Bob Lambert was one of Ireland’s greatest sportsmen. Not only did he excel at cricket but he also played badminton for the country. Wisden Cricketers’ Almanac recorded his obituary in 1957: ‘Robert Lambert was the best all-rounder produced by Ireland, for whom he played 52 times between 1893 and 1930, scoring 1,995 runs, including four … Read more
The Council of Irish Chiefs and Chieftains, in association with the History Department of Trinity College, Dublin, and History Ireland magazine, is offering a prize of €750 for the winning entrant in an essay competition on Gaelic Ireland. Entry is open to all persons over eighteen years who are NOT on the academic staff of … Read more
Irish society has woken up to the fact that some historically important centenaries are almost upon us: the Easter Rising and the period leading up to it (1913–16), the First World War (1914–18) and the War of Independence/Civil War (1919–23). This awareness is evident in the pages of History Ireland and other journals, on the … Read more
Lone crusader: David Thornley and the intellectuals Edward Thornley (Ashfield Press, €21.50) ISBN 9789068798 The premature death of David Thornley in June 1978 deprived Ireland of a significant intellectual best known for his current affairs work on RTÉ’s Seven Days programme and as a Labour TD for Dublin North-West from 1969 to 1977. Unseated … Read more
The men will talk to me: Kerry interviews by Ernie O’Malley Cormac K.H. O’Malley and Tim Horgan (eds) (Mercier Press, €19.99) ISBN 9781856359528 The title of this collection conveys the point that, as a highly respected IRA veteran, Ernie O’Malley had unique access to his former comrades when in the late 1940s and early … Read more