Editorial

JANUARY 03 Thur 8pmMount Merrion Historical Society, Community Centre, North Ave.Stanley Woods: the world’s first motorcycling superstar, David Crawford. Adm. €4/students €2. 08 Tues 7pmTallaght Historical Society, County Library, The Square.Swift and money, Brendan Twomey. 08 Tues 8pmGenealogical Society of Ireland, Dún Laoghaire FE Institute, Cumberland Street.The chief secretary’s office registered papers, Nicola Morris. Adm. … Read more

As we commemorate the centenary of the convening of the first Dáil Éireann on 21 January 1919, it is natural that we take stock of the performance of independent Ireland in the interim. The hope and idealism of that first meeting—with a Declaration of Independence, a Message to Free Nations and the adoption of a … Read more