Ronan McGreevy is a native of Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim. He is a news reporter with The Irish Times and is the author of the book, Wherever the Firing Line Extends: Ireland and the Western Front. He is the editor of Centenary – Ireland Remembers 1916, the official State book recalling the commemorations of 2016. He is also…
One hundred years ago, a unique confluence of circumstances presented the first real opportunity in history for Ireland to break free of the British state. The critical event was the First World War. Without the First World War there would have been no Easter Rising and without the Easter Rising, there would have been no…
This presentation will examine the role played by women in the War of Independence with particular emphasis on Min Ryan and her sisters. Presentation by Dr Sinead McCoole 2021
Presentation by Jack Ryan 2021 This presentation focuses on the War of Independence from a youth perspective, examining the lessons that may be learned from this period in Irish history, and examining how this history is presented to young people in the Irish education system. It asks if the experience of Unionists and Protestants in…
Trying to take lessons from the complex series of events that led up to the 1921 Treaty is not easy, but, from personal experience, this speaker can say that, unlike Lloyd George, more contemporary British Prime Ministers, such as John Major and Tony Blair, entered into the peace process and negotiations in good faith. Unlike…
Summary: My Grandfather was quoted, on the 50th Anniversary of the Selton Hill tragedy, as saying “We never thought the day would come, when we would see the end of it”. From a very young age, and long before I was aware of most things, I was aware of the War of Independence. Before I…
This talk explores the relationship of MacDiarmada with some of his closest friends and the influence he exerted over them in the pursuit of his own ideals. Among these were: the academics Liam Ó Briain and Padraig de Brún, the playwright and journalist, Piaras Béaslaoi, and the former principal of Manorhamilton Intermediate School, Fr Michael…
Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform in the Fianna Fáil-Progressive Democrats Coalition 2002 -2007 and Tánaiste 2006 – 2007.
Member of Leitrim County Council from 1999 to 2019, and held the position of Cathaoirleach on two occasions.
Proinnsíos Ó Duigneáin holds an MA in modern history from NUIM and is a former outreach lecturer for this university. Among his publications are Linda Kearns: A Revolutionary Irishwoman; The Priest and the Protestant Woman; St. Joseph’s College, Manorhamilton and three pamphlets in the North Leitrim History series. He is the editor of the Irish…
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