Centenary of British handover of Cork’s Collins Barracks marked
Minister says troops of 1922 would be proud of role Defence Forces play in peacekeeping
Simon Coveney: Ireland will not be joining Nato ‘any time soon’
Minister for Defence will push for €500 million increase in military spending
Ceremony recalls handing over of seat of British military power in Ireland
The Curragh was the largest British military barracks in Ireland in 1922
Under no circumstances can hard border return in Ireland says top US politician
Richard Neal awarded honorary degree by Dublin City University
President warns against ‘affected amnesia’ in Civil War commemorations
Higgins calls for inclusive response to revolution-era events and division at Cork event
Butcher’s Dozen – Arthur Beesley on Thomas Kinsella’s poem about Bloody Sunday and a judicial whitewash
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Bono and the Edge release new version of Sunday Bloody Sunday on anniversary of massacre
Video includes images from the shooting that claimed 14 lives in Derry
Ceremony to remember those who died in Civil War to be held in September – Taoiseach
Martin speaks at conference to mark centenary of the handing over of Dublin Castle
Ian O’Riordan: Running up that hill while time stands still
Hitting 50 with a run up Kippure mountain – nice to know it’s not all downhill from here
A plot to invade Mexico – Tim Fanning on the trials of James Workman and Lewis Kerr
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British army to be cut to 72,500 troops by 2025
Defence strategy review signals shift towards cyberwarfare and drones
Capitol Hill security officials defend actions during January 6th riots
Officials blamed intelligence failures for lack of preparedness for co-ordinated assault
What happened in the Kilmichael and Narrow Water IRA attacks?
Ambushes of British forces referred to by Sinn Féin TD were very different from each other
Businesses can show ‘Dunkirk spirit’ by taking new direct ferry to France
Danish shipping line to run daily service to French port from Rosslare
Washington as seat of power becomes seat of unrest once again
America Letter: Militarised capital site of skirmishes in zone which is district not state
From gunner to guerrilla – Tom Barry’s road to rebellion
Scarred by his wartime service, angered by the treatment of ex-servicemen, unable to secure government employment and inspired by the Easter Rising, in the summer of 1920 Tom Barry made a decision that would change both his life and the nature of the conflict then raging in Ireland
Debenhams workers urge intervention to save 2,000 jobs
‘It’s going to cost more for people to go on the dole and not pay tax than to keep stores open’
Family walks suitable for social distancing
Enjoy the Irish countryside without the crowds, with these 10 secluded routes
Executed for spying – An Irishman’s Diary on Timothy Quinlisk
Quinlisk was first civilian to be executed by IRA in Cork for spying during War of Independence
Why is Michael McGrath backing tax breaks for the wealthy?
Fianna Fáil’s minister for finance in waiting says there are ‘many strands to tackling the housing crisis’, including a €10,000 savings scheme
Suleimani a terrorist with British blood on hands, says Boris Johnson
PM accused of endangering British soldiers in Middle East by supporting Trump
London warns US against attacking cultural sites in Iraq
Johnson avoids criticising killing of Suleimani and urges Iraq to allow troops remain
IRA headquarters refused request to defend Ballaghaderreen
The Roscommon files: Fears Black and Tans would burn town in revenge for ambush
How the Troubles began: a timeline
From civil rights marches in Derry to nationalists seeking refuge in Ireland
Battle of the Bogside 'like a conveyor belt system making petrol bombs'
The Troubles at 50: Rioting in Derry remembered by first-hand witnesses
The Troubles – a euphemism for bloody conflict
the term had the advantage that it avoided ascribing blame to any of the participants
Brexit: ‘crash-out’ likely to trigger crisis over North, says Grieve
Ex-UK attorney general ‘worried’ about loyalist violence in wake of a no-deal exit
Gerry Adams’s IRA years: An insider’s account
Anthony McIntyre recalls the Sinn Féin leader’s time in the Provisional IRA
A walk on the real wild side of New York
NYC has a vast range of green space, from ancient forests to railroad gardens
Spike Island takes second place in category of World Travel Awards
Former prison and fort comes in ahead of the Great Wall of China and Mount Kilimanjaro
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