RTÉ1, 2 and 9 February 2022 Directed by Gerry Gregg and co-produced by Gregg and Nuala Cunningham By Sylvie Kleinman ‘England was my saviour, it was my freedom, away from the Catholic Church, the nuns, and the State.’ The symbolic irony underlying this damning statement by a Magdalene laundry survivor, Gabrielle O’Gorman, was recorded in … Read more
By Gráinne Doran Wexford County Archive is home to an extensive range of private collections relating to the ‘decade of centenaries’. These range from the personal papers of some of the leaders of the 1916 Rising in Enniscorthy to others from County Wexford who commenced their active service during the War of Independence and Civil … Read more
By Séan Ó Duibhir On 6 May 1970, Irish citizens were shocked to learn that Taoiseach Jack Lynch had dismissed two of his most energetic and powerful cabinet colleagues, Minister for Finance Charles Haughey and Minister for Agriculture Neil Blaney, because they failed ‘to subscribe fully to government policy’ on Northern Ireland. Moreover, it was … Read more
By Lar Joye Writing in 1968, Prof. J.J. Lee remarked of Ireland’s railway system: ‘Before 1850 economic development had been hindered by an underdeveloped transport network. Since 1850 Ireland has been an underdeveloped economy with a highly developed transport system.’ By 1914 there were over 5,000km of railway tracks operated by 46 companies. The first … Read more
The Leinster Regiment, their depot and how they were commemorated in Birr, Co. Offaly. By Stephen Callaghan Birr, Co. Offaly, is the spiritual home of the Leinster Regiment. The regiment was formed as part of the Childers reforms of the British Army in July 1881, with the amalgamation of the 100th and 109th Regiments of … Read more