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Thomas McElwee – Died on 8 August 1981 after 62 days on hunger strike in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh (Free article)
7 August 2025
Thomas McElwee, at the age of 23, was the tenth man to join the 1981 Hunger Strike. From Bellaghy in south Derry, he was imprisoned in 1976 after a premature bomb explosion in which he lost an eye.
Execution of Reginald Dunne and Joseph O’Sullivan 100 years ago (Free article)
10 August 2022
Often in history, and in politics, plans are overtaken by events. This could be said of the execution by two IRA Volunteers of Henry Wilson, the British military advisor to James Craig's Stormont parliament in 1922. Shot dead on the steps of his home, his death has been associated with the Free State's decision to attack the republican garrison in…
A global Palestinian anti-apartheid movement is urgently needed - Declan Kearney (Free article)
11 August 2022
Writing in his latest blog, Declan Kearney outlines the need for a global anti-apartheid movement in support of the Palestinian people.
Arthur Griffith: 31 March 1871 – 12 August 1922 (Free article)
12 August 2022
Arthur Joseph Griffith was born at 61 Upper Dominick Street, Dublin, son of Arthur Charles Griffith, printer, and Mary Whelan. He attended the local Christian Brothers school and began work as an office boy in Franklin Printing at 13. He was a voracious reader and studied for the rest of his years. He was deeply interested in Irish history,…
Arthur Griffith - a reflection (Free article)
12 August 2022
Arthur Griffith died 100 years ago as the Civil War escalated, a war brought about as a direct result of his decision to sign the Treaty. Griffith’s legacy will forever be defined by that one act.
Albert Kane (Free article)
15 August 2022
Although he was advanced in age, the death of Albert Kane after a relatively short illness, came as a shock to his family, friends and comrades. Their loss was sudden because Albert had remained engaged and active and irrepressible right up to his final illness.
Remembering Kevin O'Reilly (Free article)
17 August 2022
As we mark the 42nd anniversary of the 1981 Hunger Strikes Pauline Tully remembers republican Kevin O'Reilly who died in December, and who over six decades was a key activist and organiser, and was to the forefront of H-Block campaign in Cavan.
The tragedy of Michael Collins (Free article)
18 August 2022
We are seeing a deluge of media coverage on the centenary of the death of Michael Collins. This is natural for such a towering figure in our history. It is unfortunate, though, that so much that is said and written about the Treaty and the Civil War is dominated by the figures of Collins and Dev, often to the exclusion of other key figures and…
Free State atrocities begin in Dublin (Free article)
23 August 2022
The day after Michael Collins was shot, Richard Mulcahy, Chief of Staff of the Free State Army, sent a message to his soldiers. He urged them to “stand calmly by your posts” and said: “Let no cruel act of reprisal blemish your bright honour.” Yet in Dublin, within days of that message, and as the body of Michael Collins lay in state in City Hall,…
British government demonstrates no regard for victims and survivors with Legacy Bill (Free article)
3 September 2022
Legacy, victims and dealing with the past has been a defining political issue from the Good Friday Agreement (1998). However, it wasn’t until the negotiations at Stormont House (2014) that a comprehensive approach, and architecture, was broadly agreed to deal with the legacy of the past. The Stormont House Agreement (2014) provided the broad…
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