History Archive
The British Broadcast Ban, The Media and the Conflict in Northern Ireland
On October 19, 1988 the British Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd, imposed unprecedented peace time restrictions…
Looking Back at the Hunger Strike
He has chosen death: Refusing to eat or drink, that he may bring Disgrace upon…
Deadly Tales from County Tyrone
In 1970, at the age of 22, Bernadette ‘Devlin’ McAliskey was elected to represent the…
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Impunity and The Northern Ireland Conflict
An international expert panel from Norway, Argentina, Israel, and Ireland has produced a monster piece of research on the British forces during the North of Ireland conflict that details impunity […]
Where Shall We Seek for a Hero?Reflections on John Boyle O’Reilly
180 years after his birth on June 28, 1844, the lessons of legendary Irish rebel, patriot, poet and activist John Boyle O’Reilly deserve to be remembered and cherished. In today’s […]
Bronze Shoes and Moccasins
Bronze Shoes and Moccasins: First Nations and Famine Irish Forced Migration tells the story of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation that generously contributed to Irish Famine Relief in […]
St. Malachy, the Miracle Worker and Prophet
St. Malachy 1094-1148 | Patron of Armagh | Feast Day, November 3 St. Malachy O’More or Mael Maedoc u Morgair was born into a noble family in Armagh, Ireland, in […]
St. Fiacre of Breuil
St. Fiarce 600-670 AD | Feast Day, September 1 | Patron of cabdrivers and gardeners Because a hackney stand in Paris was located in front of a hotel named in […]
Mayor Lilian Seenoi-Barr of Derry and Strabane Makes History
“I am proud to be a Maasai woman and a Derry girl,“ Mayor Lilian Seenoi-Barr, the first black person to be mayor anywhere in Northern Ireland, told a cheering crowd […]