Following Sinn Féin's landslide victory in the 1918 General Election, the new Dáil met for the first time in January 1919. During the two-hour sitting held in the Mansion House, Dáil members adopted a Constitution and read out a Declaration of Independence. This declaration reaffirmed the Republic which had been proclaimed in 1916. A message was also issued 'To the Free Nations of the World'. The Department of Foreign Affairs was one of the departments established by the Constitution of the First Dáil.
Just what did the Western and Eastern Fronts of World War 1 and 2 look like? What kind of tanks and guns were employed and what kind of damage did they inflict?
In October we lost a national treasure.
Paddy Moloney sparked a renaissance of interest in Irish music. For decades he and his band had people worldwide singing and dancing to our native tunes. They could turn up anywhere and set those metaphorical sparks flying from the flagstones, tiles, boards, or sidewalks.
