100 Years Ago

25 May 1922 The Lord Chancellor announced that a conference of the signatories of the Irish Treaty would be held

24 May 1922 Following the murder of an MP, widespread arson and multiple crimes, a decision was made by the

23 May 1922 William John Twaddell (1884-1922), the Unionist MP for Belfast West, was murdered in Belfast by the IRA.

22 May 1922 An agreement was signed by Éamon de Valera and Michael Collins was announced and approved by Dail

21 May 1922 A large crowd, including 200 MPs, gathered at Victoria railway station to welcome David Lloyd George, the

20 May 1922 There were shootings and incendiary attacks in Belfast as lawlessness continued, with six premises being left ablaze.

19 May 1922 The plenary meeting of the Political Commission at Genoa adopted the Pact of Non Aggression. There was

18 May 1922 The Dail Eireann Peace Committee reported that they had failed for a second time to reach an

17 May 1922 America declined to take part in the conference planned at The Hague to discuss the Russian problem.

16 May 1922 It was agreed at the Genoa Conference that additional consideration of the Russian problem would be discussed