Donal Byrne

British troops pictured at Dublin Castle before the handover

No public ceremony on historic day in capital

On the afternoon of the handover of Dublin Castle to the Irish Free State, there was no public ceremony, nor did a flag fly over the castle. In fact, proceedings took about 45 minutes in all, writes Donal Byrne.

Ireland • 16 Jan 22

The President remained at Áras an Uachtaráin where he rang the Peace Bell

President leads commemoration of 1916 Easter Rising

The annual commemoration of the 1916 Easter Rising has taken place in Dublin, led by President Michael D Higgins.

Ireland • 04 Apr 21

Members of the 4th Battalion Flying Column

100 years on from the Battle of Clonmult

If the Kilmichael ambush, in which Tom Barry's flying column attacked a column of RIC Auxiliaries and killed 17 of them, had been the IRA's most significant victory during the War of Independence, then the battle of Clonmult on 20 February 1921 must rank as its biggest defeat.

Ireland • 19 Feb 21

100 years since burning of Cork by British forces

One hundred years ago an ambush on an Auxiliary patrol at Dillon's Cross in Cork city on the night of 11 December 1920 preceded the destruction of the commercial heart of the city by British forces.

Decade of Commemorations • 11 Dec 20

Terence MacSwiney was a poet, dramatist, musician and committed revolutionary

100 years since hunger striker Terence MacSwiney died

This coming week marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Cork's Lord Mayor, Terence MacSwiney, after 74 days on hunger strike.

Ireland • 19 Oct 20

Douglass himself had become a slave in Maryland at the age of six and bore the scars on his back as a testament to the brutality of slave life

175th anniversary of anti-slavery leader's Irish visit

Escaped slave, Frederick Douglass, is today seen as an inspiration for the Black Lives Matter movement worldwide. However, it was in Ireland in 1845 where he spent what he described as some of the happiest days of his life, tasting freedom and campaigning against slavery.

Ireland • 26 Sep 20

Tomás Mac Curtain with his wife, Eilish and family

Centenary of assassination of Cork mayor Mac Curtain

The assassination of the Lord Mayor of Cork 100 years ago today ramped up the War of Independence, not just in Cork but across the country.

Munster • 20 Mar 20

The book, containing photos and details of British forces, was compiled to identify and target many of them

IRA intelligence dossier goes on display at exhibition

A rare and previously unknown IRA intelligence dossier from the War of Independence has emerged as part of a new permanent exhibition covering the Wars of Independence and the Civil War.

Ireland • 21 Jan 20

The Black and Tans and the Auxiliaries were recruited to bolster the RIC

Who were the Black and Tans and the Auxiliaries?

Many RIC members saw themselves as guardians of law and order. However, the escalating IRA campaign in 1919 and 1920 - and the arrival of the Black and Tans and the Auxiliaries - changed all that.

Analysis and Comment • 11 Jan 20

A Royal Navy helicopter rescues the crew of the yacht Camargue during the August 1979 Fastnet Race

'I've never seen waves like them' - Fastnet remembered

19 people died during the 1979 Fastnet Yacht Race as storm force winds whipped up seas in the Atlantic.

Ireland • 14 Aug 19