Why a 115kg stone from Waterford is finding a new home in Boston Shipping the Cloch Bán up to Boston is a slightly eccentric idea, but it captures how diaspora communities find joy in heritage Heritage • 19 Sep
Why a 115kg stone from Waterford is finding a new home in Boston Shipping the Cloch Bán up to Boston is a slightly eccentric idea, but it captures how diaspora communities find joy in heritage Heritage • 19 Sep
Here are some of Heritage Week's 2,347 events to check out Heritage Week must-sees include Claddagh rings, medieval armoury, urban walking tours, soda bread and scything championships Heritage Week • 17 Aug
Here are some of Heritage Week's 2,347 events to check out Heritage Week must-sees include Claddagh rings, medieval armoury, urban walking tours, soda bread and scything championships Heritage Week • 17 Aug
Why Everton FC's new home means a lost legacy for Liverpool city One of the major impacts of Everton's new Hill Dickinson Stadium is the loss of Liverpool city's UNESCO World Heritage listing Heritage • 13 Aug
Why Everton FC's new home means a lost legacy for Liverpool city One of the major impacts of Everton's new Hill Dickinson Stadium is the loss of Liverpool city's UNESCO World Heritage listing Heritage • 13 Aug
The story behind the benchmarks hiding in plain sight in Ireland The Ordnance Survey benchmarks chiselled into buildings, walls and bridges were originally used to measure height across Ireland History • 28 Jul
The story behind the benchmarks hiding in plain sight in Ireland The Ordnance Survey benchmarks chiselled into buildings, walls and bridges were originally used to measure height across Ireland History • 28 Jul
The surprising revival of road bowling, Ireland's ancient sport From Cork and Armagh to TikTok and Instagram, young and old road bowlers are taking up the bowl and keeping this unique tradition alive Road Bowling • 09 Jul
The surprising revival of road bowling, Ireland's ancient sport From Cork and Armagh to TikTok and Instagram, young and old road bowlers are taking up the bowl and keeping this unique tradition alive Road Bowling • 09 Jul
How W.B. Yeats found peace and poetry in a Co Galway tower house Purchased from Lady Gregory and restored by architect William A. Scott, Thoor Ballylee was a happy place for the poet and his family wb yeats • 27 Jun
How W.B. Yeats found peace and poetry in a Co Galway tower house Purchased from Lady Gregory and restored by architect William A. Scott, Thoor Ballylee was a happy place for the poet and his family wb yeats • 27 Jun
How did the housewives of rural Ireland make money? Census categories camouflaged the multi-faceted and often profitable nature of many women's work within the home History • 27 Jun
How did the housewives of rural Ireland make money? Census categories camouflaged the multi-faceted and often profitable nature of many women's work within the home History • 27 Jun
How Headford lace is having a moment in the spotlight again The Co Galway town was a big player in Irish lacemaking and a new community initiative is reviving that craft for the future Heritage • 18 Sep 24
How Headford lace is having a moment in the spotlight again The Co Galway town was a big player in Irish lacemaking and a new community initiative is reviving that craft for the future Heritage • 18 Sep 24
12 events to check out during Heritage Week From shopfronts in Clare to basketmaking in Mayo and uileann pipes in Sligo, Heritage Week's 25th outing features much to see and do Heritage Week • 19 Aug 24
12 events to check out during Heritage Week From shopfronts in Clare to basketmaking in Mayo and uileann pipes in Sligo, Heritage Week's 25th outing features much to see and do Heritage Week • 19 Aug 24
Ireland on ice: how the Ice Age influenced our placenames Brainstorm St Patrick's Day: hundreds of Irish placenames are descriptions of the environment which was formed over 15,000 years ago Heritage • 14 Mar 24
Ireland on ice: how the Ice Age influenced our placenames Brainstorm St Patrick's Day: hundreds of Irish placenames are descriptions of the environment which was formed over 15,000 years ago Heritage • 14 Mar 24
Why renaming GAA grounds is such a big deal Selling naming rights to a stadium may be a commercial winner, but such deals have lasting effects on GAA history and heritage. GAA • 31 Jan 24
Why renaming GAA grounds is such a big deal Selling naming rights to a stadium may be a commercial winner, but such deals have lasting effects on GAA history and heritage. GAA • 31 Jan 24
How we told a new story about Ireland's last ever witch trial The Islandmagee witches exhibition is about finding new ways to understand and commemorate Irish witch trials History • 31 Oct 23
How we told a new story about Ireland's last ever witch trial The Islandmagee witches exhibition is about finding new ways to understand and commemorate Irish witch trials History • 31 Oct 23
A new view of an old country: heritage tourism in Ireland How the changing face of heritage tourism since the 1950s has allowed us to see Ireland in new ways Heritage • 13 Aug 21
A new view of an old country: heritage tourism in Ireland How the changing face of heritage tourism since the 1950s has allowed us to see Ireland in new ways Heritage • 13 Aug 21
Why the ESB's decision to turn a museum into apartments is wrong There are many other buildings in Dublin that could be converted into homes if urban regeneration was supported and not stymied Heritage • 05 Feb 21
Why the ESB's decision to turn a museum into apartments is wrong There are many other buildings in Dublin that could be converted into homes if urban regeneration was supported and not stymied Heritage • 05 Feb 21
Why does Ireland have a problem preserving the past? We have a shameful tradition of eradicating buildings and archives which would give us more information about our history Ireland • 03 Nov 20
Why does Ireland have a problem preserving the past? We have a shameful tradition of eradicating buildings and archives which would give us more information about our history Ireland • 03 Nov 20
Why heritage matters Heritage has massive benefits for all of us, but it needs adequate support and funding Heritage • 14 Aug 20
Why heritage matters Heritage has massive benefits for all of us, but it needs adequate support and funding Heritage • 14 Aug 20
Sheela-na-Gigs: Ireland's mysterious medieval genital carvings Why did so many exhibitionist carvings appear on churches, tower houses and town walls in medieval Ireland? Heritage • 09 Mar 21
Sheela-na-Gigs: Ireland's mysterious medieval genital carvings Why did so many exhibitionist carvings appear on churches, tower houses and town walls in medieval Ireland? Heritage • 09 Mar 21
What's the government's problem with heritage? Successive governments make a huge deal about the significance of Ireland's rich culture and heritage, but rarely deliver Heritage • 17 Jul 20
What's the government's problem with heritage? Successive governments make a huge deal about the significance of Ireland's rich culture and heritage, but rarely deliver Heritage • 17 Jul 20
Time to have your say on Ireland's future heritage plan It's important that the Heritage Ireland 2030 plan seeks to restore, enhance and develop heritage and not just value and protect it Heritage • 08 Nov 18
Time to have your say on Ireland's future heritage plan It's important that the Heritage Ireland 2030 plan seeks to restore, enhance and develop heritage and not just value and protect it Heritage • 08 Nov 18
"We're at a critical juncture for coastal management in Ireland" Ireland's coastline communities need better infrastructure and more support to develop and support sustainable tourism Coasts • 14 Aug 18
"We're at a critical juncture for coastal management in Ireland" Ireland's coastline communities need better infrastructure and more support to develop and support sustainable tourism Coasts • 14 Aug 18
The problem with branding the Midlands Rather than promotional labels like Hidden Heartlands, creative thinking is the key to a sustainable Midlands Tourism • 27 Apr 18
The problem with branding the Midlands Rather than promotional labels like Hidden Heartlands, creative thinking is the key to a sustainable Midlands Tourism • 27 Apr 18
What will Project Ireland 2040 mean for culture and heritage? Opinion: the plan intends €1.4 billion to be spent enhancing amenities and heritage, so does this show a seriousness about protecting our cultural institutions and historic buildings? Heritage • 21 Feb 18
What will Project Ireland 2040 mean for culture and heritage? Opinion: the plan intends €1.4 billion to be spent enhancing amenities and heritage, so does this show a seriousness about protecting our cultural institutions and historic buildings? Heritage • 21 Feb 18
