Michael Portillo: ‘Conservatives see Ireland exclusively through the unionist prism’
The former Conservative politician and historian on his new documentary about the Irish Civil War
The former Conservative politician and historian on his new documentary about the Irish Civil War
Former Taoiseach tells Dick Barrett Commemoration in West Cork that Civil War as the greatest tragedy to befall Ireland in the 20th century
The Tory class prefect has just replaced the class clowns in the top job; he must not allow nostalgia or ‘the fear of failing’ to cloud his judgment
British politics today is poisoned by Brexiteers inept in the art of statecraft
How two republicans gunned down a hero of the first World War on his own doorstep
How the independent state in 1922 went from democratic general election to disaster
Described as the worst atrocity since ‘Herod slew the innocents’ four girls and two women were murdered
Transfer of power came after the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921
Book details the lives of 70 people bound up in the talks
MacSwiney’s uncompromising republicanism was eventually rejected
British prime minister’s threat is phrase most associated with Anglo-Irish Treaty talks
From Lloyd George’s invitation in 1921 to declaration of republic two decades later
Michael Collins and Winston Churchill just two of the famous names among delegations
Negotiations behind the foundation of the Irish State are staged at the NCH
Lavery portraits of both sides on view at Irish Embassy in London – ‘The Art of Negotiation’
Hot-headed and untrustworthy, London now behaves as it used to regard the Irish
Hannah Carey was shot dead outside the Imperial Hotel in Killarney on July 11th, 1921
Frances Stevenson’s diary on the Lloyd George-de Valera summit of 1921 offers rare insights
Cheering crowds greeted news of possible truce between British and Irish
Regular members of RIC were blamed for killing in Blackpool on March 24th, 1920
The funerals of British intelligence officers had an appalling symmetry with the London procession to mark the return to Ireland of the body of Terence MacSwiney
Did Lloyd George mesmerise Collins, or did Collins silently acquiesce to his pressure tactics?
The royal visit for the opening of the Northern Ireland parliament in 1921 was of great significance to Ulster unionists, though the target audience may have been Sinn Féin
Allegations of secret dealings by Arthur Griffith are false, says biographer
How the IRA helped cause the British to sue for peace in the War of Independence
A mistake, cowardice or duplicity – historical opinion is divided
The British team was skilled. It was not smart politics to leave our leading statesman at home
100 years ago: How the Irish Border went from idea stage to fixture
An Irishman’s Diary: Ireland’s biggest county had become the British army’s biggest security headache
Newly released files detail role of Birmingham gangs in the War of Independence
Ireland is still living with the consequences of the Government of Ireland Act
An Irishman’s Diary
Des Smith’s grandfather Thomas Smith was shot dead in the boarding house he owned
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices