SPEAKING at a Sinn Fein Conference at Enniscorthy yesterday, Mr [Éamon] de Valera said that never before was Irish ...

“Those who have remained in the Free State know that they are going to get a fair show. I am myself an example of that. I ...

If the Irish Free State was able to assume responsibility for pensions in 1922, when the country was on its knees, then we can say with confidence, with the vast wealth that the state has today ...

When the British government withdrew from most of Ireland in 1921, the Irish Free State was largely Catholic, while Northern Ireland was more heavily Protestant.

While harps have been an integral part of Ireland’s history for hundreds of years, it wasn’t until the Irish Free State became a reality in 1922, that it became official and was named the ...