John Hume is regarded as the key architect of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. This book collects extracts from Hume’s speeches, articles and interviews, and …
This book is the first full study to examine the appointment and experiences of women in the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs from 1946 to 1990. Focusing on …
This book traces the history of the Friends of Irish Freedom (FOIF), an Irish-American nationalist movement launched in New York in 1916. At its peak, the organ…
This book provides an illuminating and unique analysis of the political rivalry between all the major parties during Ireland’s revolutionary years. Politicians,…
In the mid-nineteenth century, the Orange Order of Ireland fell into and emerged from apparent extinction into a vigorous resurrection - which was then stopped …
At the beginning of the twentieth century, Antrim contained the largest Presbyterian population on the island of Ireland. It also contained most of Belfast – th…
From 6 January 1920 recruiting to the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) was extended outside of Ireland to candidates with military experience, in order to supplem…
Joint winner of the NUI Publication Prize in Irish History 2023 London-born and reared, Art O’Brien’s journey from wealthy electrical engineer to leader of Iri…
