Martyrs to Irish history: why Co Tyrone’s Joe McKelvey and three anti-Treaty IRA comrades were executed in an act of revenge during the Civil War

Historian Gerard Shannon, author of the new biography Rory O’Connor: To Defend the Republic, examines why the Dublin-born IRA ...
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IRA "hooliganism" prevented Princess Margaret's 1968 visit to Ireland

Princess Margaret was prevented from holidaying in Ireland during the 1960s over fears that a visit would re-energize the IRA, according to declassified British Government documents. Margaret, the ...
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There’s a Hidden History of US Support for Irish Republicans

The solidarity group Noraid raised millions of dollars to support the Irish republican movement during the Troubles. Although ...