100 Years Ago

23 FEBRUARY 1923 The Government stated that it did not intend to remove the statutory restriction on the importation of

22 FEBRUARY 1923 Government offices were attacked in Dublin by the Irregulars, but attempts to destroy the buildings were prevented

21 FEBRUARY 1923 In the House of Commons, a Liberal party amendment to the Loyal Address suggesting an immediate and

20 FEBRUARY 1923 The joint motion from the Independent and the National Liberals in the House of Commons on the

19 FEBRUARY 1923 The Free State of Ireland’s amnesty for the Irregulars to surrender passed, with reports that many had

18 FEBRUARY 1923 A spokesperson for the Railway Companies’ Association, the co-ordinating body for the four large rail companies, said

17 FEBRUARY 1923 Arthur Griffith-Boscawen, the Minister of Health, said that the Government’s housing policy including rent restrictions and also

16 FEBRUARY 1923 Annie McSwiney, the Irish Republican activist, was arrested in Cork along with thirty other women and were

15 FEBRUARY 1923 Three British sailors from HMS Dublin were attacked by a number of Portuguese men in Lourenço Marques,

14 FEBRUARY 1923 Andrew Bonar Law, the Prime Minister, speaking in support of the King’s Speech laid out the differences