At the Gates of Hell – Mali
By Paul O’Brien MA – Photos where credited The old saying ‘from here to Timbuktu’ was used to invoke images of exotic, far-distant lands. However,…
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Dublin in Flames – 1922
By Paul O’Brien MA – Photos as a credited On Wednesday 28th June 1922 one of the most recognisable buildings in Ireland, the Four Courts…
Operation ‘Neptune Spear’
By Paul O’Brien MA – Photos courtesy of the US Navy Seals website www.sealswcc.com On September 11th 2001, two hijacked airplanes crashed into the World…
A Conflict of Interest – The Falklands War
By Paul O’Brien MA As Ireland gears itself up for a decade of centenary events, across the water in Britain this year they have been…
FISH & CHIPS: The 1916 Rising
By Paul O’Brien MA – Photos: Courtesy of Military Archives Much has been written in relation to the Easter Rising of 1916, yet this event…
Honouring the Dead (Part 2) – The National War Memorial Gardens
By Paul O’Brien with photographs by Cpl Greg Dorney/Defence Forces PR Branch The Irish National War Memorial Gardens at Islandbridge commemorate the sacrifice of the…
Honouring the Dead (Part 1) – The Garden of Remembrance
By Paul O’Brien with photographs by Cpl Greg Dorney/Defence Forces PR Branch During her state visit to Ireland in May, Queen Elizabeth II accompanied by…