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Diarmuid O'Hegarty: the civil servant of the revolution

He was a civil servant turned revolutionary and became the focus of "republican bitterness" in the Civil War. In this entry from the Royal Irish Academy's Dictionary of Irish Biography, Marie Coleman and William Murphy tell his story

Katherine Moloney: Kevin Barry's sister was activist in own right

Her commitment to activism was galvanised by her brother Kevin's death and she later became a campaigning trade unionist. In this entry from the Royal Irish Academy's Dictionary of Irish Biography, Lawrence William White tells her story

Mary MacSwiney: trailblazer who became a "threat to stability"

She was the suffragist whose brother Terence's hunger strike shook the world. But her increasingly radical views estranged her from her former comrades. In this entry from the Royal Irish Academy's Dictionary of Irish Biogra

Ned Broy: the Irish spy who came in from the cold

He was the Dublin policeman turned spy for Michael Collins who played a significant part in the new Irish state. In this extract from the Dictionary of Irish Biography, Pauric J. Dempsey and Shaun Boylan tell his story

Dick McKee: the Dublin Brigade leader who died on Bloody Sunday

He was the young printer who helped plan some of the most significant moments in the War of Independence - and met a violent end. In this entry from the Royal Irish Academy's Dictionary of Irish Biography, Marie Coleman tells the story of Dick McKee

Ernie O'Malley: the bohemian revolutionary

He was a middle class boy who became a radical rebel and world traveler, and later collaborated with director John Ford. In this extract from the Dictionary of Irish Biography, Richard English tells his story.

Vincent Byrne: the last survivor of Michael Collins's Squad

He was the teenage rebel who became the last man standing in Michael Collins's squad. In this extract from the Dictionary of Irish Biography, Lawrence William White and Pauric J. Dempsey tell his story.

John Joseph O'Kelly: devout Catholic and republican purist

He was the devout Catholic and Irish-language activist who played a vital role in the struggle for republican purity. In this extract from the Dictionary of Irish Biography, Brian P. Murphy tells the story of John Joseph O'Kelly

William O'Brien: labour activist who dreamed of socialist Ireland

He was the radical labour activist who became part of the struggle for Irish independence. In this entry from the Royal Irish Academy's Dictionary of Irish Biography, Arthur Mitchell tells the story of William O'Brien

Peadar Clancy: the charismatic "superman" who played a key role