Before 1922, all of Ireland was ruled directly from Westminster close WestminsterThe London location of the British government.. However, many Irish people wanted independence from Britain.

Although achieving substantial independence for the new Irish Free State, the settlement confirmed the 1920 partition of Ireland, made the new state a dominion of the British Empire, and ensured ...

Revolutionary Times is a lavishly illustrated coffee-table book chronicling the Irish revolutionary period, based on the hugely popular RTÉ online project, Century Ireland.

Voters in the Republic of Ireland went to the polls on Friday to elect a record number of Teachtaí Dála (TDs) to the 34th Dáil (Irish parliament). Politics in Ireland has traditionally been ...

In a uniquely personal journey to mark the centenary of the partition of Ireland in 1921, award-winning reporter Peter Taylor revisits the films he has made over the past 50 years to reflect on ...

In a statement, the churches' leaders said the service of "reflection and hope" will mark the centenaries of the partition of Ireland and the formation of Northern Ireland. The inter ...

However, the 1920 legislation was more popularly known as the ‘Partition Act’ as this was its most important impact on Irish politics and society. No political constituency in early 20th ...