Launched: Documents on Irish Foreign Policy Volume XI
15 November 2018The latest instalment of Documents on Irish Foreign Policy, covering 1957-1961, has just been published.
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Documents on Irish Foreign Policy (DIFP) is an essential public resource for the study of twentieth century Irish history. DIFP aims to make the history of Irish foreign policy accessible to all and promotes public engagement with the history of Ireland’s international relations.
Documents on Irish Foreign Policy projects
DIFP and history for secondary schools
11 October 2018Following on from the recent History Teachers Association of Ireland annual conference, we will be developing some new resources for second-level history over the next few months.
DIFP in the news
15 November 2018The recent release of the latest in the Documents on Irish Foreign Policy series received a good deal of attention in the national media; read our round-up of coverage here.
Commemorating the dead of the First World War overseas, 1924-1939
08 November 2018Over the years DIFP has published some documents relating to Irish commemorations of the dead of the First World War in the 1920s and 1930s.
The sinking of the RMS Leinster, 10 October 1918
08 October 2018The sinking of RMS Leinster on 10 October 1918 is the worst maritime disaster recorded in the Irish Sea. It also had the potential to become an issue in attempts to bring the First World War to an end.
