The story of contemporary Ireland is inseparable from the story of the official republican movement, a story told here for the first time - from the clash between Catholic nationalist and socialist republicanism in the 1960s and '70s through the Workers' Party's eventual rejection of irredentism. A roll-call of influential personalities in the fields of politics, trade unionism and media - many still operating at the highest levels of Irish public life - passed though the ranks of this secretive movement, which never achieved its objectives but had a lasting influence on the landscape of Irish politics.

About the Author
Brian Hanley is a lecturer in Irish history at Queen's University, Belfast, and the author of A Guide to Irish Military Heritage and The IRA 1926-1936. Scott Millar is a journalist with the Irish Examiner.

Reviews
A riveting tale * Tribune *
Excellent * Sunday Business Post *
An indispensable handbook * Irish Independent *
Hugely impressive * Irish Mail on Sunday *



Book Information
ISBN 9780141028453
Author Brian Hanley
Format Paperback
Page Count 688
Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 469g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 41mm