The new American ambassador, Edward Walsh, is not the first to find himself at odds with Irish opinion makers – during his ...

Éamon de Valera was accused of attempting an armed uprising against the government. Then he made a daring jailbreak, and later became president of Ireland.

De Valera’s relationship with Yitzhak Herzog – the first chief rabbi of the Irish Free State and later the new state of Israel – shows he was a firm advocate of protecting Jewish rights ...

De Valera went on to found the Fianna Fáil party in 1926, then serve as Taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland from 1932–48, 1951–54 and 1957–59, as well as President of Ireland from 1959 ...

Éamon de Valera (1882-1975) was an Irish politician and patriot who served as Taoiseach (prime minister; 1932–48, 1951–54, 1957–59) and President (1959–73) of Ireland. He founded the ...

Éamon de Valera, former President of Ireland, became the third President of Ireland on June 25, 1959. Nicknamed ‘Dev,’ Éamon de Valera was one of Ireland's most dominant political leaders of ...

New Eamon de Valera documentary accuses him of the 'ultimate betrayal' of women. Gender equality was in the 1916 Proclamation but historians claim Dev’s Fianna Fail undermined women.

With a political career spanning over 50 years, Éamon de Valera held the position of Taoiseach for three terms and was also President of Ireland from 1959 to 1973.

De Valera was in relaxed and jocular form when speaking to the students. So far, in relation to his proposal, he had “found no one to agree with him as to its practicality” but, ...