Nick Maxwell Through the innocent gesture of inviting President Douglas Hyde to a soccer match between Poland and Ireland in 1938, Consul Dobrzyński—the first ever Polish diplomat to Ireland and otherwise a very popular and admired personality in 1930s Dublin—unwittingly caused chaos on the Irish political scene. By Ian Cantwell and Nikola Sękowska-Moroney Consul General Wacław Tadeusz … Read more
This historical exhibition, prepared by the Polish Embassy in Dublin, examines Wacław Tadeusz Dobrzyński’s central role in establishing diplomatic relations and friendship between the young states of Ireland and Poland in the twentieth century. It will be presented in the following venues in the coming months: 3–28 July 2017: Dublin City Library & Archive, Pearse … Read more
The second leg of the first ever soccer match between Poland and Ireland, which took place in Dublin on 15 November 1938, was attended by the president of Ireland, Douglas Hyde, and Taoiseach Éamon de Valera. The result was a 3–1 win for Ireland. As a result of his attendance, President Hyde was removed as … Read more
Fact and fiction in contemporary Irish newspapers. By William Burton This year marks the 80th anniversary of the attack on Guernica on 26 April 1937 by the German Condor Legion. The attack—the first large-scale air raid in human history—was virtually ignored by rural newspapers but heavily reported on in editorials and reports in national and … Read more
A providential encounter and one of the most remarkable tales of Irish bravery in the First World War. By Thomas Dillon On a Belgian battlefield in June 1917, Mickeen Cullens from County Kerry defied military orders by stopping to save a wounded comrade. Though he risked being shot by his own side, he rescued Ballybunion’s … Read more