1919-12-18
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At the end of 1919, the number of Royal Air Force personnel in Ireland stands at 57 officers and 563 airmen¹.Read More →
1919-03-16
1918-12-30
Count Plunkett MP released from jail
Count George Plunkett, who was recently returned unopposed as Sinn Fein MP for Roscommon North, has been released from Birmingham Jail. He is expected to return to Ireland in the morning.Read More →
1918-12-28
William O’Malley – Why I May Have Lost My Seat
The Irish Independent carries excerpts of an article entitled “Why I May Have Lost My Seat”, written by the former MP for Galway Connemara, William O’Malley. It quotes O’Malley as writing [before the election count was returned] that : “…the constituency of Connemara is won by Sinn Féin. A year ago, the cult was practically confined to one family, but that family had relatives in almost every hole and corner of the constituency. My opponent, Padraic O’Maile belonged to this family. It is a remarkable fact that at least 90 per cent of the Connemara people hate and loathe Sinn Féin, and do not believeRead More →
1918-12-28
Ireland Elects (1918) – Dublin (St Michan’s)
Michael Staines has been elected MP for the constituency of Dublin (St Michan’s). The voting was as follows :- Total Poll : 17,642 votes Michael Staines (Sinn Fein) : 7,553 votes John Nugent (Irish Party) : 3,996 votesRead More →
1918-12-28
Ireland Elects (1918) – Wicklow West
Robert Barton has been elected MP for the constituency of Wicklow West. The voting was as follows :- Total Poll : 11,673 Robert Childers Barton (Sinn Fein) : 6,239 Pierce Charles de Lacy O’Mahony (Irish Party) : 1,370Read More →
1918-12-28
Ireland Elects (1918) – Wicklow East
Sean Etchingham has been elected MP for the constituency of Wicklow East. The voting was as follows :- Total Poll : 15,241 Sean Etchingham (Sinn Fein) : 5,916 Alexander Parker Keene (Irish Party) : 2,600 Denis Joseph Cogan (Irish Party) : 2,466Read More →
1918-12-28
Ireland Elects (1918) – Wexford South
James Ryan has been elected MP for the constituency of Wexford South. The voting was as follows :- Total Poll : 23,168 James Ryan (Sinn Fein) : 8,729 Peter ffrench (Irish Party) : 8,211Read More →
1918-12-28
Ireland Elects (1918) -Wexford North
Roger Sweetman has been elected as MP for the constituency of Wexford North. The voting was as follows :- Total Poll : 23,022 Roger Mary Sweetman (Sinn Fein) : 10,162 Thomas Henry Grattan Esmonde (Irish Party) : 7,189Read More →
1918-12-28
Ireland Elects (1918) – Westmeath
Laurence Ginnell has been returned¹ as MP for the constituency of Westmeath. The voting was as follows :- Total Poll : 24,014 Laurence Ginnell (Sinn Fein) : 12,435 Patrick H Weymes (Irish Party) : 3,458 Walter Richard Nugent (Independent Nationalist) : 603Read More →