William O’Brien (1852–1928), from Mallow, was one of Parnell’s chief lieutenants in the 1880s. Originally a journalist with the Freeman’s Journal, O’Brien was recruited to run Parnell’s weekly United Ireland. This was the model for his own later journalistic enterprises, and his embodiment of a type of journalism that focused on the newspaper as political … Read more
Bloody Sunday began with the attacks of Michael Collins’s ‘squad’ upon the British intelligence network in Dublin, and specifically the so-called ‘Cairo Gang’. These were the ‘particular ones’ whom Collins felt were bringing British intelligence closer and closer to the heart of the republican movement. By the end of the day, news of the deaths … Read more
This is not the first time, argues Bill Kissane, that an economic crisis in Ireland has been seen as a crisis of the political system, nor the first time that Irish people have had to consider how democracy can be organised under conditions of global capitalism. As Ireland goes through its ‘second crisis of liberalism’, … Read more
Sir,—The purpose of this letter is to add some more facts to the article on Bloody Sunday 1920 by Tim Carey and Marcus de Burca (HI 11.2, Summer 2003). The following is an account of events that happened to my father on that day. My father was Charlie Murphy (b. 29 July 1900, d. 13 … Read more
Angus Mitchell (Irish Manuscripts Commission, E24.50) ISBN 1874280983 Casement Angus Mitchell (Haus, £8.99) ISBN 1904341411 Roger Casement: the Black Diaries with a study of his background, sexuality and Irish political life Jeffrey Dudgeon (Belfast Press, £25) ISBN 0953928721 Most of the documents—official and unofficial letters, extended accounts for the Foreign Office supplemented by notes, annotations … Read more