The Irish Army's bomb disposal squad has been called out after a stockpile of War of Independence-era explosives was discovered at a farm in West Cork. Former RTÉ broadcaster Fergal Keane said he was ...

The memorial will be developed in a yet to be identified area of county Kilkenny in honour of those who sacrificed during the struggle for Irish freedom during revolutionary periods such as the 1916 ...

The Irish Government has launched a new digital mapping project, listing all of the civilian and combatant fatalities of the Irish Civil War. Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and ...

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The violent birth and subsequent splintering of the Irish Republican Army is the subject of a new film called The Wind That Shakes the Barley. Director Ken Loach's uncompromising stance on class ...

He was one of the key leaders of the 1916 “Easter Rising” armed insurrection that ended with his execution but paved the way for most of Ireland to win its independence from Britain. But before that, ...

The remarkable story of the Irish War of Independence (1919-1922) which resulted in the formation of the Irish Free State and became the model for other British colonies to gain their independence.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – A new play, "The Revolution: The Irish War of Independence 1919-1921," makes its debut in Bethlehem just in time for St. Patrick's Day. The Crowded Kitchen Players will present its ...

Ireland has been the setting of multiple iconic films over the years. One legendary war movie was shot across multiple locations that visitors can go and see for themselves. The Wind that Shakes the ...