To commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the foundation of the Garda Síochána, a historical society has been established. Its first newsletter appeared in July 1995 and a winter lecture series is already underway. Hon. Secretary, Sgt. John Duffy is eager for all suggestions and he hopes that the society will engage the attention of both … Read more
By Lorna Siggins No Taoiseach. No British prime minister. No armed security. No jostling hordes of press. Not even one international jurist was present yesterday to witness the decommissioning ceremony in a south Dublin house.There was just one weapon, bearing little resemblance to a late20th-century Armalite. ‘Destroyer’ read the inscription on the barrel. Wrapped in … Read more
A plaque commemorating the founding of the United Irishmen was unveiled in Belfast’s Clifton Street cemetery on Saturday 7 October by Douglas Gageby, former editor of the Irish Times and Patron of History Ireland, who said that the United Irishmen ‘were above all good people, brave people, people with aspirations for harmony among the people … Read more
Sean Duffy Mel Gibson’s recently released film Braveheart, based rather loosely on the life of the Scots hero William Wallace, has engendered much debate and not a little criticism. It is a far from perfect production with many distortions of fact and some cringe-inducing historical gymnastics. In many cases these misconstructions were not necessary. We … Read more