It would not be an exaggeration to describe this general election as one of the most extraordinary in the history of the state. The only comparable one I can think of is the 1948 election which led to the participation of Clann na Phoblacta in government but their advance was nothing compared to that of […]
A new video has emerged casting light on reactions to the Black and Tans controversy. #TheFurtherSide #gript
Kerry’s Michael Healy-Rae has just released this beauty ahead of February’s General Election, taking full advantage of the Wolfe Tone’s resurgent ‘Come out ye Black and Tans’.
‘COME OUT you Black and Tans.’ Buskers sing “Come out ye black and tans” outside Dublin Castle in protest of deferred Fine Gael RIC event. A planned commemoration of the RIC whose constables included the notorious Black and Tans caused public outrage earlier this month. Minister for Justice says the commemoration is not cancelled but […]
We ask Dubliners what they think of the deferred government ‘commemoration’ for the RIC #gript
The Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan has confirmed the controversial commemoration of the RIC – who included the Black and Tans as constables – has been “deferred”. “I do not believe that the event, as planned, can now take place in an atmosphere that meets the goals and guiding principles of the overall commemorative programme,” […]
On 27 November 1920 Galway brothers Patrick and Harry Loughnane were arrested on their family farm by the Royal Irish Constabulary’s Auxiliary Division. The men were locally prominent republicans and the RIC was determined to exact revenge on them for an earlier IRA ambush. A few days after their arrest, the Loughnane brothers’ bodies were […]
Over 17,000 people have signed a petition in 24 hours as anger grows at government plans to allegedly “commemorate the Black and Tans” as well as the RIC in Dublin Castle later this month. The controversy arose after a government announcement on January 1st confirmed that an official state commemoration for those who served in […]
On this night, the Black and Tans burnt Cork City Centre with a devastating series of fires that swept through the city centre; looted businesses, assaulted firefighters and shot at the local population. The burning and the subsequent controversy is one of the most significant events of the Irish War of Independence; on the day […]
On the night of 14 November 1920, during the War of Independence, 28-year-old Fr. Michael Griffin, was taken from his home – by men suspected to be Black and Tans – and was never seen again. On 20 November, his body was found in an unmarked grave in a bog at Cloghscoltia near Barna; he […]