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    Michael Collins: 'the James Dean of Irish history'. Image: Matt Loughrey/My Colorful Past https://www.mycolorfulpast.com/

    How Michael Collins became the Irish revolution's sex symbol

    The mystery, romance and cult around Collins created an idealised version of the Irish leader

    Michael Collins • 15 Aug 24
    Máire "Mollie" Gill holding a revolver. Credit: Loretta Clarke Murray Collection, John J Burns Library, Boston College

    From rebel to camogie star, the extraordinary life of Mollie Gill

    Meet Máire "Mollie" Gill, War of Independence revolutionary, cultural activist and All Ireland winning camogie captain

    Sport • 08 Aug 24
    Brendan Behan's Borstal Boy, Edna O'Brien's The Country Girls and Kate O'Brien's Mary Lavelle were three of the thousands of books and publications to fall foul of the Censorship of Publications Board

    Why Ireland banned over 12,000 'evil' and 'unwholesome' books

    The story behind the draconian Censorship of Publications Board which kept a close eye on Irish publications from 1930 to 2016

    History • 02 Aug 24
    A view of Cork City at night: the night mayor will see you now. Photo: Getty Images

    Why Irish cities and towns are hiring 'night mayors'

    Dozens of cities across the world have hired 'Night Mayors' to reinvigorate cultural life and Ireland is next

    Night Time Economy • 03 Jul 24
    Lena Rice: 'a freedom of stroke and a mastery of the back hand that is rare among lady players.' Photo: Getty Images

    Meet Lena Rice, the only Irish woman to ever triumph at Wimbledon

    The story of the 19th century Tipperary tennis ace and 'dark horse' who won the Wimbledon tournament in 1890

    History • 03 Jul 24
    "For some people the music is the point, for other people the social occasion is the point and the music is, at best, the background to that." Photo: Getty Images

    Why do people talk so much at gigs and concerts?

    Audience members chatting all the way through a live show is yet another example of bad gig behaviour

    Music • 24 Jun 24
    Ticket prices for Taylor Swift's Dublin shows range in price from €86 to €743.62

    Why are Irish gig tickets so expensive?

    The price of a ticket to see your favourite act has increased dramatically for a plethora of reasons

    Music • 20 Jun 24
    'Petting any type of animal will boost oxytocin'. Photo: Getty Images

    The secret to happy hormones? Hugs, exercise, pets and cheese

    You can boost your stocks of dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin and endorphins in a number of different - and surprising - ways

    Health • 27 May 24
    Get happy: these hormones are important for our mood, behaviour and bodily functions. Photo: Getty Images

    All you need to know about your 4 'happy' hormones

    Dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin and endorphins are dubbed the happy hormones because they boost and regulate our mood every day

    Neuroscience • 16 May 24
    "It's very hard to spend your week without interacting with the cloud or a data centre." Photo: Getty Images

    What is a data centre - and what does it actually do?

    We know there are 82 data centres in Ireland and many more on the way, but what are they actually doing?

    Data Centres • 11 Apr 24
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