Organisation: Cork City Battalion

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

War of Independence: Terence MacSwiney endured life of sacrifice; His inaugural speech in full

One hundred years ago this week, Terence MacSwiney was elected Lord Mayor of Cork following the murder of Tomas MacCurtain. Kieran McCarthy profiles his brief, but hugely influential, political career and we republish his inaugural speech from the Irish Examiner archives.

Mon, 30 Mar, 2020

Memorial commemorates Cork’s 1916 Irish Volunteers

A striking new monument which commemorates members of the Cork City Battalion of Irish Volunteers who were on active service under arms, and poised to fight in the 1916 Easter Rising, will be unveiled in the city today.

Thu, 23 Jun, 2016

The standoff on Sheares St: Cork’s ‘Pain of Easter Week’

Despite being cleared of any dereliction of duty, the failure of the Cork Brigade to take part in the rebellion weighed heavily on the minds of Tomás MacCurtain and Terence MacSwiney, writes Gerry White

Mon, 21 Mar, 2016