Cartoon history of nuns in Ireland needs to be challengedWe know little about the history of nuns in Ireland in the period covered by the McAleese reportMon Mar 18 2013 - 06:00
A nation talking to itselfIrish Oratory : Publishers have been periodically compiling collections of Irish speeches for some time nowSun Feb 10 2013 - 23:29
The reader will be displeasedLETTERS: A collection of potentially fascinating material from the archive of Archbishop McQuaid should have been far more rigorous…Sat Dec 22 2012 - 00:00
Can we build a real republic?IRISH POLITICS: The contributors to this collection of essays reflect on what went wrong with our political foundation and on…Sat Nov 24 2012 - 00:00
Higgins has muscle to push boundaries of roleOPINION: In the interview in last weekend’s Irish Times to mark his first anniversary in office, President Michael D Higgins…Sat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
The Emerald Curtain and the EmergencyMEMOIR: A Yankee in de Valera’s Ireland: The Memoir of David Gray, By David Gray, edited by Paul Bew, Royal Irish Academy, 341pp…Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Collins: history and mythNinety years after the untimely death of Michael Collins, it is right to say he was essential in the winning of a large measure…Sat Aug 18 2012 - 01:00
The state of usCULTURE : Was It For This? Why Ireland Lost The Plot. By John Waters Transworld Ireland, 312pp. £14.99Sat Jun 16 2012 - 01:00
We must resist merging of our cultural institutionsOPINION: Lumping vital institutions in with quangos should offend anyone taking culture or history seriouslyTue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Contrasting lives, new aspirationsSocial and economic conditions were improving for large sections of Irish society during the early years of the 20th century and the increasing prosperity fuelled a growing desire for political independence.Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
State now morally as well as economically bankruptANALYSIS: IN 1997, at the time of the 75th anniversary of the foundation of this state, political scientist Tom Garvin penned…Mon Mar 26 2012 - 01:00
Complexity of era defined Irish neutrality in warOPINION: Minister’s comments on Irish position reflect his own preferences and belie intricacy of periodSat Feb 04 2012 - 00:00
Politicians still steering clear of emigration debateIN RECENTLY daring to dip his toes into the waters of the emigration debate, Minister for Finance Michael Noonan has joined a…Wed Jan 25 2012 - 00:00
Birth of a nation: the treaty that transformed IrelandOPINION: NEXT TUESDAY marks the 90th anniversary of the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty on December 6th, 1921Sat Dec 03 2011 - 00:00
Higgins's archive speaks volumes for his passionONE OF the items on display in the National Library this evening is an interview with Michael D from Hot Press in 2004, under…Thu Nov 03 2011 - 00:00
Behind the famous facesBROADCASTING: Window and Mirror - RTÉ Television: 1961-2011, By John Bowman, The Collins Press, 256pp. €25Sat Oct 29 2011 - 01:00
Rome's formidably obedient servantESSAYS : Cardinal Paul Cullen and his World, Edited by Dáire Keogh and Albert McDonnell, Four Courts Press, 470pp. €55Sat Sept 10 2011 - 01:00
Recapturing relevance a huge challenge for FFANALYSIS : The most devastating defeat for a dominant party since 1918 means Micheál Martin must go back to FF’s roots in the…Tue Mar 01 2011 - 00:00
Taoiseach's failings as national leader may inflict most damage on FF at pollsANALYSIS: At the end of his inept term as leader, Brian Cowen’s legacy is to leave Fianna Fáil’s identity in tatters and its…Mon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00
Notes from a banana republicREVIEW: Feckers: 50 People Who Fecked Up Ireland By John WatersFri Dec 24 2010 - 00:00
Leading light or damb squib?MEMOIR: Leading Lights: People Who’ve Inspired Me By Eamon Gilmore with Yseult Thornley, Liberties Press, 209pp. €16.99Sat Nov 27 2010 - 00:00
She came, she saw . . .AUTOBIOGRAPHY : Nuala Fennell played a vital progressive role at a transformative time in politicsSat Oct 10 2009 - 01:00
The not so swinging SixtiesTHE 1960s has been described as a watershed decade for Irish sexuality, setting in motion a number of changes that prepared the…Tue Sept 15 2009 - 01:00
Rising to the challengeHistory Last year's commemoration of events in 1916 has inspired a thought-provoking essay collectionSat Apr 21 2007 - 01:00
A species in soundbitesIrish Society: This is not the first book to observe the Celtic Tiger transformation of Irish society, nor will it be the last…Sat Dec 17 2005 - 00:00
Orphan of republicanismIrish History: Families frequently lament that they failed to record or document the experiences of relations who were steeped…Sat Dec 03 2005 - 00:00
Apologies for past not the answerShould contemporary politicians have to apologise for the perceived sins of their political ancestors, or is it the case that…Mon Feb 07 2005 - 00:00
Hope and despairLooking out his window at grey, rainy Dublin in the summer of 1954, the writer Anthony Cronin, then editor of The Bell magazine…Sat Jun 19 2004 - 01:00
