1829 – 1852: despite the Whig leader Lord John Russell’s efforts to work for justice to Ireland, his policies ended mainly in failure.

1868 -1974: analysis of Gladstone’s domination of both the Liberal Party and Ireland in the latter part of the nineteenth century.

1910 – 1916: the Liberal Government came close to granting Ireland Home Rule in 1914. This article examines why it failed and what happened after.

1916 – 1921: analysis of Lloyd George’s answer to the Irish Question after the Easter Rising.

1921 – 1971: despite all the obstacles, Liberalism survived in Northern Ireland after partitition.

1971 – 1985: the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland was born in the midst of the Troubles, in April 1970. This article looks back at the party’s history and its relationships with the Liberal Party and the SDP.

Why the Liberal Party failed to patch up effectively its first major post-war split, between the supporters of Asquith and those of Lloyd George.

History of the attempts to reunite the Liberal Nationals with the official Liberal Party in the 1940s.