as Collins famously expressed, the signing of his own death warrant, writes UCC historian Gabriel Doherty

Partition saw both of Ireland's Christian religions or churches embracing or endorsing or aligning themselves with political systems or political establishments where doing so advanced their own aims.

Opposition among Sinn Féin, Cumann na mBan, and the IRA to the Irish Free State’s dominion status within the British empire after the signing of the Anglo Irish Treaty led tothe Civil War, writes John Borgonovo

Though the Treaty of 1921 gave Ireland an independence that had eluded previous generations, the oath of fidelity to the British king was seen by many as a betrayal, write Mícheál Ó Fathartaigh and Liam Weeks