Fearghal McGarry

Queen's University Belfast

Fearghal McGarry is professor of modern Irish history at Queen's University Belfast.

Michael Portillo visits Dublin Castle in Taking Sides.

Taking Sides: Britain's involvement in the Irish Civil War

A new documentary, Taking Sides, explores how former enemies worked together to establish Irish independence. It reveals Britain's far from impartial role in Ireland's Civil …

History • 11 May

Michael Portillo and Michael Laffan in Kings Hall Belfast

Partition, 1921: the story behind the new documentary

A new documentary, Partition, 1921, tells the story of how Ireland came to be to be partitioned from the perspective of the politicians who divided …

History • 17 Jun 21

How the British authorities viewed the War of Independence

A new documentary, Hawks and Doves: The Crown and Ireland's War of Independence, draws on the "enemy files" to explore Britain's view of the War …

History • 25 Jun 20

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