In 1923 the Irish Free State government established a judicial commission with extraordinary powers to revive the jurisdiction of the court system which had flo…
Working conditions in Irish industry prior to 1914 were frequently harsh and dangerous, particularly for women and children. The large textile, shipbuilding and…
Dublin is an unusual city in having two Anglican cathedrals within a few hundred yards of each other, St Patrick’s cathedral and the diocesan cathedral of Chris…
Wisdom and the Grail investigates the symbol of the Holy Grail in the Queste del Saint Graal, a branch of the Vulgate prose cycle of Arthurian romances, and Tho…
A troubled see: memoirs of a Derry bishop continues the story begun in Edward Daly’s bestselling Mister, are you a priest? (2000), which focused on his years as…
This book examines aspects of Gladstone’s relationship with Ireland, setting this in the context of the United Kingdom and Empire. It is based on papers given a…
The Special Criminal Court consists of three judges sitting without a jury and hears cases when the ordinary courts are ‘inadequate’. Generally this has involve…
In this volume in the Study of Irish historic settlement series scholars from the perspectives of archaeology, art history and history offer insights into the d…
These papers comprise a balance of archaeological and historical studies and constitute the second volume in the series. Seán Duffy is Chairman of the 'Friends…
These proceedings of the fifth public symposium, held by the Friends of Medieval Dublin in 2003, include numerous essays on the city during medieval times. Seá…
