SOUTHERN UNIONISM: ‘A Unionist under duress’—the political life of Sir Maurice Dockrell

A colourful public figure who deserves more than consignment to historical obscurity. By Jack McGarry Events commemorating the first sitting of Dáil Éireann rightly celebrated the seminal importance of that historic day. Sinn Féin’s landslide victory heralded a momentous change in Irish society. An imperfect yet independent and democratically elected government had been formed in ... Read more

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