How the War of Independence inspired an Algerian nationalist For Ahmad Tawfiq Al-Madan, Ireland was an inspirational story of a small nation that won its freedom from the world's most powerful empire History • 21 Aug 20
How did they make Ireland's modern day Book of Kells? A team of highly skilled craftsmen were involved in producing The Great Book Of Ireland's volume of artists, poets and composers History • 19 Aug 20
The man who invented the mobile phone 'People say that was a historical moment, but the only thing that I thought about was 'is this thing going to work'?' History • 19 Aug 20
The 360 stones which show off the earliest writing in Ireland The country's surviving ogham stones give a fascinating insight into the development of the Irish language History • 18 Aug 20
The head-hunter who measured Irishmen's skulls Alfred Haddon used skull measuring to investigate the racial origins of isolated communities in the west of Ireland History • 15 Oct 20
Did climate change in Alaska help end the ancient Roman republic? Research suggests that a massive volcanic eruption in Alaska played a role in the fall of the republic and Cleopatra's Egypt History • 04 Aug 20
John Hume: the Derry boy who went global His vision, leadership and communication skills meant he gained a stature and influence rarely matched by anyone on the island of Ireland John Hume • 03 Aug 20
What the Tuam Oral History Project tells us about Ireland's past The new project is a small piece of the story around this country's historical accountability for its institutional past History • 30 Jul 20
How William Joyce became Nazi propagandist Lord Haw-Haw The Galway-reared extremist became infamous as a German wartime broadcaster History • 31 Jul 20
'A carnival of terrorism': the story of the Belfast riots of 1920 The ferocious sectarian violence which erupted in the city 100 years ago this month had many consequences History • 27 Jul 20
The story of the first Dáil's 'illegal' legal system The Dáil Courts were most active during the War of Independence and involved many disputes over land History • 24 Jul 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
How ladies' football went from carnival sideshow to Croke Park The sport has come a long way from being promoted alongside tug-of-war competitions and dancers at carnivals and fairs Sport • 30 Aug 21
'The little Irish wonder': Ireland's greatest unknown athlete The story of Thomas Conneff, the record-breaking Co Kildare runner dubbed 'the speedy son of Erin'. Sport • 17 Jun 21
The Irish priest who fled the guillotine in revolutionary France The life and times of Henry Edgeworth, the Longford-born priest who accompanied King Louis XVI to the scaffold in 1793 History • 13 Jul 20
The troublesome world of paramilitary funerals Paramilitary funerals were always a focus of controversy in Northern Ireland during the Troubles History • 08 Jul 20
The story behind Ireland's 1931 gift of a carpet to the pope The £450 Pope's Carpet was viewed by the government as 'a good advertisement for Irish industry and piety' History • 25 Jun 20
The uneasy relationship between unionists and the RIC The complexity of events in Ireland a century ago does not lend itself to generalised statements about unionist history History • 24 Jun 20
The evolution of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael Are we about to witness a historic moment as the one-time bitter political rivals join forces in government? History • 26 Jun 20
Does the FF-FG deal finally mark the end of Civil War politics? With the benefit of hindsight, it is clear that the Civil War did not need to happen - and certainly not on the scale with ... Politics • 26 Jun 20
The hairy history of beards Welcome to a fascinating world of Bronze Age razors, bog bodies, hirsute Gaelic males, class distinctions and Old-Beardless Beards • 27 May 21
How the Irish became food delivery pioneers in the 19th century Long before Amazon or Deliveroo, Irish people used the post office parcel service to send and receive everything from turkeys to tea History • 03 Jul 20
Why we should remember the 1920 land seizures in Ireland Intense agitation and outrage over land saw violence 'sweeping through the west like a prairie fire' a century ago History • 17 Jun 20
How sport returned in Ireland after the 1918 flu pandemic This isn't the first time hurling, football and soccer have had to deal with returning to competitive action after a global pandemic Sport • 17 Jun 20
The story behind an iconic Troubles' photo How Colman Doyle's 1973 photo of a woman IRA volunteer in Belfast became one of most iconic shots of the Troubles. Northern Ireland • 24 Sep 21
