The darker side of Irish fairy belief Getting on the wrong side of a fairy could make or break your luck, health, livestock, home or fortune Folklore • 21 hrs
The darker side of Irish fairy belief Getting on the wrong side of a fairy could make or break your luck, health, livestock, home or fortune Folklore • 21 hrs
How Éamon de Valera almost became a Munster rugby player You would have been stunned that de Valera, a rugby player on the southside of Dublin, would have been out with a gun on Easter Monday in 1916 Eamon De Valera • 03 Sep
How Éamon de Valera almost became a Munster rugby player You would have been stunned that de Valera, a rugby player on the southside of Dublin, would have been out with a gun on Easter Monday in 1916 Eamon De Valera • 03 Sep
The story of Limerick city's Georgian cellars and culverts Hidden beneath Limerick city's Georgian architecture is a vast network of cellars and culverts with a rich history Architecture • 02 Sep
The story of Limerick city's Georgian cellars and culverts Hidden beneath Limerick city's Georgian architecture is a vast network of cellars and culverts with a rich history Architecture • 02 Sep
Why Kneecap have become poster boys for Irish anti-colonialism 'They represent the new symbols and soundtrack of Irish anti-colonial resistance for a generation that aren't actually evoking violent nationalism' Kneecap • 29 Aug
Why Kneecap have become poster boys for Irish anti-colonialism 'They represent the new symbols and soundtrack of Irish anti-colonial resistance for a generation that aren't actually evoking violent nationalism' Kneecap • 29 Aug
Why is the Child of Prague statue associated with Irish weddings? The general belief was that you should leave the statue outside under a bush the night before the wedding to ensure good weather Folklore • 29 Aug
Why is the Child of Prague statue associated with Irish weddings? The general belief was that you should leave the statue outside under a bush the night before the wedding to ensure good weather Folklore • 29 Aug
'A source of evil': the Catholic Church vs the Irish dance hall A campaign by the Catholic Church to bring in a licensing system for dancing saw the enactment of the Public Dance Halls Act in 1935 Dance halls • 26 Aug
'A source of evil': the Catholic Church vs the Irish dance hall A campaign by the Catholic Church to bring in a licensing system for dancing saw the enactment of the Public Dance Halls Act in 1935 Dance halls • 26 Aug
Why Irish people sing 'Ole Ole Ole' when they're happy We don't just break into a blast of 'Ole Ole Ole' at soccer matches, but also at gigs, homecomings and other celebrations Ireland • 18 Aug
Why Irish people sing 'Ole Ole Ole' when they're happy We don't just break into a blast of 'Ole Ole Ole' at soccer matches, but also at gigs, homecomings and other celebrations Ireland • 18 Aug
5 snapshots of life in 1600s Ireland (including a crocodile) The quirks and complexities of Irish life in the 1600s are captured in a treasure trove of stories and documents collected by William Molyneux History • 19 Aug
5 snapshots of life in 1600s Ireland (including a crocodile) The quirks and complexities of Irish life in the 1600s are captured in a treasure trove of stories and documents collected by William Molyneux History • 19 Aug
What was on the menu in prehistoric Ireland? The story of our ancestors' diet is a fascinating tale of how environment and surroundings informed the food that was eaten History • 15 Aug
What was on the menu in prehistoric Ireland? The story of our ancestors' diet is a fascinating tale of how environment and surroundings informed the food that was eaten History • 15 Aug
A short history of the Irish grá for ice cream Once only consumed on special occasions, ice cream has gone from being a luxury and to becoming a regular summer treat for the masses Ice Cream • 14 Aug
A short history of the Irish grá for ice cream Once only consumed on special occasions, ice cream has gone from being a luxury and to becoming a regular summer treat for the masses Ice Cream • 14 Aug
Why did so many punishment burials occur in Limerick after 1798? The scale of brutal punishment burials and interments was such that the burial pits became known as 'Croppies' Holes' History • 13 Aug
Why did so many punishment burials occur in Limerick after 1798? The scale of brutal punishment burials and interments was such that the burial pits became known as 'Croppies' Holes' History • 13 Aug
The science of stroking a cat Despite a social shift in the human-cat relationship 4,000 years ago, your domestic kitty is still wired to think like a wildcat Cats • 07 Aug
The science of stroking a cat Despite a social shift in the human-cat relationship 4,000 years ago, your domestic kitty is still wired to think like a wildcat Cats • 07 Aug
Meet the 'quack lawyers' who were at large in 19th century Dublin Caricatures and satirical prints lampooning the legal profession for its chicanery were hugely popular in Georgian Dublin History • 07 Aug
Meet the 'quack lawyers' who were at large in 19th century Dublin Caricatures and satirical prints lampooning the legal profession for its chicanery were hugely popular in Georgian Dublin History • 07 Aug
How changes in height show the effects of the Famine New research finds that the long‑term health impacts of the Famine varied by region and socioeconomic conditions The Great Famine • 07 Aug
How changes in height show the effects of the Famine New research finds that the long‑term health impacts of the Famine varied by region and socioeconomic conditions The Great Famine • 07 Aug
Who was the real Daniel O'Connell? From a fierce passion for civil rights and huge energy to anger, ego and vanity, an assessment of the Emancipator's strengths and flaws Daniel O'Connell • 06 Aug
Who was the real Daniel O'Connell? From a fierce passion for civil rights and huge energy to anger, ego and vanity, an assessment of the Emancipator's strengths and flaws Daniel O'Connell • 06 Aug
It's 1970 & Irish army are plotting to invade Northern Ireland The prospect of Irish Defence Forces making incursions into Northern Ireland was mooted after violence erupted there in 1969 History • 05 Aug
It's 1970 & Irish army are plotting to invade Northern Ireland The prospect of Irish Defence Forces making incursions into Northern Ireland was mooted after violence erupted there in 1969 History • 05 Aug
A short history of the All-Ireland Poc Fada competition It's a piece of GAA history and tradition spiritually and culturally rooted in the wild foothills of the Cooley mountains Poc Fada • 07 Aug
A short history of the All-Ireland Poc Fada competition It's a piece of GAA history and tradition spiritually and culturally rooted in the wild foothills of the Cooley mountains Poc Fada • 07 Aug
All you need to know about bank holidays in Ireland We love our bank holidays in Ireland, but where did they come from, who gets to decide when they are - and when's the next one? Ireland • 31 Jul
All you need to know about bank holidays in Ireland We love our bank holidays in Ireland, but where did they come from, who gets to decide when they are - and when's the next one? Ireland • 31 Jul
Why Sitric Silkenbeard is the greatest Dubliner of all time He may be seen as one of the baddies of Irish history thanks to the Battle of Clontarf, but Silkenbeard built Dublin into a cosmopolitan city Sitric Silkenbeard • 31 Jul
Why Sitric Silkenbeard is the greatest Dubliner of all time He may be seen as one of the baddies of Irish history thanks to the Battle of Clontarf, but Silkenbeard built Dublin into a cosmopolitan city Sitric Silkenbeard • 31 Jul
'A flukey purchase': the curious story of the Fonthill vase Here's how one of the rarest pieces of Chinese porcelain in the world ended up in the National Museum of Ireland History • 31 Jul
'A flukey purchase': the curious story of the Fonthill vase Here's how one of the rarest pieces of Chinese porcelain in the world ended up in the National Museum of Ireland History • 31 Jul
Are you heading to the Fleadh? The story of the very first Fleadh The organisers of the 1951 festival could scarcely have imagined the behemoth that will attract over 600,000 people to Wexford this year History • 31 Jul
Are you heading to the Fleadh? The story of the very first Fleadh The organisers of the 1951 festival could scarcely have imagined the behemoth that will attract over 600,000 people to Wexford this year History • 31 Jul
Meet the independent, fierce, proactive women of medieval Ireland Translators of medieval romances reshaped stories to portray Irish women as more independent and proactive than their English counterparts Medieval Ireland • 28 Jul
Meet the independent, fierce, proactive women of medieval Ireland Translators of medieval romances reshaped stories to portray Irish women as more independent and proactive than their English counterparts Medieval Ireland • 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 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
Why the last Sunday in July was celebrated in Ireland of old Known as Garland Sunday, Bilberry Sunday or Reek Sunday, it was a day to mark the end of Hungry July and anticipate the harvest to come Ireland • 27 Jul
Why the last Sunday in July was celebrated in Ireland of old Known as Garland Sunday, Bilberry Sunday or Reek Sunday, it was a day to mark the end of Hungry July and anticipate the harvest to come Ireland • 27 Jul
How Irish nurses helped to build the NHS in Britain A new book looks at the 'under the radar' role of Irish nurses in NHS hospitals the length and breadth of Britain History • 25 Jul
How Irish nurses helped to build the NHS in Britain A new book looks at the 'under the radar' role of Irish nurses in NHS hospitals the length and breadth of Britain History • 25 Jul
