Century: 1923 Birth of a Nation

It was a desperate response by the first Irish government to the Civil War. They believed only the most severe measures could stop the violence

A review of the evidence finds a Free State intelligence officer as the most likely culprit

The period that followed the 1920s would see Mother and Baby Homes, abuse of Magdalene women and attempts to control women’s reproductive capacity

Final year of Decade of Centenaries programme recalls first step in Ireland taking its place on world stage

Many areas addressed by contributors in this resource link directly to the Leaving Cert syllabus

Many of these articles can serve as a pathway for deeper research on issues that pique pupils’ interest