Half cooked & half raw: the Irish tradition of spuds with a moon Why the rural poor in 19th century Ireland half-cooked potatoes for consumption says a lot about society, history and food Food • 30 Jul
How Medieval Ireland's scholars and ideas had an impact on France Ireland's cultural exports to France at the time included learned pilgrims, cheeky philosophers and ideas on the science of time History • 28 Jul
5 moments which changed Irish Olympic history From long jumper Peter O'Connor to boxer Katie Taylor, Irish Olympic athletes have made waves that go beyond sport Olympics • 22 Jul
How a Troubles amnesty would damage peace in Northern Ireland The move by the UK government has provoked strong, swift and remarkably unified opposition Northern Ireland • 21 Jul
How Irish women gymnasts ended up on tour in Sweden in 1949 A lack of cash and media coverage didn't stop the League of Health women going to compete at the Lingiad games in Stockholm History • 21 Jul
How Operation Shamrock brought WWII refugee children to Ireland A rescue mission to help vulnerable children in Europe brought over 400 German children to Ireland after the war History • 16 Jul
The legend of St Swithin and his July 15th weather forecast Saints, witches and sin all played a part in how our ancestors predicted the weather Weather • 15 Jul
What's the real legacy of Michael Collins? 'Because he was cut down so young, you can paint whatever idealised image of Michael Collins you want onto that blank canvas' Michael Collins • 09 Jul
The unknown Irish writer behind an East German children's classic Elizabeth Shaw created a classic children's book with The Timid Rabbit, but little is known about her in her native country Children's books • 09 Jul
How the RAF contributed to Taoiseach Jack Lynch's fall from power The recent furore over foreign aircraft in Irish-controlled airspace is not the first time this has occured History • 08 Jul
How internment in Northern Ireland led to cash from the US The introduction of internment 50 years ago meant increased support, publicity and money for republican causes in the US History • 29 Jun
How photography told the story of Ireland's 1898 food shortage Photography brought images of the hungry in Ireland in 1898 to well-fed politicians, humanitarians and the wider public History • 17 Jun
The cable connecting Ireland to the Americas The first transatlantic cables which went from Valentia, Co Kerry to Newfoundland in Canada were a major engineering challenge History • 17 Jun
Remembering the Nazi war crime trials at Nuremberg 75 years on The Nuremberg trials told the story of the full horrors of Nazi war crimes in concentration and death camps History • 15 Jun
A short history of colourful Irish by-elections Will the Dublin Bay South by-election better the stories of maggots, donkeys and army mutinies we've seen in the past? Politics • 14 Jun
Barbells, dumbbells and kettlebells: a history of weightlifting Ancient trainees lifted weights for war, religion or aesthetics, but modern enthusiasts do so for sport, health and appearance Fitness • 11 Jun
The story of Irish convicts sent 3,000 miles from home to Bermuda The island of Bermuda is well known for its sun and sand, but it also has a little-known connection to Ireland History • 09 Jun
How barnyard animals ended up on Irish Free State coins Percy Metcalfe's designs for the Free State's first coinage gathered both praise and criticism en route to Irish pockets Design • 02 Jun
Does a nation's history dictate its relationship with guns? Both Ireland and the US took an extreme approach towards firearms due to their tumultuous pasts History • 01 Jun
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
A lesson from the 1920s on how to solve an Irish housing crisis Over 170 houses were built in Dublin's East Wall by housing pioneer Reverend David Hall and the St Barnabas Public Utility Society History • 17 Jun
All you need to know about the 1921 burning of the Custom House The IRA's destruction of the Custom House remains one of the most famous incidents of the War of Independence History • 21 May
What Ireland's first stamps told the world about the new state The Irish Free State stamps of the 1920s were a way of decolonising the Irish visual imagination History • 20 May
How a team of Irish scientists developed a cure for leprosy Vincent Barry and his team first developed clofazimine as a treatment for TB before using it against leprosy History • 21 May
What will Northern Ireland look like a decade from now? While the union remains well placed, talk of a united Ireland is no longer a matter for the birds as a realignment takes place Northern Ireland • 19 May
