Category: History

  • Annual Bourke, O Shea, Russell & McNamara Commemoration in Roscrea well attended

    Annual Bourke, O Shea, Russell & McNamara Commemoration in Roscrea well attended

    The event which marked the 99th anniversary of the commemoration was well attended with people coming from near and far to remember the four men who gave their lives in defence of the republic 99 years ago. The event was chaired by Breandán Ó Conchúir, and the main oration was given by Mary Lou Mcdonald…

  • Human rights of Adoptees and Mothers in Tipperary failed again

    Human rights of Adoptees and Mothers in Tipperary failed again

    Teachta Browne said: “I am completely dismayed the Minister, once again has not listened to adoptees, mothers or their advocates. “What I find most disappointing is the deliberate ploy by Government to spin the announcement as a win for adoptees and mothers in Tipperary, but the reality is this is no win. The reality is…

  • Roscrea Commemoration

    Roscrea Commemoration

    The Tipperary Republican Commemoration Committee are delighted to announce that Mary Lou McDonald will be the main speaker at the annual Bourke, O’Shea, Russell, McNamara Commemoration in Roscrea on the 23rd of January. Breandán Ó Conchúir said: ‘This year marks the 99th anniversary of the executions of Frederick Bourke, Patrick Russell, Martin O’Shea, and Patrick…

  • Taoiseach Commemorates Seán Treacy and Visits Solohead

    Taoiseach Commemorates Seán Treacy and Visits Solohead

    An Taoiseach, Micheál Martin visited a number of Republican sites around Tipperary yesterday, as part of his visit to the county. The Taoiseach’s appearance at the Seán Treacy Commemoration in Kilfeacle, organised by the Third Tipperary Old IRA Brigade Commemoration Committee in conjunction with Fianna Fáil T.D. Jackie Cahill, marked the centenary of the foundation…

  • National Archives of Ireland Launch Commemoration Programme of Events to mark next phase of Decade of Centenaries 2012-2023

    National Archives of Ireland Launch Commemoration Programme of Events to mark next phase of Decade of Centenaries 2012-2023

    The Treaty, 1921: Records from the Archives Exhibition is one of the flagship events   The National Archives today launched their 2021 Commemoration Programme of Events to mark the next phase of the Decade of Centenaries 2012-2023. The National Archives 2021 Commemoration Programme marks significant events of 1921, culminating in the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty.…

  • Tipperary history lovers encouraged to explore the Dublin Festival of History programme of events

    Tipperary history lovers encouraged to explore the Dublin Festival of History programme of events

    Tipperary history lovers are encouraged to explore the programme of events for the Dublin Festival of History, which features a mix of online together with in-person events this year. The festival is taking place from Monday, 20th September to Sunday, 10th October, with all events free to attend. Dublin Festival of History — brought to the public by Dublin City…

  • Visit your local Tipperary museum this autumn for a weekend of special events

    Visit your local Tipperary museum this autumn for a weekend of special events

    A special programme of museum events will take place in Tipperary and across the country, over the weekend of the 11th and 12th of September to encourage visitors back into museums. The initiative — titled Museums Now — is being brought to the public by the Irish Museums Association and the NI Museums Council, which jointly represent more than 150 museums and…

  • TD calls on Taoiseach to sanction a full-scale Irish government public enquiry into the 1998 Omagh Bomb

    TD calls on Taoiseach to sanction a full-scale Irish government public enquiry into the 1998 Omagh Bomb

    Speaking on the 23rd anniversary of the bombing, the Leader of the Rural Independent Group and staunch campaigner for justice for the victims’, Deputy Mattie Mc Grath, stated: “Last month, Mr Justice Horner delivered his judgement at the High Court in Belfast, which found that there was a ‘real prospect’ that the 15th of August 1998 Omagh bombing could…

  • Fr Nicholas Sheehy, 250th Anniversary Concert Presentation

    Fr Nicholas Sheehy, 250th Anniversary Concert Presentation

    Pictured are local Independent Representatives Cllr. Martin Lonergan and Dáil Deputy Mattie McGrath making a presentation to Fr Pat Butler, PP, Clogheen and Burncourt in St Mary’s Church Clogheen of a bronze commemorative plaque in commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the execution of Fr Nicholas Sheehy in Clonmel. The presentation was made after a…

  • Carrick local asks for help with historical image

    Carrick local asks for help with historical image

    By Patsy Travers Mullins‎ Drunkenness was all to common in Ireland in the past and it was no different here in Carrick. Fr. Theobald Matthew temperance reformer launched a campaign to address this problem in 1838. At its height, just before the Great Famine of 1845-49, his movement enrolled some 3 million people, or more than…