26 June 2020
To mark the centenary of the Connaught Rangers Mutiny of 28 June 1920, read this account by DIFP's John Gibney of how the remains of the only soldier executed for his role in the mutiny were returned to Ireland from India in 1970.
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28 May 2020
Documents on Irish Foreign Policy Vol. VIII, 1945-1948, now freely available online, reveals how the Irish state dealt with the aftermath of the Second World War
21 May 2020
Documents on Irish Foreign Policy (DIFP) now has a dedicated collection in the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI).
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