Donal Byrne

President Higgins laid a wreath on behalf of the people of Ireland

President leads National Day of Commemoration

Events are being held around the country to mark the National Day of Commemoration.

Ambassadors from 13 countries are attending the event at the War Memorial Gardens

World wars' commemoration held at Islandbridge

A public event to commemorate those who died in both world wars, including over 60,000 Irish men and women, has taken place at the War Memorial Gardens at Islandbridge in Dublin.

Ireland • 13 Jul 19

D-Day landings - a breakthrough at a terrible cost

The D-Day landings marked the beginning of the end of World War Two, but at a huge cost in terms of the numbers of casualties.

World • 05 Jun 19

The full truth of the event at Soloheadbeg has never been fully established

The Soloheadbeg ambush - Sudden, bloody and unexpected

Events are being held in Soloheadbeg, Co Tipperary today to mark the 100th anniversary of an IRA ambush that led to the deaths of the first IRA victims of the War of Independence. So what happened at Soloheadbeg and what is its signficance in Irish history?

Ireland • 20 Jan 19

Soloheadbeg ambush site where two Irish policemen were killed in January 1919 sparking the War of Independence

Soloheadbeg ambush commemoration in Tipperary

A commemoration has been held in Co Tipperary to mark the 100th anniversary of the Soloheadbeg ambush, which is widely held to have started the War of Independence.

Ireland • 20 Jan 19

Some 35,000 Irish men and women died during World War I

Commemorations mark centenary of ending of WWI

Speaking at a State commemoration marking the Armistice centenary, President-elect Michael D Higgins has referred to a reticence over many years in Ireland to recognise the human reality of World War I and those who fought and died in it.

Armistice • 11 Nov 18

The Irish casualties of World War I

Professor John Horne, an internationally recognised expert on World War One, and editor of 'Our War: Ireland and Great War', discusses the numbers of Irish casualties of the war.

Armistice • 10 Nov 18

The Royal Irish Rifles at the Battle of the Somme in 1916

Ireland and World War One

Donal Byrne examines why some 210,000 men from the island of Ireland volunteered for World War One.

World War One • 07 Nov 18

The sculpture was created by artist Martin Galbavy

Sculpture of WWI soldier goes on display in Dublin

Hundreds of people have attended an event in Dublin to mark the arrival of a six metre high sculpture of a World War I soldier in St Stephen's Green.

World War One • 08 Nov 18

The Sinking of RMS Leinster and SS Dundalk

100 years ago this week, almost 600 people died in the Irish Sea when two ships were torpedoed by German U-boats. The attacks happened just weeks before the end of the war.

News • 20 Oct 18