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Clodagh Finn: A lesson in how to reawaken the spirit of our revolutionary women
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Motorbike that led Michael Collins’ convoy to Béal na Bláth unveiled in West Cork museum
Motorbike that led Michael Collins’ convoy to Béal na Bláth unveiled in West Cork museum
Triumph Model H led convoy on the day Collins was shot dead on August 22, 1922

Wed, 20 Aug, 2025

Clodagh Finn: The woman who took the last known photo of Michael Collins
Clodagh Finn: The woman who took the last known photo of Michael Collins
Agnes Hurley also reportedly was in possession of Michael Collins's blood-stained shirt collar from the ambush

Sat, 16 Aug, 2025

1916 Easter Rising commemoration
Sarah Harte: The GPO deserves more than offices and retail — it needs cultural investment
Turning the GPO into shops and offices isn’t progress — it’s a sign of cultural insecurity. We owe our history better than that

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

Crowd Watching the Burning of Four Courts Building
Pioneering project releases more lost Irish records spanning 700 years
Newly restored material from vast archive destroyed in Civil War takes in Anglo-Norman conquest and 1798 rebellion

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

Thousands take part in Cork's Eucharistic Procession amid 'a very uncertain world'
Thousands take part in Cork's Eucharistic Procession amid 'a very uncertain world'
One participant who spoke to the 'Irish Examiner' echoed Bishop Fintan Gavin's sentiments, saying: 'More people are looking to God as the world is such an unsafe place now'

Sun, 22 Jun, 2025

Clodagh Finn: Lessons in the extraordinary power of forgiveness
Clodagh Finn: Lessons in the extraordinary power of forgiveness
Una O’Higgins O’Malley was a woman nearing 60, with a long record of peace activism, when she discovered the names of the men responsible for killing her father

Sat, 19 Apr, 2025

Michael Moynihan: Stuck for a superb Christmas gift? This one rewards every reader
S Michael Moynihan: Stuck for a superb Christmas gift? This one rewards every reader
If anyone in your house enjoys history, politics, or revolution then this is the book to buy

Thu, 12 Dec, 2024

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

Clodagh Finn: A street in dire need of women
Clodagh Finn: A street in dire need of women
Dublin City Taskforce report includes plans to redevelop the GPO as a major public building with a new museum. If it goes ahead, it should include the stories of all the other forgotten women of O’Connell Street and environs

Sat, 26 Oct, 2024

Decision to execute Richard Barrett in reprisal for TD's murder 'so vindictive and so wrong'
Decision to execute Richard Barrett in reprisal for TD's murder 'so vindictive and so wrong'
Tánaiste unveils memorials in West Cork to commemorate the centenary of the reinternment of anti-Treaty republican leader

Sun, 20 Oct, 2024

All fatalities of Irish Civil War listed for the first time in new book
All fatalities of Irish Civil War listed for the first time in new book
The 'Atlas of the Irish Civil War: New perspectives' commits to print for the first time a list of all combatant and civilian fatalities of the war

Fri, 13 Sep, 2024

Crowd Watching the Burning of Four Courts Building
The Irish Civil War: Politics by other means
Between the start of the war and the ‘dump arms order’, almost 1,500 fatalities were identified from the Civil War, writes Andy Bielenberg

Sat, 04 May, 2024

UCC launches website about all fatalities in the Irish Civil War 
UCC launches website about all fatalities in the Irish Civil War 
Interactive maps on the Irish Civil War Fatalities Project site details all those who died, along with a wealth of further information

Mon, 29 Apr, 2024

Remembering Cork’s longest-serving mayor: It wasn’t always smooth sailing for Seán French
Remembering Cork’s longest-serving mayor: It wasn’t always smooth sailing for Seán French
Seán French was elected as Lord Mayor of Cork 100 years ago today. While he served 12 terms, Aodh Quinlivan and John Ger O’Riordan explain why it wasn’t smooth sailing for French

Tue, 30 Jan, 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

Munster
The long overshadowed story of the burning of Mitchelstown Castle
The biggest neo-Gothic house built in Ireland was destroyed by anti-treaty forces during the Civil War

Thu, 09 Nov, 2023

Jamison Gibson-Park kicks past David Sisi 27/2/2021
How The Garryowen got its name during game in Charleville amidst the Civil War
Ireland’s last game in the pool section of the Rugby World Cup will be against Scotland on October 7, four days short of the 101st anniversary of how 'The Garryowen' is believed to have got its name during a rugby game in Charleville amidst the civil war

Sat, 02 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

'Pragmatism of Michael Collins' needed to continue good relations between Ireland and UK
'Pragmatism of Michael Collins' needed to continue good relations between Ireland and UK
Tommie Gorman delivered the oration at Béal na Bláth in Co Cork this afternoon on the 101st anniversary of the death of Michael Collins

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

Film classification office accused of leaking 'Banshees of Inisherin' Civil War complaint 
Film classification office accused of leaking 'Banshees of Inisherin' Civil War complaint 
Other complaints were made about the 15A rating of the movie 'M3GAN' and the use of the word ‘bugger’ in 'Puss in Boots'

Mon, 14 Aug, 2023

Ceremony of reconciliation
S Fergus Finlay: Donohoe complaints and ‘tax cut’ cries just FG brand assertion
There is room for some modest tax changes, but there are far more important issues than that around

Tue, 30 May, 2023

Mother with little baby boy at the beach on sunset
Terry Prone: Weather like this brings the world to my doorstep for a day on the beach
All over Ireland, the sun brings families back to their favourite beaches — including 'my' little cove, Tower Bay near Portrane

Mon, 29 May, 2023

Mick Clifford: Mark their sins but acknowledge strengths of first post-Civil War government
Mick Clifford: Mark their sins but acknowledge strengths of first post-Civil War government
Conservative, insular, and often brutal, WT Cosgrave’s first government still merits positive reappraisal, writes Mick Clifford

Wed, 24 May, 2023

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