Person: Ruth Dudley Edwards

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Former IRA informer Sean O'Callaghan dies in Jamaica swimming pool

IRA informer turned author Sean O'Callaghan has died aged 63, a close friend has said.

Dudley Edwards has lost any residual crediblity

Dudley Edwards’ suggestion fanciful

Anticipation building around 1916 plans

Revisionists don’t want history to get in way of yarn

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Lalor takes his place in pantheon of heroes

The last chapter

Author Maeve Binchy will be remembered for her humanity and great sense of humour, says Declan Burke

Wed, 01 Aug, 2012

Look at Pearse in a proper historical light

REGARDING Ryle Dwyer’s column (April 2), of course no historical figure should be turned into a false god. However, he or she should also be seen in a proper historical context. Unfortunately, this is often not the case with Padraig Pearse.

Thu, 07 Apr, 2011

Named and shamed

FRED WHITE was 60 in 1998.

Mon, 03 Aug, 2009

The people’s voice was ignored and the result was a conflict ending in brutal civil war

THE column by Steven King headlined “Republicans’ original mandate can be consigned to dustbin of history” (December 3) left me perplexed, to say the least.

Mon, 22 Dec, 2008

Democratic credentials of the 1916 leaders

MAY I congratulate Mr Robin Bury of the Reform Movement for his non-reply (‘Pearse putsch in 1916 was against wishes of vast majority,’ Irish Examiner letters December 12) to my earlier letter of November 28 (‘Pearse the rebel was once a democrat who had been betrayed’).

Tue, 27 Dec, 2005

Pearse the rebel was once a democrat who had been betrayed

ROBIN BURY of the Reform Movement states (Irish Examiner November 8) that “1916 was not mandated.”

Mon, 28 Nov, 2005

Selective indignation of unionists and media

I WAS appalled but not surprised by the recent racist attacks on the Donegall Road in Belfast in which three houses belonging to members of the Asian community were targeted.

Mon, 05 Jan, 2004