Arthur Griffith, Sinn Fein and the IRB (The Irish Revolution Lecture 3)
Lecture 3 of Prof Michael Laffan’s The Irish Revolution podcast series looks at Arthur Griffith, Sinn Fein, the IRB and the lead up to the Easter Rising.
Politicians, Bureaucracy and the Economy – Then and Now
Many of the institutional innovations that would give birth to the modern Irish economy emerged over the course of the 1950s. The bureaucracy of the time guarded its independence jealously. This is in sharp contrast to the situation that prevailed in the build-up to the present crisis, as revealed by recent reports into the performance of the Central Bank, the Financial Regulator and the Department of Finance. These reports document the deference and diffidence of the modern bureaucracy and its vulnerability to ‘groupthink’.
The Home Rule Crisis (The Irish Revolution Lecture 2)
Lecture 2 of Prof Michael Laffan’s The Irish Revolution podcast series looks at the Home Rule Crisis.
The Home Rule Party (The Irish Revolution Lecture 1)
Lecture 1 of Prof Michael Laffan’s The Irish Revolution podcast series looks at the Home Rule Party.
From the Archives Material
History Hub presents historical documents from the archives with analysis from historians. You can view the original documents and come to your own conclusions.
