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John Dennehy In a time of war: Tipperary 1914–1918 (Merrion, €19.95 pb, 288pp, ISBN 9781908928214). James Durney In a time of war: Kildare 1914–1918 (Merrion, €19.95 pb, 288pp, ISBN 9781908928856, August 2014). Mark Cronin Blackpool to the front: a Cork suburb and Ireland’s Great War, 1914–1918 (Collins Press, €14.99 pb, 264pp, ISBN 9781848891951). Ken Kinsella … Read more

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My father’s war RTÉ 1, April 2015   For the centenary years of the First World War (2014–18) the BBC are deploying their vast resources across TV, radio and on-line platforms in what is, apparently, the single largest project they have ever undertaken: dramas, documentaries, debates, real-time accounts and much more besides are scheduled for … Read more