EMMET’S UNWRITTEN EPITAPH—A RECURRING THEME IN DUBLIN OPINION CARTOONS

By Felix Larkin Dublin Opinion, the self-styled ‘national humorous journal of Ireland’, was published monthly between 1922 and 1968. It was a miscellany of quips, short articles, poems and cartoons—all in a humorous vein, but with serious intent. The journal, without sacrificing its humour, always had the capacity to convey a serious message—and the message … Read more

THE CONVENING OF THE IRISH BOUNDARY COMMISSION

By Cormac Moore One hundred years ago, on 6 November 1924, the Irish Boundary Commission convened for the first time. It consisted of three commissioners: Eoin MacNeill, appointed by the Irish Free State government; Joseph R. Fisher, appointed as the Northern Ireland representative by the British government (the Northern Ireland government had refused to recognise … Read more