The Anglo-Irish Agreement: A Brief History and Overview
In 1985, the British and Irish governments signed the Anglo-Irish Agreement, a landmark accord aimed at addressing the political conflict in Northern Ireland. The agreement…
In 1985, the British and Irish governments signed the Anglo-Irish Agreement, a landmark accord aimed at addressing the political conflict in Northern Ireland. The agreement…
Ireland’s journey to the European Union (EU) was not straightforward, but it culminated in the country joining the bloc in 1973. Ireland’s membership of the…
John Hume (1937-2020) was an Irish politician and civil rights leader who played a key role in the Northern Ireland peace process. Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
The Republic of Ireland Act was signed by the President of Ireland. It became law on 21 December 1948 and was brought into force on…
During the 1930’s Europe was inching steadily towards war. The fascist states of Germany and Italy were in the process of expanding their empires. Stalinist Russia was…
Although Eamon de Valera had fought for an Irish republic during the rising of Easter 1916 and later during the War of Independence 1919-1921 and…
Following the civil war, the Irish Free State was governed by the pro-treaty parties the largest of which was, Cumann na nGaedheal, from 1923 to…
In 1923, the irregular troops laid down their arms, giving victory to the Free State forces. Eamon de Valera, as Director of Operations for the…
With the ratification of the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921 by Dáil Éireann, albeit by a very small majority, the seeds of the civil war were…
Éamon de Valera is the man who, more than anyone else, determined Ireland’s fate and character for most of the 20th century. He was an…
The British had hoped that the Government of Ireland Act of 1920 would lead to the end of the war on the island of Ireland. As…
By the late 1920’s Ireland was in a state of disarray from the Irish war of independence. The British forces of the Royal Irish Constabulary along…
POBLACHT NA hÉIREANN THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT OF THE IRISH REPUBLIC TO THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND IRISHMEN AND IRISHWOMEN: In the name of God and of…
After the Parnell debacle of 1890, Irish nationalism, as a movement, was weakened by the lack of coherent leadership. It was a kaleidoscope of disparate…
The Countess Constance Markievicz is an iconic figure in Irish nationalist and republican myth. She was born into a wealthy Protestant Anglo-Irish family, the Gore-Booths,…
Isaac Butt was born in the Glenfin hamlet of Cloghan in County Donegal. His father was a Church of Ireland cleric in nearby the nearby…
James Craig the 1st Viscount Craigavon was the son of millionaire James and Eleanor (nee Browne) Craig. The family was wealthy, their money coming from…
After his success in achieving Catholic emancipation in 1829, Daniel O’ Connell’s next objective was the quest to repeal the Act of Union between Great…
The failure of the Union of Ireland with Great Britain was that in practical terms it did little to ease the terrible poverty endemic throughout…
The Act of Union came into effect on January 1, 1801, joining Ireland to Great Britain, creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. At…
The following article is the partial declaration of the United Irishmen Society formed in 1791 by Theobold Wolfe Tone and others. The aims of the United…
As the 18th century progressed, many members of the Ascendancy Government, in Ireland, began to resent England’s domination over the Kingdom of Ireland. Throughout the…
As the 18th century progressed, the anti-Catholic penal laws were strengthened and had a profound effect upon all aspects of Irish society. The great Gaelic…
Daniel O’Connell was born in 1775, into an affluent Catholic, Gaelic family from County Kerry. He was educated in France and was one of the…