For Caoimhe Nic Dháibhéid, a historian who is the current Burns Visiting Scholar in Irish Studies at Boston College, the impact of the Irish Revolution (1916-1923)—like other sweeping historical ...

In 2013, the Irish State launched a decade of remembering the turning points in a “revolution” that led to the foundation of the Irish State and partition of the island, a century ago.

For Burns Visiting Scholar in Irish Studies Eunan O’Halpin, his fondness for reading print newspapers mirrors his approach to scholarly work, delving into bureaucratic archives of diplomatic, ...

Laois historian Cormac Moore officially launched his new book 'Laois The Irish Revolution, 1912-23' in Portlaoise library on ...

Constance Markievicz, who fought in the 1916 Easter Rebellion for independence and was the first minister of labour in the Irish Free State, maintained that blue was “the old colour of Ireland.” ...

(Part 2/2) On Easter Monday in 1916, Irish rebels read a proclamation of independence that sparked a week-long battle with the British army. Over the next six days, this new bloody frontier of the ...

Irish revolutions had fought for independence from Britain in the past, would the Easter Rising be any different? In this first of two-parts, Anthony and Maddy talk to Dr. Conor Mulvagh ...