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The story behind the Aonach Tailteann art exhibition in 1922

It was the largest exhibition ever of Irish art and design in the history of the State,with over 2,000 artworks on display

Are you ready to have your own robot? Photo: GettyImages

Hello human, do you want to talk to me?

Rob and Abby from the latest series of First Dates Ireland

What First Dates tells us about dating in Ireland

'Our history is full of praying and eating'. Kosher food on the shelves of a supermarket in France. Photo: Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

How Brexit has caused food issues for Ireland's Jewish community

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Could war ever be just in the eyes of the Catholic Church?

Former US president Donald Trump. Photo: Getty Images

'A question of official records': the FBI's raid on Donald Trump

Brittas Bay, Co Wicklow in the August sunshine. Photo: Rolling News

Why good weather makes us happy

'Perhaps the most proportionate thing any of us can do is to simply remain aware of Covid'. Photo: Getty Images

Covid: should I still be careful around older family members?

'Perhaps Hardebeck's German heritage is the reason why his contribution to Irish music has not received the same attention as the likes of Seán Ó Riada'

The story of Carl Hardebeck, the 'blind bard of Belfast'

'We need to ready ourselves for the next new potential frustration in our blended work lives: the hybrid meeting'. Photo: Getty Images

How to set up a successful hybrid meeting

Work and careers

Lisheen mine in Co Tipperary ceased operations in 2015 and the site currently hosts a wind farm. The resources below ground belonged to the State, while ownership of those blowing above is not yet defined. Photo: Geological Survey Ireland

Who owns Ireland's wind?

It's still daylight out there.

Our days are getting longer - but scientists don't know why

Don't be afraid to say 'I am entrepreneur'. Photo: Getty Images

5 things women should know before starting a business

'In Dublin, these Covid hotspots

How where you live influences the severity of Covid infection

President Michael D Higgins with his wife Sabina Coyne Higgins

A short history of Irish political spouses

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Bulmers' award-winning North Cider or South Cider? advert on Dublin's Loopline Bridge. Photo: Bulmers/Young Advertising/ICAD

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What about my lovely dishes? Image: Universal History Archive/ Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Meet the 18th century Irish gents obsessed with plates and dishes

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Why are legal costs in Ireland so high?

Successful executives are often charismatic, confident and driven, characteristics sometimes linked to Antisocial Personality Disorder

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What's behind the Irish obsession with death and misery?

Nature

Danger here: the lion's mane jellyfish

'Our most venomous jellyfish': meet the Irish jellyfish

A very complete Geiseltal frog skeleton. Photo: Daniel Falk

How an ancient swamp became a sex death trap for frogs

'Different cultures have different myths and superstitions about spiders'. Photo: Getty Images

Does killing spiders bring bad luck?

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Malcolm McArthur: where the GUBU story begins. Photo credit: RTE

GUBU: a Taoiseach, a murderer and a political scandal

No chocolate, biscuits, crisps popcorn or sausage sandwiches please

Why you shouldn't feed deer in Phoenix Park (or anywhere else)

10 companies paid corporation tax of over €8bn in 2021, which was 53% of net receipts

Is Ireland too dependant on corporation tax?

National Army forces boarding the Lady Wicklow on the way to Kerry, August 1922. Photo: National Library of Ireland

The story behind the bloodiest day of combat in the Civil War

Plugged in: around 46% of Ireland's electricity demand last year was met by gas fired generators

Why gas and electricity prices in Ireland are so closely linked

'Thanks, big fella': Charles Haughey and horse at home in Dublin in 1975. Photo: RTÉ Stills Library

Here are 4 unlikely places where Irish political scandals began

Lynn Kirkham's sculpture of Fionn Mac Cumhaill and his hounds, which was commissioned by Kildare County Council and is located at the Balymany roundabout in The Curragh, Co Kildare. Photo: Lorna Fitzsimons https://www.lornafitzsimons.com

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