Michael Collins
# michael-collins - Monday 11 March, 2013
Fran from Love/Hate is back… in this new Irish movie
The first clip from King of the Travellers shows a sulky race on Dublin streets.
# michael-collins - Monday 28 January, 2013
Liam Neeson awarded freedom of his home town Ballymena
The 60-year-old says despite his globetrotting and international fame, he remains “99.9 per cent Ballymena”.
# michael-collins - Monday 7 January, 2013
Hillary Clinton returns to work, to meet with American ambassador to Ireland
Following a series of health problems including a blood clot in her head, the US Secretary of State has a full schedule this week ahead of her departure later this month.
# michael-collins - Wednesday 26 December, 2012
First Irish TV, Titanic, a famous ceiling: the big anniversaries of 2012
The Titanic disaster, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Anglo-Irish Treaty: 2012 has been a big year for commemorations. Here’s your guide to the bigger commemorations held this year.
# michael-collins - Sunday 9 December, 2012
Free State came into being 90 years ago this week
Flashback to the turbulent beginning of Saorstát Éireann, which was hurtling towards civil war even as it gained statehood.
# michael-collins - Tuesday 13 November, 2012
First military census shows pressures faced by 1922 army
Head of the new National Army Michael Collins faced serious administrative challenges as new force took over British barracks.
# michael-collins - Sunday 4 November, 2012
How holy ‘apparitions’ pressed pause on War of Independence
Visitations of the Virgin Mary to a teenage boy and ‘bleeding’ statues in Templemore, Co Tipperary seized the country – even causing Michael Collins to get involved in the mysterious case.
# michael-collins - Sunday 26 August, 2012
Obama and Aldrin lead tributes to ‘American hero’ Neil Armstrong
The US president, and the man who first joined him on the moon, pay tribute to the late astronaut.
# michael-collins - Saturday 25 August, 2012
In pictures: the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969
From launch to landing: NASA archive images from the first successful manned moon landing mission.
# michael-collins - Sunday 19 August, 2012
The Evening Fix: Sunday
Things we learned, loved and shared today…
Taoiseach resolves to work ‘harder than ever’ to restore Ireland’s finances
Enda Kenny’s address at Béal na mBláth also reveal details about the overall themes of Ireland’s EU presidency.
# michael-collins - Wednesday 15 August, 2012
Central Bank issues Michael Collins commemorative coins
The coins commemorating the 90th anniversary of the republican’s death in 1922 are available starting today from €48.
# michael-collins - Sunday 12 August, 2012
What would Michael Collins think of Ireland’s banks?
Historian’s presentation at Glasnevin Cemetery will question how the former Minister for Finance might view the current state of affairs.
# michael-collins - Wednesday 16 May, 2012
Anglo-Irish Treaty correspondence released in eBook
Communications between Michael Collins, Eamon de Valera and others involved in the negotiations are now available on Kindle and iPad.
# michael-collins - Thursday 19 April, 2012
The Daily Fix: Thursday
All the biggest news stories from the day, as well as the few bits and pieces you might not have seen.
Swab used to clean Collins’ corpse ‘withdrawn from auction’
The owner of a swab used to clean the corpse of rebel leader Michael Collins has reportedly withdrawn it from an auction.
# michael-collins - Tuesday 17 April, 2012
Collins hair ‘withdrawn from auction’ after family reveals sadness at sale
A lock of Michael Collins’ hair is withdrawn from sale after members of his family say they believed the auction was inappropriate.
# michael-collins - Monday 16 April, 2012
Washington defeats Michael Collins in ‘Britain’s toughest enemy’ poll
The man who led the United States to independence trumps the Corkonian rebel leader in a poll of British academics.
The 9 at 9: Monday
Nine things to know this morning…
# michael-collins - Saturday 14 April, 2012
Priests, teachers and Instagram: the week in statistics
How much does it cost to live? How much are we saving? How long do we have to get a job? And plenty more…
# michael-collins - Monday 9 April, 2012
Lock of Michael Collins’ hair to be auctioned
The lock of hair is amongst a range of items of historical value being auctioned off in Dublin this month. Other items include newspapers, pistols and photographs.
# michael-collins - Tuesday 20 March, 2012
Michael Collins: Still the second biggest enemy of Britain?
Online poll puts War of Independence revolutionary ahead of Rommel, Napoleon and George Washington in ‘Britain’s Greatest Foes’ list… but behind the founder of modern Turkey.
# michael-collins - Monday 6 February, 2012
Those on benefits do not have enough for ‘basic standard of living’
A report being launched today highlights the difficulties of those in receipt of jobseeker’s benefit who do not have enough to meet their physical, psychological, spiritual and social needs.
# michael-collins - Tuesday 6 December, 2011
‘Secret’ Anglo-Irish Treaty of 6 December 1921 now online
Today, the buzzwords are financial sovereignty. Exactly 90 years ago today, this treaty led to bitter war over Irish sovereignty.
# michael-collins - Friday 4 November, 2011
Watch: Saoirse Ronan with JFK and Michael Collins in IFI funding appeal
The Irish actress has joined an appeal for funding to preserve the film institute’s historic archive.
# michael-collins - Wednesday 28 September, 2011
Column: McGuinness exposes the double standard at the heart of Ireland
The Sinn Féin man’s bid for the presidency may insult some, but we can’t escape our own bloody past, writes Paddy Duffy.
# michael-collins - Tuesday 26 April, 2011
Ruairi Quinn: Michael Noonan has a tougher job than Michael Collins…
The Education Minister warns secondary school teachers that budgets are tight as the State’s first Finance Minister Collins had “more room for manouevre” than his most recent successor.
# michael-collins - Wednesday 27 October, 2010
New light shed on death of Michael Collins
Recently studied IRA documents suggest that the ambush was “fortuitous”.
# michael-collins - Saturday 23 October, 2010
John Hume tops poll to find ‘Ireland’s Greatest’
The Nobel Laureate tops an RTÉ poll, beating opposition from Bono, Mary Robinson, Michael Collins and James Connolly.
















































