The massacre at the townland outside Tralee was the outrage that came to define, for many, the brutality of the civil war

Who knew the past had so much breaking news?The question, asked in a witty tweet from Professor Niamh Stack of Mary Immaculate College in Limerick, hits the nail on the head.

"Utterly breathtaking" historical documents dating as far back as 1695 may have been lost forever if not for a man who rescued the collection 30 years ago from a skip.

The desecration of a sacred stone in Co Meath has been described by a local councillor as a “mindless act of vandalism”.

'If we don't talk, people can say the Holocaust didn't happen', Georges Koltein told Ashton School Prize Day in 2019

Overlooking the tranquil meander of the Shanow River is the small, rural, North Kerry village of Kilflynn whose history is interwoven with the savage legacy of civil war.

Cork City has changed so much over the centuries, which will be reflected in a new historical atlas from the Royal Irish Academy

People who have connections with General Liam Lynch are being asked to attend a special meeting in Fermoy, Co Cork, this Sunday, January 29, where plans are being made to celebrate his life on the 100th anniversary of his death

The last letters written to their parents by two executed anti-Treaty soldiers the eve of their deaths are striking reminders of dignity, forgiveness and lives unnecessarily wasted during Ireland’s Civil War, on the centenary of their deaths, which ...

In September 1922, the IRA launched attacks on Kenmare and Killorglin, representing some of the largest Republican offences of the Civil War, writes Dr Richard McElligott

On this week's podcast, Theo tells Mick about what he learned while adapting the Anglo Irish Treaty debates into a six-hour theatrical production

The Irish hierarchy’s pastoral letter of 1922 forbidding republicans from receiving the sacraments showed a partisanship not appreciated by Rome, writes Gabriel Doherty

A wall of silence has long surrounded the scale and brutality of the violence in Kerry, not least the deaths of 173 people

The bitter conflict dragged on for months into 1923 with killings and reprisals including a number of notorious atrocities 

One hundred years ago, the Cork Examiner published a series of opinion pieces by a contributor known as 'Periscope', highlighting a range of social and political issues, some of which are as relevant today as they were back then

Having fought through Passage West and Rochestown, Emmet Dalton's troops met little resistance in Cork as the 'Irregulars' sabotaged train lines and printing presses before retreating

One hundred years ago, the Cork Examiner published a series of opinion pieces by a contributor known as 'Periscope', highlighting a range of social and political issues, some of which are as relevant today as they were back then

The South West erupted in violence in the three and a half weeks after Michael Collins' assassination, writes Jack White

Petitions for pensions or compensation tell hidden stories of the long-term suffering of people caught up in the Civil War in Kerry

Munster endured a particularly bloody era, with both sides losing men in military battles — and by summary executions

One hundred years ago, the Cork Examiner published a series of opinion pieces by a contributor known as 'Periscope' highlighting a range of social and political issues — some of which are as relevant today as they were back then.

Even after it passed the 'Public Safety Bill', there was no legal standing for the Provisional Government’s killings of a further 81 republican prisoners

One hundred years ago, the Cork Examiner published a series of opinion pieces by a contributor known as 'Periscope', highlighting a range of social and political issues — some of which are as relevant today as they were back then

Sarah Purser, artist and founder of An Túr Gloine (the Tower of Glass), the stained-glass cooperative which opened its doors 120 years ago on New Year’s Day, still has the power to inspire — and distract.

Irish ambassador in Madrid criticised the broadcaster for incorrectly suggesting the attempted military takeover of the country was widespread