Michael Collins and Éamon de Valera are two of the most iconic figures in Irish history ... the Civil War (Collins). However, Eoghan Plunkett, a nephew of 1916 Easter Rising leader Joseph ...

It is a victory for the independence of Ireland, and for an Irish Republic.' The Rising made de Valera a leader in prison; prison leadership made him a candidate in Clare; and Clare made him a ...

Records into pensions claimed by the families of IRA Volunteers reveal the horror and poverty the War of Independence left ... tactics against the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and British ...

With Britain’s entry into the World War, the implementation of Home Rule was suspended and the leaders on the opposing ... Rising that led the majority of Irish Catholics to abandon the cause of Home ...

Kenny MacAskill has pledged to deliver Alex Salmond’s “dream of independence” for Scotland after being elected as his successor as leader of the Alba Party. Former first minister Mr Salmond ...