Dermot Keogh – författare

This collection adds to the extensive literature on Northern Ireland and Ireland by bringing together the leading academic and political figures working in the field and offering a comprehensive, multidisciplinary overview of the historical process. The topics discussed include the remote and proximate causes of the conflict, fresh developments within the two states on the island, the role of the Roman Catholic Church, the rise of the ecumenical movement and the impact of the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement on the triangular relationship between Dublin, Belfast and London. The volume concludes with an evaluation of likely impact of membership of the European Community on the conflict in Northern Ireland. The contributors to this book do not offer any easy solutions but provide a context in which the problem may be better understood by the international scholarly community and by the interested general reader.

A detailed study of the political relations between church and state in modern Ireland, this work is also an analysis of domestic politics within the context of Anglo-Vatican relations. Dealing exclusively with high ecclesiastical politics, it assesses the relative political strength of both the British and the Irish at the Vatican and challenges 'the myth of English dominance over the Papacy'. Dermot Keogh traces the 'quiet diplomacy' of bishops, politicians and the Vatican from the turbulent years of 1919-21, through the civil war period and the rule of William T. Cosgrove and Cumann na nGaedheal, to the re-emergence of Eamon de Valera and Fianna Fail as exponents of Catholic nationalism in the 1930s. The book draws extensively on unpublished documents and, for the first time, explores with the aid of primary sources the exchanges between bishops, politicians and the Vatican over a twenty-year period. It is an important contribution to the history of modern Ireland, Irish-Vatican and Anglo-Vatican relations, whose findings will lead to a radical revision of interpretations of Irish church-state relations.

This groundbreaking study reveals the fascinating international dimension of the Irish Revolution (1919-1923), exploring how a small nation's fight for independence reverberated across the globe. The Irish republican counter-state strategy required seeking diplomatic recognition abroad. In addition to a foreign affairs department, a publicity ministry was created to maximise the cultural impact of the Irish struggle within a growing international discourse on small, emerging states and the rise of anti-imperialist sentiments. Through meticulous research and a compelling narrative, the book reveals how Irish revolutionaries were compelled by circumstances to devise an unconventional diplomatic strategy: unable to persuade governments to support the Irish Revolution directly, they endeavoured to influence foreign public opinion and indirectly pressure governments to support Irish independence. The volume examines: The birth of Irish international diplomacy, including: establishment of Ireland's first diplomatic missions; Irish propaganda networks across multiple countries; and creation of the Irish Bulletin in multiple languages to shape international opinion.Global impact including: operations across Europe, the United States, and the British Empire; mobilisation of the influential Irish diaspora; strategic use of cultural and economic connections to advance Ireland's cause; and responses by oppressed nationalities, Zionists and revolutionary writers as far away as China and Russia. Revolutionary innovation, including: pioneering the use of international public diplomacy; media strategies to counter British narratives; and instituting a diplomatic service that would influence Irish foreign policy for decades. This book is essential reading. It reveals how the Irish Revolution was not merely a domestic struggle but developed an international campaign that informed other emerging small nations. Drawing on multiple previously unutilised and underutilised diplomatic archives and international sources, it provides a more comprehensive analysis of how Irish revolutionaries transformed the national revolution into a global campaign. For readers interested in international relations, revolutionary movements, or modern Irish history, this volume offers unprecedented insights into how an emerging nation navigated great power politics and sought to shape its own destiny on the world stage. The story it tells resonates with contemporary questions about national sovereignty, public diplomacy, and the role of small states in international affairs. This thoroughly researched work provides a unique account of Ireland's emergence onto the international stage, offering lessons for understanding modern diplomacy and national liberation movements. Whether you're a diplomatic historian, a student of Irish studies, or simply interested in how small nations can impact global affairs, this book provides essential insights into a pivotal moment in modern Irish history, which coincided with the turbulent period of international history after the First World War. It comprehensively outlines the activities of the Irish Revolution's diplomatic and publicity arms to garner international support, highlighting the complementary nature of these efforts overseas with the domestic Irish struggle.

This book brings to light the social, cultural, political and economic complexities and contradictions of Ireland in the 1950s. There is a strong emphasis on the development of economic thinking and cultural life in Ireland during the 1950s. There are contributions on the role of women in society, the question of abortion and attitudes towards adoption The academic panel, which includes John Banville, Andrew McCarthy, John Bradley and Gerry O’Hanlon, has contributed essays based on original research.

This is a professional evaluation of Michael Collins which brings to light his multi-faceted and complex character. The contributors examine Collins as Minister for Finance, his role in intelligence, his policy towards the north, his career as Commander-in-Chief, the origins of the Civil War, his relationship with De Valera and how academics view his place in Irish history. The volume is illustrated with an eight page plate section of photographs from private family archives, from Military Archives and from the Examiner in order to give the book added scholarly and popular appeal.

Introduction by Garret Fitzgerald. This book seeks to interpret the events of Easter Week 1916 as the central defining event of a ‘long revolution’ in Irish history. The origins of the long revolution lie in the second half of the nineteenth century, and its legacy is still being played out in the first years of the twenty-first century. Acknowledged experts on specific topics seek to explore the layered domestic and international, political, legal and moral aspects of this uniquely influential and controversial event. Contributors are: Rory O’ Dwyer, Michael Wheatley, Brendan O’Shea and Gerry White, D.G. Boyce, Francis M. Carroll, Rosemary Cullen Owens, Jérôme aan de Wiel, Adrian Hardiman, Keith Jeffery, Mary McAleese, Owen McGee, Seamus Murphy and Brian P. Murphy.