By 1972, Cahalane was also one of the Irish Republican Army’s most successful international gunrunners, ferrying rifles and ...
Ali Watkins had always heard vague, mysterious stories about her great-grandfather. She knew he left Northern Ireland for Philadelphia in 1922, immigrating under suspicious circumstances.
During the 1916 Rising there were no attacks with planes or tanks and only very limited use of artillery. Therefore the weapons used in the Rising were mainly the personal weapons of the participants.
Contractor Danny Cahalane’s dark green work van was nearly as well known in 1970s Philadelphia as the father-of-three was himself in Irish American circles. Dark-haired, tall and quiet, Cahalane ...
At least two illegal flights bringing weapons to the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) travelled through Irish territory after the ...
Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2021. Pp. xiv, 316. Illus., tables, append., notes, biblio., index. $50.00. ISBN: 0700632271 Gun Running for Irish Freedom One ...
New York Times journalist Watkins debuts with a rigorous account of America’s connection to Northern Ireland’s Troubles. Watkins reveals that, under the guise of providing benevolent aid ...
The use of “fast boats”, usually used by South American cartels to rapidly smuggle drugs, is a new trend for the Republic where demand for cocaine is now “surging”, the Garda’s lead ...
In a move that could end what has long been viewed as the primary obstacle to the full implementation of a political peace deal in Northern Ireland, the IRA has destroyed its vast arsenal of ...