The Cork actor, Knight Rider and the popemobile Besides a stellar acting career on stage and screen, Edward Mulhare is also a link between KITT and the popemobile Culture • 30 Apr
The Cork actor, Knight Rider and the popemobile Besides a stellar acting career on stage and screen, Edward Mulhare is also a link between KITT and the popemobile Culture • 30 Apr
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 • 01 Apr
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 • 01 Apr
The story of Josephine McCoy, the IRA spy in the British barracks The real story behind one of the plots in the Resistance drama is just as fascinating as what happens on screen War of Independence • 01 Apr
The story of Josephine McCoy, the IRA spy in the British barracks The real story behind one of the plots in the Resistance drama is just as fascinating as what happens on screen War of Independence • 01 Apr
'Whipping the herring': how Easter was once celebrated in Ireland There were many traditions associated with Easter in Ireland, from a 'black fast' on Good Friday to 'cake dances' on Easter Sunday Easter • 31 Mar
'Whipping the herring': how Easter was once celebrated in Ireland There were many traditions associated with Easter in Ireland, from a 'black fast' on Good Friday to 'cake dances' on Easter Sunday Easter • 31 Mar
How the Irish helped to create Easter Sunday The work of early Irish scholars and computists in developing mathematical tables helped to solve the thorny problems of Easter-calculation Easter • 31 Mar
How the Irish helped to create Easter Sunday The work of early Irish scholars and computists in developing mathematical tables helped to solve the thorny problems of Easter-calculation Easter • 31 Mar
Are you going around collecting guggies for the clúdog at Easter? The clúdog tradition saw children in Ireland going door-to-door at Easter collecting eggs (or 'guggies') for an outdoor feast Easter • 31 Mar
Are you going around collecting guggies for the clúdog at Easter? The clúdog tradition saw children in Ireland going door-to-door at Easter collecting eggs (or 'guggies') for an outdoor feast Easter • 31 Mar
How a public kiss in 1930s Ireland caused a global sensation A woman was effectively banished from the country for the crime of kissing of a boy in public in Co Louth in 1937 History • 31 Mar
How a public kiss in 1930s Ireland caused a global sensation A woman was effectively banished from the country for the crime of kissing of a boy in public in Co Louth in 1937 History • 31 Mar
How the 'talented, complicated' Yeats' family shaped Ireland The family helped shaped each other, the arts and public life in Ireland and beyond despite creative tensions and financial hardships Yeats Family • 26 Mar
How the 'talented, complicated' Yeats' family shaped Ireland The family helped shaped each other, the arts and public life in Ireland and beyond despite creative tensions and financial hardships Yeats Family • 26 Mar
How a clerical error helped the 'Luttrell Spinster' evade treason Catherine Luttrell, widow of the former Jacobite governor of Dublin, found herself convicted of foreign treason through the efforts of her brother-in-law. History • 20 Mar
How a clerical error helped the 'Luttrell Spinster' evade treason Catherine Luttrell, widow of the former Jacobite governor of Dublin, found herself convicted of foreign treason through the efforts of her brother-in-law. History • 20 Mar
Thom McGinty: remembering the man behind the iconic Diceman The performer, who died more than 30 years ago, made an invaluable contribution to Ireland's cultural scene during the 1980s and 1990s The Diceman • 26 Mar
Thom McGinty: remembering the man behind the iconic Diceman The performer, who died more than 30 years ago, made an invaluable contribution to Ireland's cultural scene during the 1980s and 1990s The Diceman • 26 Mar
Why Irish women's history belongs in every museum & not just one Opening a standalone women's museum in Ireland in 2026 risks reinforcing separation at a time when integration should be the goal History • 12 Mar
Why Irish women's history belongs in every museum & not just one Opening a standalone women's museum in Ireland in 2026 risks reinforcing separation at a time when integration should be the goal History • 12 Mar
Slavery, wealth and trauma: the controversial life of St Patrick If the Patrick of legend is implacable and authoritative, the historical Patrick was a fascinatingly flawed man who was mired in conflict St Patrick • 09 Mar
Slavery, wealth and trauma: the controversial life of St Patrick If the Patrick of legend is implacable and authoritative, the historical Patrick was a fascinatingly flawed man who was mired in conflict St Patrick • 09 Mar
Will you be eating shamrock for St Patrick's Day? It's shamrock's time to shine, but there are still many historical and botanical puzzles to be solved about that little plant st patricks day • 09 Mar
Will you be eating shamrock for St Patrick's Day? It's shamrock's time to shine, but there are still many historical and botanical puzzles to be solved about that little plant st patricks day • 09 Mar
Battling Siki's Dublin boxing adventure on St Patrick's Day 1923 The first international sporting event held in the Free State was a world light-heavyweight boxing title clash on St Patrick's Day 1923 History • 09 Mar
Battling Siki's Dublin boxing adventure on St Patrick's Day 1923 The first international sporting event held in the Free State was a world light-heavyweight boxing title clash on St Patrick's Day 1923 History • 09 Mar
How Medieval Irish people saw themselves as Europeans & not Celts There are numerous examples in texts of Irish people showing a sense of belonging to a community defined in relation to Europe Medieval Ireland • 09 Mar
How Medieval Irish people saw themselves as Europeans & not Celts There are numerous examples in texts of Irish people showing a sense of belonging to a community defined in relation to Europe Medieval Ireland • 09 Mar
A short history of repatriation flights to bring home citizens There is no hard rule that obliges governments to evacuate their overseas nationals from crisis zones, but they do so consistently Repatriation Flights • 05 Mar
A short history of repatriation flights to bring home citizens There is no hard rule that obliges governments to evacuate their overseas nationals from crisis zones, but they do so consistently Repatriation Flights • 05 Mar
Was a Corkman first to use the phrase 'United States of America'? The letter from Cork-born Stephen Moylan during the American War of Independence is the earliest known document to refer to 'The United States' History • 21 Apr
Was a Corkman first to use the phrase 'United States of America'? The letter from Cork-born Stephen Moylan during the American War of Independence is the earliest known document to refer to 'The United States' History • 21 Apr
When Lent in Ireland meant no sex, music, alcohol or merrymaking For our ancestors, Ash Wednesday marked the start of 40 days of fasting, penitence and denial Lent • 17 Feb
When Lent in Ireland meant no sex, music, alcohol or merrymaking For our ancestors, Ash Wednesday marked the start of 40 days of fasting, penitence and denial Lent • 17 Feb
The weird historic traditions around Pancake Tuesday in Ireland The day before Lent began may have involved feasting and food, but it certainly wasn't a good day for single people Folklore • 17 Feb
The weird historic traditions around Pancake Tuesday in Ireland The day before Lent began may have involved feasting and food, but it certainly wasn't a good day for single people Folklore • 17 Feb
All you need to know about Cork's medieval beekeeper St Gobnait St Gobnait was an Irish female saint associated with bees in the Middle Ages and is still celebrated by local communities today St Gobnait • 12 Feb
All you need to know about Cork's medieval beekeeper St Gobnait St Gobnait was an Irish female saint associated with bees in the Middle Ages and is still celebrated by local communities today St Gobnait • 12 Feb
How to write a 19th century threatening letter Thousands of threatening letters from the likes of Captain Rock, Killman and Slasher were sent directly to victims or posted in public spaces History • 10 Feb
How to write a 19th century threatening letter Thousands of threatening letters from the likes of Captain Rock, Killman and Slasher were sent directly to victims or posted in public spaces History • 10 Feb
'We're seeing eviction rates not seen in Ireland since the 1850s' The issuing of 5,000 eviction notices in three months last year is quite revealing when viewed against Ireland's historical record Evictions • 09 Feb
'We're seeing eviction rates not seen in Ireland since the 1850s' The issuing of 5,000 eviction notices in three months last year is quite revealing when viewed against Ireland's historical record Evictions • 09 Feb
Did unionist leader Edward Carson play hurling as a youth? Carson may well have played a game called hurley as a Trinity student, but he wasn't even the leading hurler in his own family History • 04 Feb
Did unionist leader Edward Carson play hurling as a youth? Carson may well have played a game called hurley as a Trinity student, but he wasn't even the leading hurler in his own family History • 04 Feb
How Brigit continues to inspire poets, writers and artists An Irish woman who has been dead for over 1,500 years continues to be a source of inspiration for much creativity St Brigid • 30 Jan
How Brigit continues to inspire poets, writers and artists An Irish woman who has been dead for over 1,500 years continues to be a source of inspiration for much creativity St Brigid • 30 Jan
3 things you didn't know about St Brigid's crosses The most common custom associated with St Brigid's Day is still to make a cross on the final night of January St Brigid's Cross • 29 Jan
3 things you didn't know about St Brigid's crosses The most common custom associated with St Brigid's Day is still to make a cross on the final night of January St Brigid's Cross • 29 Jan
