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Free Download Vicky Conway, "Policing Twentieth Century Ireland: A History of An Garda Síochána"
English | 2013 | ISBN: 041569194X, 1138899984 | PDF | pages: 288 | 18.2 mb
The twentieth century was a time of rapid social change in Ireland: from colonial rule to independence, civil war and later the Troubles; from poverty to globalisation and the Celtic Tiger; and from the rise to the fall of the Catholic Church. Policing in Ireland has been shaped by all of these changes. This book critically evaluates the creation of the new police force, an Garda Síochána, in the 1920s and analyses how this institution was influenced by and responded to these substantial changes.

Free Download Gary Murphy, "Electoral competition in Ireland since 1987: The politics of triumph and despair"
English | 2016 | ISBN: 0719097665 | EPUB | pages: 200 | 0.3 mb
This major new account of the politics of modern Ireland offers a rigorous analysis of the forces which shaped both how the Irish state governed itself from the period since 1987 and how it lost its economic sovereignty in 2010.

Free Download Debbie Blake, "Daughters of Ireland: Pioneering Irish Women"
English | ISBN: 1845888812 | 2015 | 224 pages | EPUB | 3 MB

Free Download Aogan Mulcahy, "Policing Northern Ireland: Conflict, legitimacy and reform"
English | 2005 | ISBN: 1843920735 | PDF | pages: 244 | 9.0 mb
This book provides an account and analysis of policing in Northern Ireland, providing an account and analysis of the RUC (Royal Ulster Constabulary) from the start of ‘the troubles’ in the 1960s to the early 1990s, through the uneasy peace that followed the 1994 paramilitary ceasefires (1994-1998), and then its transformation into the Police Service of Northern Ireland following the 1999 Patten Report. A major concern is with the reform process, and the way that the RUC has faced and sought to remedy a situation where it faced a chronic legitimacy deficit.

Free Download Christine Kinealy, "A New History of Ireland"
English | ISBN: 0750948167 | 2008 | 256 pages | EPUB | 1259 KB
Irish history has been dominated by a succession of settlers, traders, invaders, soldiers, and colonizers. Fittingly, the arrival of Patrick in the 5th century-arguably one of history’s most important settler-is the starting point for this concise and accessible account of Irish history. Topics addressed include the arrival of Christianity and its role in integrating Ireland more firmly with Europe and abetting the emergence of a golden age of Irish scholarship; the Anglo-Normans and the origins of Ireland’s long, complex, and often tortuous relationship with England; and the economic, financial, and cultural position of the Republic of Ireland in the 21st century. The key developments and personalities of Irish history are all addressed, and challenges to the dominant interpretation of events such as Cromwell’s invasion, the Plantation of Ulster, the Great Famine, and Nationalism are presented.

Free Download Sarah-Beth Watkins, "Ireland’s Suffragettes: The Women Who Fought for the Vote"
English | ISBN: 1845888243 | 2014 | 144 pages | EPUB | 1279 KB
Ireland’s Suffragettes is a collection of biographical essays introducing the suffragettes who influenced Ireland’s struggle for women’s rights. Many of the women were political activists while others became militant suffragettes between 1912 and 1914. The struggle of the suffragettes is different to that of the UK, in that many Irish suffragettes were also included in the struggle for independence and the inclusion of women in the trade unions movement. Drawing on primary sources located in the National Archives and the National Library, Ireland’s Suffragettes will bring to life not only the most famous names in the suffragette movement but also the other women who made women’s rights their lives work.

Free Download Miki Garcia, "Ireland’s Invasion of the World: The Irish Diaspora in a Nutshell"
English | ISBN: 1845888340 | 2015 | 192 pages | EPUB | 458 KB
For much of Ireland’s history her people have been emigrating and the Irish Diaspora today is estimated to be over 100 million people, many times larger than the current population of Ireland. For the most part they scattered not as colonizers but as migrants, they took their culture and identity with them and made a mark on their adopted county. They fought wars, formed societies, shaped cultures, created new identities and made history. This book looks at the Irish contribution to the story of all five continents, recalling unsung heroes, tragic tales and forgotten legacies.

Free Download Peter Pringle, "About Time: Surviving Ireland’s Death Row"
English | ISBN: 1845887603 | 2012 | 232 pages | EPUB | 1408 KB
Law and justice are not always one and the same. On the 27 November 1980, Peter Pringle waited in an Irish court to hear the following words: ‘Peter Pringle, for the crime of capital murder. . . the law prescribes only one penalty, and that penalty is death.’ The problem was that Peter did not commit this crime. Facing a sentence of death by hanging, Peter sought the inner strength and determination to survive. When his sentence was changed to forty years without remission he set out to prove his innocence. Fifteen years later, he is finally a free man. This is his story.

Free Download Moira Maguire, "Precarious childhood in post-independence Ireland"
English | 2012 | ISBN: 0719087740 | EPUB | pages: 272 | 0.5 mb
This fascinating study reveals the desperate plight of the poor, illegitimate, and abused children in an Irish society that claimed to cherish and hold them sacred, but in fact marginalized and ignored them. It examines closely the history of childhood in post-independence Ireland, and breaks new ground in examining the role of the state in caring for its most vulnerable citizens.

Free Download Fodor’s Essential Ireland 2025 (Full-color Travel Guide) by Fodor’s Travel Guides
English | September 17, 2024 | ISBN: 1640977058 | 672 pages | MOBI | 101 Mb
Whether you want to hike through Killarney National Park, visit the Cliffs of Moher, or experience the thriving arts and music scene in Dublin, the local Fodor’s travel experts in Ireland are here to help! Fodor’s Ireland: with Belfast and Northern Ireland guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition has been fully-redesigned with an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos.