UCC’s Dr Helene O’Keeffe examines the events that led to the declaration of Martial Law in December 1920 and the impact of the new measures in the proclaimed areas.

Ulster, the campaign for diplomatic recognition of the republic, and the papacy were all at play, writes Gabriel Doherty

Dr Donal Ó Drisceoil looks at how the Brigade Activity Reports from the Military Service Pensions Collection shed light on the nature of the IRA at war, particularly in County Cork, the ‘storm centre’ of the Irish war of independence.

Dr Donal Ó Drisceoil explains how rail workers refused to carry British military personnel or munitions in an effective manifestation of passive resistance between May and December 1920

UCC’s Helene O’Keeffe looks at the crucial but under-appreciated role of women during the War of Independence, 1919-21

In this year of significant commemorations, Dr Aodh Quinlivan of UCC’s Centre for Local and Regional Governance recalls the Cork Corporation elections of January 15, 1920, and the first meeting of the Corporation on January 30, at which the doomed Sinn Féin man became the city’s first citizen

Dr Helene O’Keeffe explains the reasons for, and details of Eamon de Valera’s tour of America between June 1919 and November 1920.

Dr Donal Ó Drisceoil explains how the success of Sinn Féin in the local elections of 1920, and the subsequent declaration of allegiance to Dáil Eireann by the vast majority of local bodies in the country, was a significant milestone in the republican struggle.

The failure of the Munster Volunteers to join the Rising had unintended benefits as Munster largely escaped the British crackdown, writes John Borgonovo

UCC’s Andy Bielenberg looks at the nature and impact of the British reprisal policy during the Irish War of Independence