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“…the general awakening that was taking place in Ireland seemed to make us forget everything else for the time and think only of the fight in prospect.” – Joe McGarrity Joe McGarrity was Éamon de Valera’s right hand man in America and was once described by poet Padraic Colum as “a gallowglass ready to swing

Riverstick native Denis Barry, refusing to accept the 1921 Anglo Irish Treaty, went on hunger strike in 1923, and 34 days later, in the Curragh hospital, he died. Family and friends will remember him fondly this monthBY ROBERT HUMEA century ago this very month, Ireland’s bigges

The event will be commemorated in Riverstick next weekend. 

ONE of the final dramas of the centenary of Irish history is set to be commemorated in Riverstick on November 18th and 19th as the late Denis Barry will be honoured in the South County village.Born in Riverstick in 1883, Barry was a notable hurler. He lined out with his local tea

Next Wednesday, May 24, marks the centenary of the end of Irelands Civil War. GERRY WHITE recalls the seismic events leading up to the end of the ...

The American Irish Historical Society has recently been at the center of a well-documented whirlwind of controversy. Many members of the Irish Amer...

Pic of Night: The Buck Super Moon, also known in Ireland as the Bright Moon, rises over the Mizen Peninsula in West Cork. Photo by Eamonn Farrell/R...

Pupils at Scoil Lorcáin saying their farewell to Principal Harry Flynn at their end of term assembly. Photos: Joe Evans THE bright and inviting reception area…

Papers of Diarmaid Fawsitt, economic adviser to Robert Barton, found in west Cork

The sighting of a photo in our Throwback Thursday column sparked lots of memories for one of our readers, writes Jo Kerrigan