English Sprinter Defeats American Cracks – On This Day in 1924
Harold Abrahams’s 100-metre win would later be celebrated in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire
Subsidised Sectarianism and the Irony of History – On This Day in 1974
The ‘Irish Problem’ is largely a result of British policies
Rees Spells Out Way Ahead – On This Day in 1974
Secretary of State sets out plans for Constitutional Convention
Paris Olympic Pageant Opens – On This Day in 1924
Irish athletes compete in Olympics as independent state for first time
Land Troubles in Leitrim – On This Day in 1924
Court hears of attempt to intimidate Protestant farmer form land
Boundary Commission Chair Arrives – On This Day in 1924
Justice Richard Feetham beings controversial task of redrawing Irish border
Plea to Re-Open Border Road – On This Day in 1974
SDLP calls for route between Omeath and Newry to be re-opened to residents
Believing What we Want to Hear – On This Day in 1974
If a lie is big and bold enough, most people will accept it as truth
Release of Free State Internees – On This Day in 1924
Internees remained in prisons and camps in the Free State long after the Civil War had ended
‘Vigilante Force’ for South – On This Day in 1974
Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave proposed extra security measures following the Dublin-Monaghan bombings
Rishi Sunak’s national service plan does north another disservice - Cormac Moore
The Tories truly deserve an extinction level event on July 4
Can a Catholic Become US President? – On This Day in 1924
The strength of the Ku-Klux-Klan was arrayed against a Catholic nomination for leader of the Democratic presidential campaign
Ireland Unpartitioned by Rainfall – On This Day in 1924
Concern over levels of rainfall 100 years ago suggest little has changed
One Law for Security Forces and Another for Civilians – On This Day in 1974
Civil Rights Association and mother of 12-year-old Kevin Heatley react angrily to quashing of soldier’s conviction for his unlawful killing
Nuns Sent to Siberia – On This Day in 1924
Dominicans banished to prison camp for teaching religion to children