Cormac Moore
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Historian with @dubcitycouncil. New book out, The Root of All Evil: The Irish Boundary Commission. Columnist and editor of 'On this Day' with @Irish_news.
Ireland
Joined July 2009
Delighted to see The Root of All Evil: The Irish Boundary Commission as the number one bestseller at @Hodges_Figgis today.
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McCormack Will ‘Retire at 50′ – On This Day in 1925
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Singer John McCormack reveals plans
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Today’s Irish News article on the legacy of Éamon de Valera, 50 years after his death,
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Brutality Against Birmingham Six – On This Day in 1975
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Details emerge of savage beatings in custody
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As part of Heritage Week, I will be giving a talk at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham this Thursday, 21st August at 6pm on the Irish Boundary Commission.
100 years ago, in 1925 the Boundary Commission Report set up to decide how the border would be delineated would be suppressed due to protests. Join us on the 21st August at 6pm where the wonderful Dr Cormac Moore will discuss its foundation, characters and consequences.
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Church Ban on ‘Modern Dancing’ – On This Day in 1925
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Campaign Against “Vice Dens”
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In this week's episode of The Irish History Boys, @Tim_Mc_Garry and I discuss the legacy of the Liberator Daniel O'Connell 250 years after his birth and the stillborn Council of Ireland, jettisoned after the collapse of the Boundary Commission in Dec 1925.
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MP Condemned for Offensive Remarks on Michael Collins - On This Day in 1925
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Unionist MP James Cooper’s speech at Ballinamallard rally was described as vulgar and blasphemous, mocking Free State commemorations of Collins’ death
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SDLP Condemns Provisional IRA for Orchestrated Belfast Violence - On This Day in 1975
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Party warns that weekend riots threaten peace talks and were cynically timed to derail North-South dialogue, provoking sectarian retaliation
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Sinn Féin Split Deepens as IRA ‘Militarists’ Abandon De Valera - On This Day in 1925
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Internal divisions emerge within Republican ranks as IRA leaders reject Éamon de Valera’s political strategy, fueling further decline after local election setbacks
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Volume 8 of History on Your Doorstep is now available free at Dublin City Libraries, and can also be downloaded here, My essay is on the “Sinn Féin rabbi”, Yitzhak Herzog, the first chief rabbi of the Irish Free State and subsequently of Israel.
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RTE Accused of Bias Over Northern Troubles Coverage - On This Day in 1975
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Fr Brian Brady slams the national broadcaster for downplaying Catholic suffering and giving soft interviews to Loyalist leaders during a concert in Co Antrim
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Irish Trade Union Congress and Boundary - On This Day in 1925
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Irish trade unionists call for housing reform, full union-rate maintenance and revival of the Council of Ireland to bridge Partition
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Thirty years on from Hiroshima and Nagasaki - On This Day in 1975
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The many faces of barbarism – Thirty years on from Hiroshima and Nagasaki - August 9 1975
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RT @LittleAcornsBks: Great to meet & hear historian & author @cormacmoore speak at @feilederry & sign copies of his bestseller book #TheRoo….
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The latest The Irish History Boys podcast with @Tim_Mc_Garry and I, available to listen to/watch now. We discuss the 1921 The Anglo-Irish Treaty: Freedom or Betrayal?
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RT @LittleAcornsBks: All welcome to #TheRootofallEvil - The Irish Boundary Commission by @cormacmoore in chat with @PatMcArt in @culturlann….
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Potato Blight Spreads Across Ireland, Farmers Urged to Act Swiftly - On This Day in 1925
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“Potato Blight has appeared extensively of late” - August 8 1925
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Enjoyed speaking to @hlinehan about my book The Root of All Evil: The Irish Boundary Commission on the Inside Politics of the @IrishTimes. You can listen to our conversation here.
irishtimes.com
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
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As part of @feilederry, I will be discussing my new book, The Root of All Evil: The Irish Boundary Commission with former editor of @derryjournal Pat McArt, tomorrow, Friday, 8th August @ 1pm at @culturlanndoire.
feilederry.com
Historian Dr Cormac Moore joins former Derry Journal editor Pat McArt to discuss his new book, The Irish Boundary Commission: ‘The Root of All Evil’. One hundred years on, Moore illuminates the...
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Why was Provo McGuinness not arrested? - On This Day in 1975
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Merlyn Rees questioned over failure to arrest IRA leader Martin McGuinness in Derry
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