The Statute of Kilkenny (1367)
The history linking England and Ireland has been far from pleasant. Between wars for power, sieges, discrimination and murder, Ireland has always…
Politics in Ireland : the must-haves
Fine Gael
Fine Gael is Ireland’s second largest party in terms of representation in the Dáil and local assemblies, and first in the European…
Armed militias in Ireland Irish independence
The Royal Ulster Constabulary
The RUC (Royal Ulster Constabulary) is a Protestant police force acting on behalf of the United Kingdom. Its role is to maintain…
Languages in Ireland Political parties in Ireland
The Gaelic League
In Ireland, Gaelic culture has almost always been under threat. The fault lies with the British presence on Irish soil, which for…
The United Irishmen
Ireland has experienced centuries of struggle to achieve independence. At the heart of this struggle, the United Irishmen occupy a special place.…
The Treaty of Mellifont (1603)
At the heart of Ireland’s tumultuous history, the end of the Nine Years’ War saw the birth of an essential agreement: the…
Legal texts Prehistory in Ireland The Middle Ages in Ireland
Brehon Law
Ancient Ireland was governed by a unique and sophisticated legal system known as BrehonLaw. in English). This law, with its roots in…
Legal texts The Great Irish Famine
The Poor Law (1838)
The PoorLaw, introduced in Ireland in the 19th century, was a law designed to provide assistance to the poorest members of society.…
Unemployment in Ireland Between 1970 and 1990
Between the 1960s and 2000, Ireland underwent major economic transformations that deeply influenced the labor market and unemployment rates. Once considered one…
The Irish Celtic Tiger
The term “Celtic Tiger” refers to the period of rapid economic growth that Ireland experienced from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s. This…