Showing Mary and Mícheál Martin my commemorative book on the 100th anniversary of Fianna Fáil at the ard fheis this weekend, including a letter in the book from Mary (then O’Shea) in the late 1980s as national youth organiser of the party.

With this weekend being the 100th anniversary of Fianna Fáil's inaugural public meeting, in this episode of The Irish History Boys, Tim McGarry and I discuss the formation and huge electoral success of Fianna Fáil over the last 100 years. youtu.be/p4QEfBQEzCk?...

My latest Irish News article on the 100th anniversary of Fianna Fáil. www.irishnews.com/opinion/corm...

My latest book marking the 100th anniversary of Fianna Fáil will be available shortly. It has over 650 images, many of them never seen before.

In the latest The Irish History Boys episode, Tim McGarry and I are joined again by @gerardshannon.bsky.social to discuss his engrossing book on Rory O'Connor. In this episode, we discuss the last year of O'Connor's life - 1922, culminating in his reprisal execution. youtu.be/8SEEeK0BDOE?...

Today’s Irish News article on how the 1926 census returns for the Irish Free State can shed some light on the decline of the Protestant population by about one third from 1911 to 1926. www.irishnews.com/opinion/corm...

On this week's The Irish History Boys episode, Tim McGarry and I are joined by a guest for the first time. @gerardshannon.bsky.social over the next 2 weeks talks us through Irish revolutionary Rory O'Connor's life, based on his excellent new biography on O'Connor. youtu.be/EVZnIxYUgJA?...

On this week's The Irish History Boys episode, Tim McGarry and I discuss the 1926 census taken 100 years ago - North (disappeared) and South (released online at midnight) and the legacy of Seán Lemass. youtu.be/qi-K_lgUBd0?...

My article in today’s Irish News on how the Irish Boundary Commission collapse became a catalyst for the founding of Fianna Fáil 100 years ago this month. www.irishnews.com/opinion/how-...

In this week's episode of the Irish History Boys, Tim McGarry and I discuss the assassination attempt on Mussolini by an Irishwoman 100 years ago, how the trade union movement dealt with partition, and integrated education 50 years ago. youtu.be/Q2ws1kFVF14?...

Today’s Irish News article on Micheál Martin’s Churchill comments to Trump and Churchill’s legacy in Ireland, www.irishnews.com/opinion/corm...