Kissing Skulls and Axe-Wielding Maidens: Massacres in Ireland

I am currently half-way through Fergal Keane’s excellent six-part The Story of Ireland documentary series that was recently on BBC TV. Ireland’s bloody history is clearly represented in episodes 2 and 3, during England’s colonial expansion of the Medieval and Early Modern periods.  Being, like my mother, Berkshire born and bred, but with a very [...]

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See when The History Press and The History Press Ireland met outgoing Irish President Mary McAleese

Outgoing Irish President Mary McAleese was presented with The History Press Ireland’s new title President Mary McAleese: Building Bridges – Selected Speeches and Statements on Friday 28th October. The presentation took place at Áras an Uachtaráin, the official residence of the President of Ireland. For more information on the title, please click here.

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President Mary McAleese: Building Bridges – Selected Speeches and Statements

Outgoing Irish President Mary McAleese will be presented with The History Press Ireland’s new title President Mary McAleese: Building Bridges – Selected Speeches and Statements tomorrow at 10:30am. The presentation will take place at Áras an Uachtaráin, the official residence of the President of Ireland. For more information, please click here.

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