Workers, Politics and Labour Relations in Independent Ireland, 1922–46

Cathal Brugha

‘An Indomitable Spirit’

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By any measure, Cathal Brugha’s life was extraordinary: a member of the Gaelic League, Irish Republican Brotherhood and Irish Volunteers; a celebrated survivor of the 1916 Rising, despite...
Author/Editor: Daithí Ó Corráin & Gerard Hanley

Electioneering and Propaganda in Ireland, 1917–21

Votes, violence and victory

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This book provides an illuminating and unique analysis of the political rivalry between all the major parties during Ireland’s revolutionary years. Politicians, propagandists and their voluntary supporters instigated...
Author/Editor: Elaine Callinan

Art O'Brien and Irish Nationalism in London, 1900-25

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*Joint winner of the NUI Publication Prize in Irish History 2023* London-born and reared, Art O’Brien’s journey from wealthy electrical engineer to leader of Irish militant nationalism in London...
Author/Editor: Dr Mary MacDiarmada

Spirit of Revolution

Ireland from below, 1917–1923

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In the spring of 1919, UK Prime Minister David Lloyd George wrote: ‘The whole of Europe is filled with the spirit of revolution. There is a deep...
Author/Editor: John Cunningham & Terry Dunne, editors

Newspapers and Journalism in Cork City and County, 1910-1923

Press, Politics and Revolution

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Newspapers played a key role in shaping and reflecting public opinion during the Irish Revolution, 1910–23. County Cork was home to Skibbereen’s Southern Star and Skibbereen Eagle, and...
Author/Editor: Alan McCarthy

The politics of Dublin corporation, 1840-1900

From reform to expansion

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Dublin Corporation, the city’s council, was an ancient and prestigious body. In 1840 its system of voting was reformed to allow for more representation by Catholics and...
Author/Editor: James H. Murphy