Letter that betrayed Irish revolutionary Michael Collins sells at auction for $5,000 A letter from a former friend of rebel leader Michael Collins sold at auction on April 30, 2013 for $5,000.

Michael Collins — called by Tim Pat Coogan “The Man Who Made Ireland”— took a rather cynical view of the poets of 1916. Though he participated in the Rising, he was skeptical of it.

On Aug. 22, 1922, Michael Collins, a founder of the Irish Republican Army and a key figure in Ireland's independence movement, was assassinated. Google Doodle pays tribute to late actor Alan ...

Michael Collins, Commander in Chief of the Irish Free State, is shot in an ambush on this day in 1922. Get This Happened straight to your inbox ️ each day! Sign up here.

Michael Collins, one of the most prominent figures in the Irish revolution, was shot dead 100 years ago Michael Collins has been described by the taoiseach (Irish PM) as "one of the great heroes ...

A century after the Irish revolutionary Michael Collins was shot dead in an ambush in rural Cork, forensic scientists and historians have re-investigated his murder.. The research team, led by ...

There is no doubt that alcohol and warfare have each played rich roles in Irish history. These two historical trajectories intersect most clearly with the Irish fight for independence in the early ...

Analysis: the mystery, romance and cult around Michael Collins has created an idealised version of the Irish leader. This article is now available above as a Brainstorm podcast. You can subscribe ...

The Collins speech that Mr Paterson referred to was made in Dáil Éireann on December 19th, 1921, during the Treaty debates. Thirteen days prior to the debate Collins had been one of signatories ...

Michael Collins has been described by the taoiseach (Irish PM) as "one of the great heroes of Irish history". Thousands of people have attended a centenary commemoration of the death of IRA leader ...