Change and continuity—the general elections of 1922 and 1923

What do these two elections tell us about Ireland’s political landscape before and after the Civil War? Join History Ireland editor Tommy Graham in discussion with Elaine Callinan, Mel Farrell, Michael Laffan and Martin O’Donoghue.  The Hedge School series of podcasts is produced by History Ireland and the Wordwell Group. For more information or to subscribe, visit historyireland.com This Hedge School is supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, … Read more

THE POLITICAL THOUGHT OF THE IRISH REVOLUTION

RICHARD BOURKE and NIAMH GALLAGHER (eds) Cambridge University Press £22.99 ISBN 9781108799133 Reviewed by Brian Hanley Brian Hanley is Assistant Professor of Twentieth-Century Irish History at Trinity College, Dublin. ‘When we were little children Johnnie Redmond was a fool, He bade us to be happy with something called Home Rule, But we’ve learned a thing … Read more

CATHOLICISM: A GLOBAL HISTORY FROM THE FRENCH REVOLUTION TO POPE FRANCIS

JOHN T. McGREEVY W.W. Norton & Company ISBN 9781324003885 €35 Reviewed by Gerard O’Sullivan Gerard O’Sullivan is a surveyor and a non-practising barrister.  As an Irish Catholic, I grew up in an era steeped in traditional religious ritual where clerical authority was unquestioned, and witnessed in my teens the effect on Irish life of the ‘reformation’ … Read more

THE IRISH DEFENCE FORCES 1922–2022: SERVANT OF THE NATION

EOIN KINSELLA Four Courts Press in association with the Irish Defence Forces ISBN 9781801510363 €30 Reviewed by Thomas O’Loughlin Thomas O’Loughlin is Emeritus Professor of Historical Theology at the University of Nottingham. ‘The history of the Defence Forces can be characterised as an ongoing search for a defined shape and mission’ (p. 249). So, in … Read more