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Grok 4 AI: The First Dail Dail was Dail Eireann as it convened from 1919 to 1921. Quote: “Michael Comyn, a prominent barrister and King’s Counsel, was not a member of the First Dáil itself but contributed to its broader apparatus by defying the Irish Bar Council’s prohibition against participating in the republican judicial system. He represented defendants in the Dáil Courts—the alternative court system established by the First Dáil in 1920 to administer justice independently of British authorities during the War of Independence. Comyn also defended republican prisoners in British military courts and advised Sinn Féin leaders on legal matters throughout the period.”

Posted on October 17, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

The First Dáil (Irish: An Chéad Dáil) was Dáil Éireann as it convened from 1919 to 1921. It was the first meeting of the unicameral parliament of the revolutionary Irish Republic. In the December 1918 election to the Parliament of … Continue reading →

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Grok3 AI: Arthur Griffith and Michael Comyn KC

Posted on August 1, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Archives Arthur Griffith connection to Michael Comyn KC Arthur Griffith, founder of Sinn Féin, and Michael Comyn, an Irish barrister and King’s Counsel (KC), had a notable connection through their shared involvement in Irish nationalist politics and legal activities during … Continue reading →

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GZERO, everything is political: Twenty years since the IRA put down its guns: What’s changed in Northern Ireland?

Posted on July 29, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

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Grok3 AI: Michael Comyn K.C., Republican to the core and the unofficial court system named the Dail Courts or Sinn Fein Courts established during Ireland’s fight for Independence.

Posted on July 9, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

In contrast, the Bar Council had passed a controversial resolution in June 1920 declaring it professional misconduct for barristers to appear before Sinn Féin courts. Nonetheless, barristers appeared before the Dáil Courts and the subsequent winding-up commission, including John A … Continue reading →

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Grok3 AI: Michael Comyn KC. Ireland under De Valera makes the decision not to pay Great Britain the Land Annuities. Below is an article from the Catholic Press in Sydney, 31st March 1932. Thereafter will be details attained with the assistance of Grok3 AI

Posted on June 4, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

THE IRISH LAND ANNUITIES. DE VALERA’S POLICY EXPLAINED. Ireland is, once more, ‘the one bright spot’ in Empire politics, this time from a journalistic point of view. It gives aspiring pressmen something to write about. It offers opportunities for the … Continue reading →

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Grok3 AI: Bloody Sunday 1920 – Croke Park: Michael Comyn K.C.

Posted on May 19, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Bloody Sunday 1920 Croke Park Michael Comyn On November 21, 1920, during the Irish War of Independence, an event known as Bloody Sunday unfolded in Dublin, marked by significant violence at Croke Park. That morning, the Irish Republican Army (IRA), … Continue reading →

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Grok 3: After the Civil War, Michael Comyn KC became principal legal adviser to Eamon de Valera and Fianna Fail, advising on the formation of the party and the founding of the Irish Press newspaper. It was Comyn and George Gavan Duffy (qv) who suggested to de Valera that the Irish Free State could withhold payment of the land annuities to Britain. Quote: “Britain retaliated by imposing tariffs on Irish agricultural exports (e.g., cattle), which severely impacted Ireland’s economy, as Britain was its primary market.” Source: The Dictionary of Biography. (Updating details on Grok3 AI from notes)

Posted on April 21, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Of particular significance. I recall at a lecture in Trinity College Dublin, in the 1990’s, Professor O’Hagan suggesting that this decision to withhold annuities in time would prove to be a very significant contribution to the founding of the new … Continue reading →

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Michael Comyn KC. Search Comyn and you will find a colourful character and much involved in the founding of the Irish Republic. However, this piece taken from Wiki shows that his interests went far beyond law. Ben Briscoe and Michael Comyn organised a very clever deal to get licences for 2800 acres in Wicklow, in search of Gold!!! Later in his life he was again in trouble with Lemass about the Government compulsarily taking his phosphate mines in Clare. In his 80’s, with Sean McBride as his senior counsel; and Brendan East he sued the Irish State and he won.

Posted on May 10, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Corruption in the Republic of Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Political corruption Forms and concepts Bribery Cronyism Economics of corruption Electoral fraud Elite capture Influence peddling Kleptocracy Mafia state Nepotism Pyrrhic defeat theory Slush fund Simony State capture State-corporate … Continue reading →

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