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The writings of Corks martyred lord mayor give new insight into the realities of revolutionary struggle

Painstaking research by his grandson reveals an intrepid fighter and master organizer who topped British authorities’ "most wanted" list. FX Coghlan may be a forgotten hero of Ireland's Easter Rising.

For many people, there was no more potent symbol of Irish independence and progress than when the nation declared itself a republic in 1949.

Michael Collins' birthday? Oscar Wilde's birthday? Eugene O'Neill's birthday? All these Irish greats celebrate their birthday today, on October 16.

Irish revolutionary and statesman Michael Collins died in 1922. With the political ascension of Eamon de Valera in the 1930s, he was effectively airbrushed out of Irish revolutionary politics until the 1970s but he was not completely forgotten - especially by Hollywood. Take a look at the amazing movies he inspired.

As the assassination of Michael Collins commemorates 100 years in 2022, Niall O'Dowd writes about how it altered Ireland's history.

This photo was taken in 1909 on a very special occasion. They were the first Athlone people to receive the new old-age pension. 

There is no question that if Michael Collins had not died, Irish history would have been changed utterly. 

On this day, Aug 3, 1823, General Brigadier Thomas Francis Meagher was born in Waterford in southeast Ireland. In honor of his birthday, we look at the astounding biography of the  American Civil War hero and leader of the Irish Brigade. Thomas Francis Meagher, is truly an immortal Irishman.

Here Dermot McEvoy writes about the diplomat and Irish nationalist Roger Casement's unlikely friendship with John Devoy, the Irish republican rebel and journalist.