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  • Siobhán Doyle

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    Dr Siobhán Doyle is a historian, author and researcher who works in the National Museum of Ireland. Her first book A History of the GAA in 100 Objects is published by Merrion Press.

    Irish Olympic gold medal winner Katie Taylor in 2012

    5 moments which changed Irish Olympic history

    From long jumper Peter O'Connor to boxer Katie Taylor, Irish Olympic athletes have made waves that go beyond sport

    Olympics • 22 Jul 24
    The football is a reminder of how objects can be collected, survive in extraordinary circumstances and allow us to retell our own stories Photo: Supplied

    The story of the 1943 All-Ireland football rescued from a fire

    This football is a treasured piece of GAA history, even more so because it has survived extraordinary circumstances

    A History of the GAA in 100 Objects • 22 Jul 24
    The future of the Olympics?

    Is it time to bring Gaelic games back to the Olympics?

    Rope climbing, underwater swimming, painting and sculpture have also disappeared from the Games

    Olympic Games • 22 Jul 24
    'Ó Glaimín had just scored a goal when he clutched his chest and fell to the ground'. Photo: Independent News And Media/Getty Images

    A Croke Park murder mystery: who shot top hurler Séan Ó Glaimín?

    When a player is shot dead in the middle of a match, there's only one lad to turn to for answers and that's detective Réics Carlos

    GAA • 14 Jul 24
    It's extremely rare for hurlers to remove their helmets for the national anthem. Photo: Getty Images

    'Face the flag': a history of the national anthem & Gaelic games

    The rules and rituals around Amhrán na bhFiann at matches have lead to controversy, resistance and protests

    Gaelic Games • 14 Jul 24
    Tay and sandwiches: Down supporters prepare for a day out at the National Football League in Wexford Park in January 2015. Photo: Donall Farmer/Inpho via Getty Images

    Why do supporters follow GAA games so obsessively?

    Being a GAA supporter means being part of a strange yet powerful phenomenon where you're bound by an attachment to your local area

    GAA • 14 Jul 24
    The Meath Point to Point Races by Letitia Hamilton. This is a study for a picture of the same title that won the artist a bronze medal at the 1948 Olympic Games in London.

    What happened to the art which represented Ireland at Olympics?

    We know Jack B Yeats' medal-winning painting is in the National Gallery, but where are the other Irish artworks which were Olympic hopefuls?

    Olympic Games • 10 Jul 24
    Former Mayo star Lee Keegan at a GAA Cúl Camp in Leitrim in 2017. Photo: Matt Browne/Sportsfile

    How Cúl camps became an Irish phenomenon

    The GAA camps have been the staple of Irish summers for thousands of children since the 1980s

    Cúl Camps • 08 Jul 24
    Irish Olympic athletes parading through the streets of Dublin in 1932. Photo: Keystone France/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

    The bizarre story of Ireland's bid for the 1940 Olympic Games

    Blueshirts' leader Eoin O'Duffy believed Dublin could be entrusted with the Olympics, but his plans were vague, unrealistic and unworkable

    History • 02 Jul 24
    The Anna Livia Statue which was unveiled in Dublin's O'Connell St, 17th June 1988. Photographer Tom Burke. Photo: Getty Images

    What can we learn from Ireland's fraught history with public art?

    From historical monuments to the Spire and the Portal, public art in Ireland has often struggled to win over the general public

    Culture • 23 May 24
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