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reviews | 33 BOOK THE CIVIL WAR IN KILDARE By: James Durney Publisher: Mercier Press (June 2011) (www.mercierpress.ie) ISBN: 9781856357579 Paperback: 222 pages Price: €15.29 An in-depth study of the Civil War period in Kildare. The Civil War left a more violent mark on Kildare than the War of Independence had. As a garrison county with military barracks situated on the main Cork and Limerick roads in Naas, Newbridge, the Curragh and Kildare town, it had a low level of republican military activity. By the Truce of 1921, however, Kildare's two IRA battalions had evolved into quite efficient military units. Forty-three people in or from Co. Kildare died during 1922-3, while only fifteen people died in the 1916–21 period as a result of hostilities. Kildare had one of the highest numbers of IRA volunteers executed during the war - eight - and the largest single execution - in December 1922 when seven men from the Rathbride column were executed at the Curragh. Fifteen National Army soldiers were killed in ambushes in the county, yet only three RIC men died. Two internment camps - Tintown and Newbridge - housed nearly 3,000 prisoners in 1922-3, while the Rath Camp held 1,200. The internment camps were the scene of mass hunger strikes and mass jail-breaks and the escape from Newbridge is the biggest in republican prison folklore, with 112 prisoners getting away. James Durney is an Irish author and local historian based in Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland. He has written a number of books on both Irish and international history. His previous books include: Vietnam- The Irish Experience (2008), In the Shadow of the Kings (2007), The Far Side of the World (2005), The Volunteer (2004), On the One Road (2001), Far From the Short Grass (2000), The Mob (1999). www. jamesdurney.com DVD INSIDIOUS Director: James Wan Genre: Horror Cinema Release Date: 29 Apr 2011 Rental Release Date: 09 Sep 2011 Certification: Starring: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Barbara Hershey, Angus Sampson, Ty Simpkins, Andrew Astor, J. LaRose, Arielle Brachfeld, Jeannette Sousa, Lin Shaye,Chelsea Tavares, Heather Tocquigny. in•sid•i•ous - Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further. From the makers of Saw and Paranormal Activity, comes director James Wan's new supernatural suspense horror. Josh (Wilson) and Renai (Byrne) move with their three children to a beautiful new family home. But their happy, carefree existence soon spirals into unmitigated terror when their son Dalton (Ty Simpkins) is knocked unconscious and falls into a coma, triggering a series of increasingly disturbing and gruesome occurrences. Even after moving house, they discover it's not the house that was haunted… Little do they know that there is much more to this endless sleep than meets the eye as they explore the paranormal, and rediscover the past? GAME GEARS OF WAR 3 RELEASE DATE: 20 SEPTEMBER 2011 Platform: Xbox 360 - Price €45.97 - PEGI: 18 For more info see: http://gearsofwar.xbox.com/en-IE/ Gears of War & Xbox 360 are registered trademarks of © 2011 Epic Games Inc. & © 2011 Microsoft respectively. All rights reserved. Gears of War 3 is the spectacular conclusion to one of the most memorable and celebrated sagas in video games. Developed by Epic Games exclusively for Xbox 360, Gears of War 3 plunges you into a harrowing tale of hope, survival, and brotherhood. Fight on as Marcus Fenix, the grizzled war hero and leader of Delta Squad. Eighteen months after the fall of the last human city, the war against the Locust rages on. Meanwhile, deep beneath the surface, a fearsome new threat, the Lambent, is infecting the planet from within. With survivors scattered and civilization in ruins, time is running out for Marcus and his comrades as they take up their Lancers to make one last push that will ultimately decide the fate of humanity. Experience the epic finale to the "Gears of War" trilogy and fight alongside Delta Squad to rescue humanity. Play solo or with up to three friends cooperatively through the campaign on Xbox LIVE. THE DEFENCE FORCES MAGAZINE

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