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# War of Independence

This year
2023
Forgotten 10 member Thomas Bryan honoured with commemerative plaque at Dublin family home
The young IRA volunteer fought in the war of Independence and was hanged this day 102 years ago.
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Mar 14th 2023, 12:32 PM
Last year
2022
Records of compensation claims during War of Independence and Civil War to be released
Minister Catherine Martin said the collection ‘brings home the true reality of the human cost of those turbulent times’.
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Nov 30th 2022, 3:40 PM
The death of Michael Collins and the what-ifs of Irish history
The revolutionary-turned finance minister died aged just 32.
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Aug 22nd 2022, 7:00 AM
Michael Collins’ diaries to be made public for first time
The five diaries cover the period from 1918 to Collins’ death in 1922.
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Aug 15th 2022, 1:05 PM
Shoot-out on Irish border remembered 100 years on
A gun battle took place at a railway station in the border town of Clones that claimed the lives of several people.
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Feb 11th 2022, 6:00 AM
All time
The Burning of the Custom House was one of the landmark events in the War of Independence - here's what happened
It’s 100 years since the IRA attacked the administrative heart of the British civil service in Ireland.
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May 22nd 2021, 11:18 AM
Michael D Higgins: There is a reluctance to criticise empire and imperialism
Uachtarán na hÉireann wrote in the Guardian that a “feigned amnesia” of Anglo-Irish history would not help create a better future.
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Feb 12th 2021, 11:13 AM
Bloody Sunday: How the senseless attack in Croke Park hastened the end of British rule
We take a look at the events of that day, using newspaper reports and archive material.
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Nov 21st 2020, 6:00 PM
New exhibition shines a light on struggle between IRA and British forces in Monaghan
The Monaghan War of Independence files include more than 500 pages of first-hand accounts from Monaghan IRA veterans
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Feb 19th 2020, 5:39 PM
Dr Mary McAuliffe: Debate about an RIC commemoration needs more than a Black and Tans hashtag
The controversy around the RIC commemoration is entirely understandable, but it’s not that simple, writes Dr Mary McAuliffe.
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Jan 6th 2020, 6:30 PM
'Revisionism gone too far': Clare mayor to boycott Royal Irish Constabulary commemoration service
The government recently said it will commemorate those who served in the force prior to Irish independence.
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Jan 5th 2020, 11:34 AM
Quiz: Test your knowledge of the Irish War of Independence
The government has said we are entering the “most challenging and sensitive period” of marking the centenary of past events.
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Jan 3rd 2020, 10:00 PM
Commemoration events to mark centenary of War of Independence 'challenging and sensitive'
The government hasn’t yet finalised the State programme for 1920 commemorative events.
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Dec 26th 2019, 10:00 AM
'Volunteers were sent for the coffins': New docs reveal IRA activities during War of Independence
The Brigade Activity Files are the latest release by the Military Service Pensions Collection.
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Feb 23rd 2019, 10:00 AM
Minister to lay wreath at ceremony to mark centenary of Soloheadbeg Ambush
The Soloheadbeg Ambush is widely seen as the event which sparked the War of Independence.
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Jan 20th 2019, 6:00 AM
The Soloheadbeg Ambush and the shots heard around the world
It’s widely seen as the event which sparked the War of Independence.
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Jan 13th 2019, 9:15 PM
What is the truth behind Resistance's forced adoption storyline that really got people talking?
It’s loosely based on the incredible story of Cork spies Florence and Josephine O’Donoghue.
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Jan 7th 2019, 8:30 PM
Fancy researching your family history from the revolutionary period? This is a good place to start...
Did you have a family member who fought in the Civil War or War of Independence?
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Dec 28th 2018, 10:00 PM
Body of British soldier exhumed from bog in Clare
Private George Duff Chalmers, who was 18 when he died, will be reburied in Dublin.
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May 14th 2018, 7:33 PM
Drumcondra bridge named after UCD student executed during War of Independence
19-year-old Frank Flood was the head of an IRA unit that ambushed an RIC lorry in January 1921.
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Mar 14th 2018, 7:00 PM
Fish and chips meets Black and Tans: Details revealed of Leo Burdock's IRA service
The new documents also reveal his involvement in the Civil War on the Anti-Treaty side.
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Oct 24th 2017, 9:47 AM
IRA leader Seán Russell and the story of Dublin's most controversial statue
Russell was an IRA chief of staff who died on a German u-boat in 1940.
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Aug 19th 2017, 9:15 AM
One of Dublin's most iconic buildings is taking a trip down memory lane
A new exhibition explores the role Custom House played while Ireland fought for independence.
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Mar 19th 2017, 10:00 AM
Someone carrying out home renovations in Laois found a hand grenade
Mills 36 hand grenades were regularly used throughout the War of Independence of 1919 to 1921.
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Feb 16th 2017, 2:19 PM
The link between the Cork GAA jersey and the battle for freedom is an incredible tale
‘An Fhuil agus Bindealán’ airs on TG4 this evening, as former Cork player and manager Donal O’Grady goes on a journey through history to uncover the origins of the famous shirt.
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Dec 26th 2016, 8:30 AM
The Cork sisters who ran an IRA headquarters from their little shop
Sheila and Nora Wallace were of “tremendous value” in the fight for Irish independence.
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Dec 20th 2015, 9:30 PM
A 1795 time capsule placed by one of the US Founding Fathers will be opened tonight
The capsule from Samuel Adams is believed to contain old coins and documents.
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Jan 6th 2015, 2:39 PM
Have a look through the prison journal of an Easter Rising volunteer
Patrick Brennan’s journal will be on display in Clare Museum.
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Nov 29th 2014, 9:15 AM
Do you know anything about Ireland's secret War of Independence caves?
An archaeologist in Sligo has identified 35 used to hide people and ammunitions and needs your help to find more.
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Oct 31st 2014, 3:57 PM
Member of public brings viable artillery shell to garda station
The device was made safe by the Defence Forces late last night.
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Aug 15th 2014, 12:16 PM
Bullets, bibles and rifles: Glasnevin Cemetery wants to value your First World War artefacts
The cemetery is running a free Antiques Roadshow style event this weekend.
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May 17th 2014, 10:45 AM
Pics: President Higgins and Taoiseach among thousands who gather to remember Easter Rising
A wreath was laid outside the steps of the GPO with the Proclamation of the Republic also read out.
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Apr 20th 2014, 9:24 PM
90 Years On: Ireland 'healing her wounds' from years of war
Amazing new footage from 1924.
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Apr 19th 2014, 4:30 PM
An 'original Fine Gael Blueshirt uniform' has just gone on sale...on eBay
Dyed-in-the-wool Fine Gael members take note.
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Mar 7th 2014, 3:12 PM
Fancy seeing a smuggled rifle from 1914 that was found in Seán O'Casey's house?
To mark the centenary of the Irish Volunteers a new exhibition at Glasnevin Cemetery also sheds light on some of those who took part in the Irish revolution.
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Dec 11th 2013, 6:54 PM
Home owner finds grenade from War of Independence in garden
A number of homes were evacuated in Drumcondra as the device was made safe.
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Jul 21st 2013, 3:43 PM
Uncovering the 'Disappeared' of Irish War of Independence and Civil War
Historian and archaeologists attempt to uncover secret history of over 180 civilians by the ‘old’ IRA between 1919 and 1923 in TV3 two-part doc.
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Mar 16th 2013, 8:30 AM
Former Prime Minister of Kosovo acquitted of war crimes
The former prime minister Ramush Haradinaj had been accused of murder and torture during the Kosovo war – but has been found not guilty.
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Nov 29th 2012, 9:45 AM
How holy ‘apparitions’ pressed pause on War of Independence
Visitations of the Virgin Mary to a teenage boy and ‘bleeding’ statues in Templemore, Co Tipperary seized the country – even causing Michael Collins to get involved in the mysterious case.
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Nov 4th 2012, 8:45 AM
Irish War of Independence exhibition to mark centenary of The Fianna Convention
The exhibition includes uniforms, weaponry, photographs, newspaper clippings and other memorabilia from the time.
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Oct 5th 2012, 6:45 AM
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