Person: First Lord

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Turner seals verdict of wilful murder

THE last Master of the Lusitania was known to his friends as “Bowler Bill” because of the hats he wore when off duty, writes Ray Ryan

Tue, 05 May, 2015

Was it a warship or a passenger ship?

Matthew Seligmann, Brunel University London, revisits the fine lines that were drawn between commercial vessel and war ship by both sides in WWI

Tue, 05 May, 2015

Book review: Neither Unionist Nor Nationalist: The 10th (Irish) Division in the Great War

Stephen Sandford Irish Academic Press, €24.95 

Sat, 07 Mar, 2015

How one American spy’s scheming fed the myth of Irish neutrality

TODAY marks the 60th anniversary of the famous American note demanding the recall of Axis representatives from Dublin on the grounds that they supposedly posed a threat to the forthcoming Allied invasion of Europe.

Sat, 21 Feb, 2004

Families of victims of IRA violence welcome apology

THE families of some of the victims of IRA violence welcomed the IRA apology and said this latest move gave the peace process renewed hope.

Wed, 17 Jul, 2002