BIG NEWS! We are delighted to announce in assoc DonegalArchives& Highland Radio our 1st ever Radio Doc series funded by Department of Culture, Communications and Sport under Community Strand 2023 #DecadeofCentenaries 1st doc airs 8pm 13th Dec on 'UNTOLD - Donegal Women with Caroline Carr, Donegal County Museum

Grand event tomorrow (14 Dec) at Claregalway Castle to close #Galway’s Decade of Commemorations: rb.gy/04ovep #EmbracingthePast #DecadeofCentenaries Galway County Council Galway Libraries Claregalway Castle Galway Heritage The Heritage Council Centenaries@HistIrl Galway County Council Archives Dunphy Communications

'This welcome book adds to a growing literature reassessing the first decade of the Irish Free State, highlighting its success as an independent state operating under difficult circumstances' Thanks to Brian Girvin and History Ireland for a fine review of Vying for Victory

Irish Legal History Society Competition For university undergrads and postgrads.

⚠️Reminder that deadline is coming up for the call for papers for my 1 Day Workshop on the 'Everyday Legacies of Civil War' hosted Royal Irish Academy as part of my #echoesofwar project. Closing date for submissions 2 Feb 2024 Centenaries@HistIrl DkIT #irishcivilwar

Excited to be involved in this event in Crawford Art Gallery on perpetrator trauma in context of Irish Civil War on Sat 27 Jan. Event open to all - no registration required.

Foxrock Local History Club February Lecture

🗓 THIS WEEK! We have not one, but two events coming up this week as part of Dominic Thorpe’s Dark Dark Mouth. 👉 Performance 11am-3pm, Thursday 25 January 👉 Symposium | Perpetrator Trauma and the Irish Civil War 10am-1pm, Saturday 27 January No booking | All welcome

On the 85th anniversary of #Yeats’s death (28 January), I will be talking to ⁦IRISH STEW Podcast⁩ about the poet and the Ireland of his time, tracing Yeats’s ‘indomitable’ Irishness and Ireland’s influence on his poetry. Here’s a taste of what I have to say. 👇👇

**Website maintenance** Please note that decadeofcentenaries.com will be undergoing maintenance work this SATURDAY 27 JANUARY and will be unavailable for several hours. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause visitors to the site. Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Today, #Mná100 and Department of Education and Youth launched an interactive photo essay focusing on the first female inspectors in the education system before and after the establishment of the Irish Free State. Research funded through the #DecadeofCentenaries programme. bit.ly/3SdJxZ4

Patrick O’Reilly and Michael Fitzgerald were executed 101 years ago in Waterford nearing the end of the Civil War. I remembered that I had a poignant story about the two men from 1921 and 1923 from Pat Morrissey. This project is supported by Waterford City & County Council Centenaries@HistIrl

Louth Library Service History Blog Post 22 January 1923: A second round of three executions buff.ly/4biY3r8 - extract is from Thomas Tormey Louth Library Service’s Historian forthcoming book 'War and Peace in the Wee County. Department of Culture, Communications and Sport Centenaries@HistIrl #louthlibraries

INVITATION: On Feb 13 join us and Georgetown History for the launch of Darragh Gannon's new book Conflict, Diaspora, and Empire: Irish Nationalism in Britain, 1912-1922. Featuring Laura Beers, Kevin Kenny of Glucksman Ireland House NYU, and @FFearghal. All are welcome! RSVP here: tinyurl.com/4cnt9d5m

Join Historian in Residence Mary Muldowney for her talk about 'Prostitution in Dublin in the first decades of the twentieth century' organised by the Old Dublin Society. Pearse Street Library, Wednesday 14 February at 6pm. No booking required.

I still haven't located this flag. Any leads would be appreciated!

Thanks to History Ireland for publishing my article on the execution of National Army Officer Jeremiah Gaffney 100 years ago Gaffney was hanged in March 1924 following a series of sensational killings in east Kerry in late 1923 CivilWarInKerry Irish Association of Professional Historians/@iaph Merrion Press

Drop by NMI- Decorative Arts & History, Collins Barracks from 10am on Saturday 9th March for great insights into Irish involvement in the First World War thanks to the Royal Dublin Fusiliers Association. with lectures and advice on researching WW1 Soldiers.

There's been a great response to this and I'll have an exciting programme of speakers to announce early next week coming to Royal Irish Academy on 26 April so stay tuned⚠️ The event will be free and open to everyone!!

🚨Delighted to release full details for #echoesofwar 1 Day workshop hosted by Royal Irish Academy 26 April We've a great and fascinatingly varied lineup of speakers. Free and open for anyone to show up on the day, please help spread the word Centenaries@HistIrl DkIT echoesofcivilwar.com/news/