Secret files revealed the Government was swamped by letters of outrage, many from Irish people living overseas, over the ...

Taoiseach Éamon de Valera ’s visit to the German legation on the death of Adolf Hitler caused shock and bewilderment in Irish ...

Eamon de Valera was a leading figure in Ireland's fight ... The passionate republican had been spared the death sentence, unlike 15 of his fellow rebellion leaders, and on his release the ...

Eamon De Valera, President of the Irish republic, got a reception from at least 50,000 people at Fenway Park yesterday afternoon such as no other Irish patriot ever received in Boston -- such a ...

Former ambassador said Irish heritage was key to his son's life, from his boyhood in Boston to the Irish Army guard of honour ...

Ennis, 12 July 1917 - Eamon de Valera has won the East Clare by-election ... The by-election in Clare was to fill the seat left vacant following the death of Major Willie Redmond, who died at ...

Ennis, 20 June 1917 - Eamon de Valera has been selected to represent ... The election was caused by the death in France of Major Willie Redmond who was killed at the Battle of Messines.

Kevin O'Higgins (centre), signed the execution order for his best man Rory O'Connor (right); Éamon De Valera (left ... that condemned his best man to death. Rory O'Connor was executed by firing ...