16 Lives Series: ÉamonnCeannt. By Mary Gallagher Thomas MacDonagh. By Shane Kenna O’Brien Press, €12.99 each Free article

AS the centenary year of the founding of the revolutionary women’s organisation Cumann na mBan draws to a close it is clear that women played a crucial role in the struggle for liberation yet their contribution remains largely hidden. Free article

IRA VOLUNTEER HUGH CONEY was shot dead by a British soldier after the republican POW had tunneled his way out of Long Kesh in 1974 and attempted to escape across fields. Premium service article