Before 1922, all of Ireland was ruled directly from Westminster close WestminsterThe London location of the British government.. However, many Irish people wanted independence from Britain.

Leading academics explore the causes and consequences of the Partition of Ireland in a series of authored talks, developed by Queen’s University Belfast with support from the BBC. A series of talks on ...

Although achieving substantial independence for the new Irish Free State, the settlement confirmed the 1920 partition of Ireland, made the new state a dominion of the British Empire, and ensured ...

The Troubles did not break out on a specific date, but it is generally agreed that they began in 1969. The seeds of the ...

The near obliteration of the Irish Parliamentary Party and its replacement by Sinn Féin as the political standard-bearer for Irish nationalist aspirations had been, as one leading official in ...

In a uniquely personal journey to mark the centenary of the partition of Ireland in 1921, award-winning reporter Peter Taylor revisits the films he has made over the past 50 years to reflect on ...

However, the 1920 legislation was more popularly known as the ‘Partition Act’ as this was its most important impact on Irish politics and society. No political constituency in early 20th ...