Person: Eunan O’Halpin

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<p>Alongside veterans of the First World War and the War of Independence, a host of barely-trained young men were handed an astonishing number of weapons during Ireland's Civil War. File Picture: Topical Press/Getty</p>

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Irish Civil War: A hallmark of the conflict was its tragedy of errors

A vast arsenal of guns was handed over to untrained young men. Small wonder so many deaths happened by accident

<p>A 1935 Battle of Clonmult commemoration in Midleton, Co Cork. The emphasis has been on republican casualties — such as the IRA men who died in Clonmult, including those killed after surrendering — but research is ongoing into other fatalities, including civilians. Picture: Irish Examiner Archive</p>

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Remembering all of Cork's War of Independence fatalities, and the bitter Treaty debates

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Lucy’s special portrait captures Texaco prize

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Watch a clip of the film the Irish government didn't want us to see ... in 1935

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Texaco puts young artists in the frame

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What to watch on TV this week

Foundation stone for Irish dairy

The old Dairy Disposal Company was initially a kind of Nama for the dairy industry in Munster, according to a new book.

Mon, 25 May, 2015

The State and society colluded to treat vulnerable women as criminals

I HAVE tossed and turned at night since I heard about Tuam. Like many of us, I’ve found it impossible to come to terms with the horrifying, shaming discovery of hundreds of babies in an unmarked grave, robbed of their lives and even, in the end, of their identities.

Tue, 10 Jun, 2014

Give us the truth, not folklore

I refer to recent two-part TV3 documentary, In the Name of the Republic, presented by Professor Eunan O’Halpin of Trinity College Dublin.

Thu, 11 Apr, 2013

Riled about TV3 doc

Ryle Dwyer (Irish Examiner Mar 25) said of TV3’s recent television programme, In the Name of the Republic, that it ‘presents a disturbingly real account of the War of Independence’.

Tue, 02 Apr, 2013

Separating fact from folklore

UCC historian John Borgonovo casts doubt on some claims made in the TV3 series ‘In The Name Of The Republic’

Wed, 27 Mar, 2013

Former TD ‘chuckled’ about IRA executions

Chilling tapes of a late Fianna Fáil TD chuckling about torturing, executing and secretly burying suspected spies during the War of Independence are set to be aired for the first time in a television documentary.

Tue, 19 Mar, 2013

War of Independence ‘disappeared’ recalled

A decade of research has unveiled horrific stories, says John Daly

Tue, 19 Mar, 2013

Best of the rest on TV

MARCH 16-22

Sun, 17 Mar, 2013

Hidden story of RUC man

THE hidden story of a Tipperary man who was the first member of the then-RUC to be killed by the IRA is set to be aired on local radio at the weekend.

Fri, 02 Dec, 2011

Two in three worse off than last year

ALMOST two out of three people (62%) say they are worse off now than this time last year.

Sat, 04 Dec, 2010

Let your Golden Pages do the talking

A SCHOLAR is looking for an accurate picture of late 20th-century Ireland. So does he comb through the yellowed pages and faded ink of an old manuscript for an authoritative history?

Tue, 27 Jul, 2004