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August 27, 2023

Critical praise for Liam Lynch: To Declare A Republic

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I am so delighted with the reviews for the book, and the wide range of opinion and thought on aspects of the life of General Liam Lynch I explore. Here’s a range of quotes from a selection of reviews, with a link to each: ‘This excellent biography will hopefully bring…

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August 9, 2023

Interview on ‘Liam Lynch: To Declare a Republic’ with Mairéad Farrell, TD at Féile an Phobail

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Was a pleasure taking part in this event for Féile an Phobail today, the community festival itself in its thirty-fifth year. The event involved a a public interview with Mairéad Farrell, Sinn Féin TD for Galway West. Mairéad was interviewing me on my biography, ‘Liam Lynch: To Declare a Republic’…

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May 31, 2023

RTÉ History: ‘If we stand united, victory is certain.’ Liam Lynch’s final days

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My sincere thanks to Dr. Helene O’Keefe of UCC for giving me a chance to write an article on Lynch’s final days for the Irish Civil War section of the RTÉ History website. I was particularly pleased to see a wonderful array of photographs and primary documents from the NLI…

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May 27, 2023

Liam Lynch talk for Ancient Order of Hibernians

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I did a webinar today over Zoom for the Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH), the Irish-American Catholic fraternal organisation. Ironically, Lynch was briefly a member of the AOH at some point in the later 1910s, and later spoke quite dismissively of them – as noted in the above video! It…

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May 26, 2023

Presenting President Michael D. Higgins with ‘Liam Lynch: To Declare a Republic’

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It was wonderful to meet the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, at his residence, Áras an Uachtaráin, today. The opportunity to do so came at the invitation of artist Dolores Lynes, grand-niece of Liam Lynch and who has produced the fascinating ‘To the Letter’ art exhibition. The exhibition is…

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May 19, 2023

Interview on Liam Lynch biography with Úna-Minh Kavanagh at WeAreIrish.ie

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“Liam Lynch loomed large in my mind and heart over these last few years, a constant companion, I shared in his victories and failures, enjoyed getting to know him and sometimes got quite frustrated with him.” Had a very enjoyable interview on my Liam Lynch biography with my friend and…

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May 5, 2023

UCD Collections: The final IRA Executive meeting attended by Liam Lynch, 23-26 March 1923

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My thanks to the team over at UCD Library Culture Heritage Collections, for giving me a chance to write a blog entry on a series of important files connected to Liam Lynch’s last days, specifically related to the IRA Executive meeting held in two different between Waterford and South Tipperary…

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April 10, 2023

Inteview with RTÉ News about centenary of Liam Lynch’s death

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Today, on Easter Monday – exactly 100 years since the death of General Liam Lynch – I was interviewed as part of an RTÉ Six One report on events being held to mark centenary of Lynch’s death. Of note, David McCullagh actually interviewed me way back at the Kerry Civil War…

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April 10, 2023

Liam Lynch panel discussion on RTÉ Morning Ireland

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One of the highlights on this General Liam Lynch centenary weekend was appearing on a panel on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland today, to discuss the death of Lynch on the exact day a century on from his death. I appeared alongside Councilor Máirín McGrath (of the the Liam Lynch Newcastle Committee),…

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April 10, 2023

Liam Lynch: The story of a ‘gifted guerilla commander’ – Interview with the Irish Examiner

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Published by The Irish Examiner on 10th April 1923, an interview about my book Liam Lynch: To Declare a Republic.  My thanks to journalist Seán O’Riordan for interviewing me. Read the full interview on irishexaminer.com…

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