1913 Dublin Lockout.

http://www.thejournal.ie/readme/extract-the-strikers-and-scabs-of-the-dublin-1913-lockout-photos-864355-Apr2013/#slide-slideshow1 

Pictures of the Dublin Lockout. Dublin, was militant before the Great war

Black gold in Kerry

http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/oil-porcupine-basin-kerry-petrel-853171-Apr2013/

I have an idea, for an Alternate history story. With Ireland entering a resource boom in the 1960s.
The idea was uranium mining in Donegal, gave a third Blaney Brother who was an engineer, a powerbase. With that powerbase, he intervened in Northern Ireland. Think Cansore point on steroids.

Interesting to think what Ireland could have done if Fracking was developed in the 1970s

From the roof of the college of surgeons

http://www.thejournal.ie/readme/extract-from-the-roof-of-the-college-of-surgeons-the-volunteers-watched-the-city-burn-849284-Apr2013/

Another history of the events, of the Easter rising. Focusing on one of the female volunteers

Cu Chulainn gets a superhero makeover as myth goes graphic

Cu Chulainn gets a superhero makeover as myth goes graphic

This is not the first version of the Tain, in comic book form surely? Slaine in 2000ad draws deep from the well of Celtic/Irish myth. 

Shanty Irish

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/25/us/secrets-of-duffys-cut-yield-to-shovel-and-science.html?smid=pl-share

The Irish in America. I should write an AH on them. 

Chilling tape reveals TD laughed about executing 'spies'

Chilling tape reveals TD laughed about executing 'spies'

Martin Corry, who would later discuss in the Dail, the use of Gas, against Northern Ireland
The Anglo Irish war in West Cork, was not a gentleman's affair. It is important in my opinion. to remember this when thinking about the origins of the Irish Civil war. The Western units thought they had won,and won hard. 

Redheads taking over the media. O/T

This is Candace from Phineas and Ferb

This is Gwen from Ben 10

Daphne from Scooby do. There is a new adaption,

Merida from Blaze

I realize this is off topic. However Ireland and Scotland have the most redheads, in the world