Smoking election torches marched through Dublin streets by night last week. “Up de Valera!” roared the torch bearers, and Ireland’s hero was carried shoulder high. Excited Irishmen swore on every hand ...

History Ireland is a bi-monthly publication which has been in production for fifteen years. Each issue of History Ireland aims to provide the reader with a wide variety of topics from the earliest ...

Question marks over Éamon de Valera's eligibility to run for President in 1959 caused panic in official circles, according to newly published documents. The documents – which will be on display as ...

The Irish president is recognised by the public as an important symbol of unity and identity. There is strong attachment to the office as represented by the high approval ratings for Michael D Higgins ...

Éamon de Valera presided over an isolated and old-fashioned Ireland, where change came slowly and those with ambition often left in frustration. As he has worked at RTÉ for most of his career, this ...

Ever since Ireland achieved full independence, in 1949, Eamon de Valera’s Fianna Fail (Soldiers of Destiny) Party has been out of office and without an issue on which to fight its way in again. Last ...