A visit from the púca: tales of the supernatural at Halloween Oíche Shamhna was a night associated with tales about púca and other supernatural beings making merry in this world Folklore • 28 Oct 22
The Halloween games Irish children used to play How did the grandparents and great grandparents of Ireland's children today celebrate Halloween in times gone by? Halloween • 20 Oct 22
4 ways to keep your dog happy at Halloween Halloween can be an upsetting and potentially dangerous time for our dogs so here are some ways to change that Halloween • 11 Oct 22
Why do so many of us believe in ghosts? Between 30% and 50% of us say we believe in ghosts and hauntings and things that go bump in the night Psychology • 29 Oct 21
The dark, grisly history of body-snatching in Ireland The 19th century trade in dead bodies saw medical students regularly raiding burial grounds for corpses to dissect History • 28 Oct 21
What makes a great horror movie so scary? Halloween is a great time watch a scary movie, but what's the science behind why we keep watching even when it scares us? Horror Movies • 27 Oct 21
The 19th century ghost-hunter and the Co Fermanagh poltergeist William Barrett was a Victorian physicist who also investigated supernatural phenomena in Ireland History • 27 Oct 21
Why witches are for life and not just Halloween Now is the time for women to regain and rejoice in the wonders of the cailleach and witchery Folklore • 26 Oct 21
Why Halloween is celebrated with such spirit in Ireland 'An impulse in Irish tradition is to fearlessly celebrate in the face of unsettling things not fully understood' Halloween • 21 Oct 21
"Darkest Ireland" and the burning of Bridget Cleary The criminal trial following the 1895 torture and murder of the Tipperary woman was a media sensation home and away. Folklore • 19 Oct 21
Your guide to the foods associated with Halloween in Ireland Here's why barmbrack, pumpkins, turnips, apples, kale and colcannon are popular at this time of year Halloween • 29 Oct 20
All you ever wanted to know about vampires Here's how science can help explain how various vampire legends have developed Halloween • 28 Oct 20
How the Irish really invented Halloween Halloween is the season which owes its roots to ancient Irish customs and beliefs Halloween • 23 Oct 20
'Ireland's gate to hell': a Co Roscommon cave and the Otherworld Oweynagat is a cave linked to many colourful tales in Irish folklore, especially around Halloween Halloween • 20 Oct 20
The cult of the dead in medieval Ireland Back then, corpses, the dead and eerie graveyards used to play a far more active role in Irish life History • 31 Oct 19
How the Irish Celts invented Halloween Many of the traits we associate with Halloween can be traced back through the mists of time to Ireland's distant past. Folklore • 31 Oct 19
A guide to Irish Halloween magic spells Here are some magic spells and rituals which were common at Halloween back in the day throughout the country Halloween • 19 Aug 21
The science of werewolves Let's take a look at some real medical conditions which have helped to shape the traditions and rules of werewolf mythology Halloween • 29 Oct 19
Shakespeare's world of deaths, corpses and ghosts Grisly demises and haunting encounters are not just for Halloween in Shakespeare's tragedies and histories Shakespeare • 31 Oct 19
Was Dracula Irish? It is possible to view the Count as Irish or influenced by the Ireland of Bram Stoker's time in many ways. Vampires • 19 Aug 21
The roots of how we celebrate Halloween in Ireland Opinion: Halloween rituals involving nuts, apples and mischief go back to the years before the Famine, but there was a perceptible shift in attitudes to … Halloween • 26 Oct 17
Could you survive a zombie apocalypse? Opinion: humans can imagine beating vampires but zombies are a much different matter, especially as we increasingly worry that we might be becoming more like … Zombies • 29 Oct 19
Scream! Just where did our fascination with horror come from? Opinion: as the Horrorthon film festival shows, many people are attracted to the grotesque, the gruesome and the sinister, but the human love of horror … Horror • 30 Oct 19
