War of Independence

100 years ago on the 21st of January, members of the first Dáil gathered in Dublin's Mansion House to lay the foundations of Irish democracy. Not all members of the victorious Sinn Féin majority parliament were present for the historic…

When the Armistice was announced in November 1918, bringing an end to World War I, it raised hope for a lasting peace across Europe. It wasn't as simple as that, however once a United States Navy cargo vessel sailed into Dublin to collect…