Biography

Originally from Dublin, I received a BA and MA (Major Thesis)from UCD and a PhD from the Australian National University. I have lived and worked in Limerick since 1998. I am a full member of the National Union of Journalists (Freelance Branch, Dublin). I am a Director of the Irish Manuscripts Commission and was appointed to the Universities Ireland Decade of Commemoration Committee.

Research Interests

The history of Irish republicanism worldwide, 1791-1998. My early research and writing focussed on the United Irishmen in Ireland, Australia, Britain, France and North America. I am now working on a number of linked projects featuring the Irish Republican Army from 1948 to 1998. The first major book arising from this new work will deal with the 'Border' or 'Resistance Campaign' of 1956-62. I am currently completing a short volume on the Great Irish Famine.

Professional Activities

Committee

  • 2006 Irish Manuscripts Commission,
  • 1998 Editorial Board, Irish Academic Press,

Association

  • 1998 Feature writer, National Union of Journalists
  • Member of Board of Directors, Irish Manuscript Commission

Outreach

  • Member of Irish Universities Committee on the Decade of Commemorations

Peer Reviewed Journals

2007

'John Foster, an uncommon man'

O'Donnell, R (2007) 'John Foster, an uncommon man'. Irish Arts Review :92-97

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2006

'The Liberator: Images of Daniel O'Connell'

O'Donnell, R (2006) 'The Liberator: Images of Daniel O'Connell'. Irish Arts Review :92-97

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Books

2012

Special Category, The IRA in English prisons, 1968-1978

Ruan O'Donnell (2012) Special Category, The IRA in English prisons, 1968-1978. Dublin and Portland : Irish Academic Press

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2008

The Impact of 1916, Among the Nations

O'Donnell, R (2008) The Impact of 1916, Among the Nations. Dublin : Irish Academic Press

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2008

A pocket history of the Irish Famine

O'Donnell, R (2008) A pocket history of the Irish Famine. Dublin : O'Brien Press

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2007

From Vinegar Hill to Edentubber, The Wexford IRA and the Border Campaign

O'Donnell, R (2007) From Vinegar Hill to Edentubber, The Wexford IRA and the Border Campaign. Wexford : Cairde na Laochra

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Book Chapters

2014

The Provisional IRA: History, politics and memory

Ruan O'Donnell (2014) The Provisional IRA: History, politics and memory. Notre Dame and Ireland : Notre Dame Press/ Another Remembering the Troubles

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2008

'The Australian press and the IRA Border Campaign, 1956-61'

O'Donnell, R (2008) 'The Australian press and the IRA Border Campaign, 1956-61'. Dublin : Irish Academic Press Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, History, Politics and Culture :224-239

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2008

'The military committee of the United Irishmen, 1798-1803'

O'Donnell, R (2008) 'The military committee of the United Irishmen, 1798-1803'. Aldershot, England Unrespectable Radicals? Popular politics and the Age of Reform :125-146

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Edited Books

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Other Journals

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Conference Publications

2003

1798: A Bicentenary Perspective

ODonnell, R (2003) 1798: A Bicentenary Perspective. :607-619

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Conference Contributions

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Published Reports

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Editorials

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Book Reviews

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Other Publications

2012

Foreword to 'On The Run'

Colm O'Geara (2012) Foreword to 'On The Run'.

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2009

Introduction

O'Donnell, R (2009) Introduction. Dublin : Mercier Press :15-28

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2006

Operation Harvest, Sliabh Beagh Hotel, Knockatallon, Monaghan, 6 October 2006

O'Donnell, R (2006) Operation Harvest, Sliabh Beagh Hotel, Knockatallon, Monaghan, 6 October 2006.

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2006

Foreward to Rory Sweetman, 'Bishop in the Dock, The sedition trial of James Liston in New Zealand'

O'Donnell, R (2006) Foreward to Rory Sweetman, 'Bishop in the Dock, The sedition trial of James Liston in New Zealand'.

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