Wreckers and levellers: evicting Ireland's poor during the Famine These reviled figures were involved in the evictions of some 250,000 Irish families during the 1840s and 1850s History • 14 Aug 24
Wreckers and levellers: evicting Ireland's poor during the Famine These reviled figures were involved in the evictions of some 250,000 Irish families during the 1840s and 1850s History • 14 Aug 24
What was life in Dublin like during the Great Famine? The impact of the Great Famine on many people in the capital city was minimal and life for them continued very much as normal History • 30 Nov 22
What was life in Dublin like during the Great Famine? The impact of the Great Famine on many people in the capital city was minimal and life for them continued very much as normal History • 30 Nov 22
Where does the phrase 'taking the soup' come from? There are few more derogatory terms in Irish history than 'Souper' or the accusation that one 'took the soup' History • 18 May 22
Where does the phrase 'taking the soup' come from? There are few more derogatory terms in Irish history than 'Souper' or the accusation that one 'took the soup' History • 18 May 22
How the 1941 North Strand bombings wiped out an entire family The German bombing of Dublin's North Strand caused the tragic deaths of seven members of the same family. History • 31 May 22
How the 1941 North Strand bombings wiped out an entire family The German bombing of Dublin's North Strand caused the tragic deaths of seven members of the same family. History • 31 May 22
Ireland in the 1840s: 'one of the most dangerous places on earth' Hundreds of violent murders were committed in Ireland during the Great Famine The Great Irish Famine • 22 Nov 21
Ireland in the 1840s: 'one of the most dangerous places on earth' Hundreds of violent murders were committed in Ireland during the Great Famine The Great Irish Famine • 22 Nov 21
Violence, protest and melees: hurling in pre-famine Ireland A sport once promoted by the gentry, 19th century hurling matches were action-packed on and off the pitch History • 23 Oct 20
Violence, protest and melees: hurling in pre-famine Ireland A sport once promoted by the gentry, 19th century hurling matches were action-packed on and off the pitch History • 23 Oct 20
How Joe Biden's Mayo ancestor saved thousands during the Famine Edward Blewitt's public work schemes in Co Mayo contributed to the survival of thousands of people and altered the county's landscape. History • 14 Apr 23
How Joe Biden's Mayo ancestor saved thousands during the Famine Edward Blewitt's public work schemes in Co Mayo contributed to the survival of thousands of people and altered the county's landscape. History • 14 Apr 23
'The little Irish wonder': Ireland's greatest unknown athlete The story of Thomas Conneff, the record-breaking Co Kildare runner dubbed 'the speedy son of Erin'. Sport • 17 Jun 21
'The little Irish wonder': Ireland's greatest unknown athlete The story of Thomas Conneff, the record-breaking Co Kildare runner dubbed 'the speedy son of Erin'. Sport • 17 Jun 21
