Nick Maxwell The IRA attack on Fenit coastguard station and RIC barracks in June 1920. BY DAIRE BRUNICARDI In most of the many accounts and histories of the Irish War of Independence very little, if any, mention is made of the navy. The navy, the ‘silent service’, then, as now, was ‘out of sight, out of mind’, … Read more
The British still seem intent on burying evidence of the grim deeds done in defence of their empire. BY PÁDRAIG ÓG Ó RUAIRC Four months after the signing of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement the Gardaí recovered the remains of an informer who had been executed by the IRA and secretly buried in a bog. … Read more
Collins took an interest in how he was portrayed in the press and understood the value of good publicity. BY ALISON MARTIN By the time of his assassination in August 1922, Michael Collins had become an increasingly popular subject of media attention. Media interest in Collins was not limited to Ireland, however, as there were … Read more
TG4 12 April 2020 DoubleBand Films By Donal Fallon In late 2002, music journalist Leagues O’Toole was presenting No Disco, a popular alternative music show on RTÉ television. The show provided a space for diverse acts over its years on air, but its most memorable television moment was a special edition dedicated to Planxty, a … Read more
Royal Irish Academy https://www.ria.ie/online-exhibition-creative-women-ireland-artists-and-writers-archives By Tony Canavan The COVID-19 crisis presents challenges to cultural institutions, as they have had to close their doors to the public and operate with a skeleton staff (if at all). Many of these institutions have responded by mounting exhibitions on-line or publicising the material already on-line. While this is welcome, … Read more