David Neligan

The Spy in the Castle

By Megan Smolenyak, Contributor
February / March 2016

February 11, 2016 by By <a href="http://www.megansmolenyak.com/">Megan Smolenyak</a>, Contributor<br/><a href=“https://irishamerica.com/archives/2016-archive/february-march-2016/“>February / March 2016</a> 3 Comments

David Neligan, a member of the Dublin Metropolitan Police, acted as a valuable agent for Michael Collins by passing on vital information during the Irish War of Independence (1919–21). He subsequently became Director of Intelligence for the Irish Army after the Irish Civil War (1922–23). ℘℘℘ I’m sheepish to admit that I only came to learn of David Neligan through self-interest. … [Read more...] about The Spy in the Castle

November 29, 1993

The Northern Ireland peace process took another momentous step forward on this day in 1993 by appointing ten members onto an executive power-sharing board under the leadership of David Trimble. Furthermore, the British and Irish governments began making constitutional changes that were laid down in the Good Friday Agreement. Martin McGuinness, former IRA member, was appointed minister of schools in Ulster, which caused much controversy amongst some unionist supporters.

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