Nick Maxwell By Joseph E.A. Connell Jr In 1925 Ireland experienced a period of food shortages and hardship, sometimes referred to as a ‘forgotten famine’. While not on the scale of the Great Famine, the year saw the newly independent Irish Free State grappling with widespread unemployment and economic depression following the War of Independence and the … Read more
By Tommy Graham Martin Mansergh was, and will remain, an important if understated figure on the national and, indeed, international stage; his achievements in those spheres, particularly with regard to the Northern Ireland Peace Process, will be documented elsewhere and will surely outlast him. I first met Martin in the summer of 2004 when I … Read more
The recent presidential election (not yet decided at the time of writing) put me in mind of the first election I can remember—Dev’s narrow victory over Tom O’Higgins in 1966. It is not widely known, but I actually campaigned in that election—for Dev. Other eight-year-olds and I ran around the schoolyard tearing up the glossy … Read more
By Aindrias Ó Cathasaigh It’s fair to say that a good deal of the fame enjoyed by Pádraic Ó Conaire can be attributed to the statue of him in Galway. His humble but strong likeness by sculptor Albert Power has maintained his presence and cultivated a kind of familiarity even on the part of those … Read more
By Robert Delaney September 2025 marks 100 years since the Irish army first fired artillery in the Glen of Imaal. It was the beginning of the Artillery Corps’ long association with the Wicklow training ground, and it defined the Defence Forces’ approach to artillery exercises for decades to come. The Artillery Corps was established officially … Read more