In 2026, the United States will mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence — a bold ... “He [King George III] has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating ...

I had never had much of a taste for people who bragged about shooting policeman from behind a hedge during the Irish war of independence. Later, mostly through my novel reading, came curiosity ...

Fiona Murray reveals all. On 24 June 1921, following the six most violent months of the Irish War of Independence, British Prime Minister David Lloyd George invited Éamon de Valera and Sir James Craig ...

The Irish War of Independence commenced with the Soloheadbeg ambush on 21 January 1919, and ended with the truce on 11 July 1921. In the interval, the Government of Ireland Act 1920 was introduced and ...

In August 1920, amid the Irish War of Independence, miraculous phenomena began happening inside the Templemore homes of a Mr Dwan and that of his sister-in-law Mrs Maher. Statues and pictures of Jesus ...

In Lisburn, the band of the Royal Irish Regiment will lead a beating retreat through the town, while Derry will mark its own unique link with the end of the second World War – the surrender of ...

International organisations from the UN to the EU have described what they call the “weaponisation” of hunger as a war crime. To date, some 18,000 children are reported to have died in the 19 ...

Born in 1923 near the end of the Irish Civil War, Michael has lived through some major chapters of Ireland’s history. AIL women’s player of the year Eilís Cahill ready for ‘full-on summer ...

“In my view, this constitutes a war crime,” the Irish Prime Minister, who belongs to the Fianna Fáil party, said. “And I don't say that easily.” He argued that he is in favour of a ...

Sinn Féin is urging the Irish Government to act on Irish Presidential voting rights for Irish citizens in Northern Ireland following the party's successful motion on the matter in the Northern ...

People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy hands Tanaiste Simon Harris a document during Leaders’ Questions on Thursday (Oireachtas TV/Screenshot/PA) The Irish government has been accused of “false ...