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

The year’s end brings with it time for reflection on some decent reads undertaken during the last twelve months.

The proposal to name part of the new Macroom bypass in honour of Cumann na mBan is a step in the right direction

The suggestion to honour women's contribution in the War of Independence wins cross-party support at Cork County Council

TG4 documentary provides a sharp-edged shovel with which to dig into a shamefulepisode of Ireland’s history that has long been kept buried, writes Mick Clifford

Nothing human is alien to me, says the poet. Not even matters in the capital. Regular readers of this column will appreciate that a template sourced in foreign fields can often be a fruitful starting point.

A century after his death, the plan to immortalise Collins with his trusty bicycle could hardly be more timely

Michael Collins was supremely well-organised and efficient in a lot of what he did. And he was ruthless, writes Fergus Finlay

The Big Fellow was only 31 when he was killed. This portrait was commissioned to commemorate the centenary of his death

A century ago to the day since Michael Collins left a historic Cork city hotel for his tragic date with destiny, his descendants gathered in its lobby to remember and reflect on what might have been as a new portrait was unveiled

Members of Arthur Griffith's family will attend the centenary ceremony at Leinster House organised by Waterford TD Matt Shanahan

Five-pocket diaries kept by Michael Collins in the revolutionary period 1918-1922 are being made available by the National Archives for display in the Michael Collins Museum in Clonakilty, Co Cork, from the end of this month.

Ireland's revolutionary period was marked by sexual violence — and the archives suggest the scale of outrages, from hair cutting to rape, was even worse than the papers reported at the time

The survival of Tom Barry's flying column after the Crossbarry ambush plagued British forces and posed a serious and consistent threat to the authorities in West Cork writes Gerry White

Equality is doled out in different measures for children with a disability or illness, or those born into poverty or homelessness

New evidence of Michael Collins evading the Black and Tans by masquerading as an elderly Jewish man on his way to synagogue, and speaking "gibberish" has been unearthed by genealogist Stuart Rosenblatt.

Markings on the map include IRA routes through the countryside, the locations of communications, roadblocks, and rendezvous, and possibly the scenes of actual or intended ambushes

On Dangerous Ground: A memoir of the Irish Revolution is edited by Hilary Dully and she is this week’s guest on the podcast

The Defence Forces are holding centenary commemorations of handovers at 13 other camps this year

The first happens this Friday while the latter ceremony, to be attended by President Michael D Higgins, will take place on February 20

1922 commemoration reminds us of the importance of perspective and context

THREE books published in the last year provide major insights into the evolution of this country, two of which have huge resonance moving into the new year.

After the last few years, it's small wonder we'd look back and take stock. But it's vital that we also stay focused on our shared future

Discovering the truth would be desirable, but a judgement based on a balance of probabilities would be a hostage to fortune

Cork recorded more violent deaths than Belfast or Dublin in the revolutionary period, more than a third of them civilians. Here, we examine the ongoing work to account for them all — and the Treaty debate that was dividing Ireland 100 years ago