Shot, bayoneted and clubbed: the ruthless lengths the IRA went to at Kilmichael

Autopsy reports show how the IRA sought to ensure none of the enemy were left alive

‘This image of a man tarred and feathered, driving a train out of rage, just haunted me’

Deirdre Kinahan on her site-specific play about the 1920 munitions strike

Flying columns: The elite guard of the old IRA

The groups played a key role in republican efforts during the War of Independence

In the classroom – junior cycle

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Guerrilla tactics: Arming the IRA

Greatly outnumbered by the crown forces when it came to firepower, the IRA was forced to capture, steal and smuggle weapons

War of Independence: the bloodiest six months

More than 1,000 lives were lost between January and July 1921

War of Independence: The who’s who of policing in Ireland

When the long-established RIC proved not up to the task of crushing the IRA, the British government made the fateful and fatal decision to draft in the Black and Tans and Auxiliaries

Cumann na mBan and the War of Independence

Women played a vital role in the conflict but many of their stories are lost forever

1920: The timeline

The year saw the War of Independence begins in earnest with an escalation of murder and violence by the British and IRA

Louise Ryan: Battles on the ‘home front’

Women proved easy targets for the Black and Tans and were regularly terrorised in their homes by threatening, abusive and drunk soldiers

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

Historian finds IRA commander Tom Barry tried to join British civil service

Details to published in special Irish Times supplement 1920 - War of Independence

Family walks suitable for social distancing

Enjoy the Irish countryside without the crowds, with these 10 secluded routes

The man who fought for three armies: British, IRA and Free State

Martin Doyle was a Victoria Cross winner who quit to join the national struggle

Government forced to confront complicated history of two police forces

RIC and DMP were tasked with opposing IRA in War of Independence

10 great family walks for Christmas

A breezy, pulse-raising walk together on one of these undemanding circuits is a gift

Kilmichael ambush largest in War of Independence

The Cork files: Sixteen auxiliaries and three IRA men killed in attack led by Tom Barry

Cork councillors vote to name bridge after Ireland’s ‘Oskar Schindler’

Mary Elmes, from Ballintemple, credited with saving 200 Jewish children during Holocaust

Cork councillors to vote on naming of new €5m Lee bridge

Mother Jones, Mary Elmes and Joan Denise Moriarty among the names suggested

Dundalk ‘sneeringly hostile’ to IRA in War of Independence

Newly released files record the IRA’s history in the Civil War and War of Independence

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