Cork’s industrial progress celebrated with arrival of Ford
Cork, 14 June 1917 - The economy of Cork is set to be transformed by the opening of the proposed Ford Tractor...
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Irish Bishops warn of food shortages
Cork, 19 February 1917 - Ireland’s Catholic bishops have warned, in their Lenten pastoral letters, of the acute food shortages...
Read moreTerror in Belgium
Brussels, 16 November 1916 - There are renewed reports of a ‘state of terror’ in Belgium. Stories of mass deportations...
Read moreExhibition of ‘enemy goods’ at National Museum
Dublin, 21 August 1916 - The National Museum of Ireland today opened a new exhibition of German and Austrian goods. The collection ...
Read moreBattle for Verdun rages on
Verdun, 1 March 1916 - The brutal battle for Verdun continues to rage today in the hills of north-eastern France. There are...
Read moreHow Ireland was lost in the 1918 conscription crisis
The historian of revolutions Charles Tilly has pointed out that, in general, revolutionary movements find it easier to mobilise popular...
Read more‘A declaration of war on the Irish nation’: rivals unite in opposing conscription
Dublin, 20 April 1918 - The disparate strands of Irish nationalism have come together in Dublin to register their opposition to the...
Read moreCatholic Church adds its support to anti-conscription crusade
Maynooth, 19 April 1918 - The Irish Catholic hierarchy has united with the broad spectrum of Irish nationalism in opposing British...
Read moreIreland closes down due to general strike against conscription
Dublin, 24 April 1918 - Almost all of the country ground to a halt yesterday as workers withdrew their labour in opposition...
Read moreIrish Party withdraws from Westminster
Dublin, 20 April 1918 - At a special meeting in Dublin today, the Irish Parliamentary Party decided to withdraw their attendance from...
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