What food is associated with St Brigid's Day? You should mark February 1st with a feed of poundies, boxty, colcannon or champ, followed by rice pudding St Brigid's Day • 29 Jan
What food is associated with St Brigid's Day? You should mark February 1st with a feed of poundies, boxty, colcannon or champ, followed by rice pudding St Brigid's Day • 29 Jan
How Ireland used to celebrate St Brigid's Day in the past From the Biddy boys and Brat Bríde to holy wells and Brigid's crosses, February 1st was marked with great gusto in old Ireland St Brigid's Day • 29 Jan
How Ireland used to celebrate St Brigid's Day in the past From the Biddy boys and Brat Bríde to holy wells and Brigid's crosses, February 1st was marked with great gusto in old Ireland St Brigid's Day • 29 Jan
How Cuala Press took St Brigid around the world Portraits of the saint by artists like Kathleen Verschoyle and Evie Hone were widely promoted by the female-run Cuala arts group History • 29 Jan
How Cuala Press took St Brigid around the world Portraits of the saint by artists like Kathleen Verschoyle and Evie Hone were widely promoted by the female-run Cuala arts group History • 29 Jan
How St Brigid made Kildare the hotspot of 7th century Ireland Medieval writer Cogitosus described Kildare as a 'vast and metropolitan city' thanks to the presence of the tomb of St Brigid St Brigid's Day • 29 Jan
How St Brigid made Kildare the hotspot of 7th century Ireland Medieval writer Cogitosus described Kildare as a 'vast and metropolitan city' thanks to the presence of the tomb of St Brigid St Brigid's Day • 29 Jan
Will the real St Brigid please stand up? Here's the evidence which indicates that the Kildare woman was real - and why this is worth emphasising today St Brigid • 29 Jan
Will the real St Brigid please stand up? Here's the evidence which indicates that the Kildare woman was real - and why this is worth emphasising today St Brigid • 29 Jan
How Northern Lights have fascinated Irish people for centuries Historic records of the aurora in Irish skies survive in folklore, newspapers and scientific reports. History • 20 Jan
How Northern Lights have fascinated Irish people for centuries Historic records of the aurora in Irish skies survive in folklore, newspapers and scientific reports. History • 20 Jan
When running a stall on Moore Street is the family business One of the most notable things about Moore Street and other capital city markets is the extent to which they were operated by women History • 14 Jan
When running a stall on Moore Street is the family business One of the most notable things about Moore Street and other capital city markets is the extent to which they were operated by women History • 14 Jan
The story of the Gaelic football match that lasted 60 hours In May 1986, 14 players took to the pitch in Kilcornan to play some ball, raise some money and set a Guinness World Record GAA • 09 Jan
The story of the Gaelic football match that lasted 60 hours In May 1986, 14 players took to the pitch in Kilcornan to play some ball, raise some money and set a Guinness World Record GAA • 09 Jan
Stop the lights! My night as a contestant on Quicksilver TV show Hundreds of people appeared over the years on the RTÉ quiz show, including a then teenage Brainstorm contributor TV • 12 Jan
Stop the lights! My night as a contestant on Quicksilver TV show Hundreds of people appeared over the years on the RTÉ quiz show, including a then teenage Brainstorm contributor TV • 12 Jan
Inside the Civil War diaries of Sir Thomas Henry Grattan Esmonde The Irish Parliamentary Party MP, Home Rule activist and Irish Free State senator's diaries reveal his despair at the intensifying Civil War History • 08 Jan
Inside the Civil War diaries of Sir Thomas Henry Grattan Esmonde The Irish Parliamentary Party MP, Home Rule activist and Irish Free State senator's diaries reveal his despair at the intensifying Civil War History • 08 Jan
A short history of US interest in Greenland There's a long and contentious history of US interest in the Arctic island, but it seems to have entered a new phase under Donald Trump Greenland • 08 Jan
A short history of US interest in Greenland There's a long and contentious history of US interest in the Arctic island, but it seems to have entered a new phase under Donald Trump Greenland • 08 Jan
Why Mary McGee's legal case was a landmark in Irish history The 1973 decision by the Supreme Court created a Catholic and conservative justification for access to contraception History • 07 Jan
Why Mary McGee's legal case was a landmark in Irish history The 1973 decision by the Supreme Court created a Catholic and conservative justification for access to contraception History • 07 Jan
The roots and traditions of Nollaig na mBan There are many Irish folk rituals associated with 6 January, the last day of Christmas and the day known as Nollaig na mBan Ireland • 06 Jan
The roots and traditions of Nollaig na mBan There are many Irish folk rituals associated with 6 January, the last day of Christmas and the day known as Nollaig na mBan Ireland • 06 Jan
What the weather will be like in 2026 - according to folklore When it came to weather forecasts and predictions, Irish folklore could give Met Éireann a run for their money Weather • 02 Jan
What the weather will be like in 2026 - according to folklore When it came to weather forecasts and predictions, Irish folklore could give Met Éireann a run for their money Weather • 02 Jan
'Sé seo stáisiún 2RN ag triail': the birth of Irish radio in 1926 Test transmissions before 2RN went live on New Year's Day 1926 allowed the new station find a core team of presenters and engineers Radio • 31 Dec 25
'Sé seo stáisiún 2RN ag triail': the birth of Irish radio in 1926 Test transmissions before 2RN went live on New Year's Day 1926 allowed the new station find a core team of presenters and engineers Radio • 31 Dec 25
The night a small village in Co Monaghan was invaded by Loyalists While the violent incursion in 1986 was an isolated incident, it's a reminder that Ireland's security can't be taken for granted History • 27 Dec 25
The night a small village in Co Monaghan was invaded by Loyalists While the violent incursion in 1986 was an isolated incident, it's a reminder that Ireland's security can't be taken for granted History • 27 Dec 25
The US president, an Irish minister and a huge White House row Franklin D Roosevelt's explosive 1941 meeting with Frank Aiken ended with raised voices, histrionics and flying knives, forks and plates History • 27 Dec 25
The US president, an Irish minister and a huge White House row Franklin D Roosevelt's explosive 1941 meeting with Frank Aiken ended with raised voices, histrionics and flying knives, forks and plates History • 27 Dec 25
Why Ireland sought to stop US airlines landing at Dublin Airport There was a high level of tetchiness between Ireland and the US when it came to transatlantic aviation in the 1960s History • 27 Dec 25
Why Ireland sought to stop US airlines landing at Dublin Airport There was a high level of tetchiness between Ireland and the US when it came to transatlantic aviation in the 1960s History • 27 Dec 25
Did the World War 1 Christmas truce football match really happen? A 1915 photo from Greece is wrongly use annually as proof of a heavily mythologised Christmas 1914 match. History • 22 Dec 25
Did the World War 1 Christmas truce football match really happen? A 1915 photo from Greece is wrongly use annually as proof of a heavily mythologised Christmas 1914 match. History • 22 Dec 25
What was Christmas like in rural Ireland back in the day? Here are seven snapshots of how Christmas used to be marked in Ireland Christmas • 21 Dec 25
What was Christmas like in rural Ireland back in the day? Here are seven snapshots of how Christmas used to be marked in Ireland Christmas • 21 Dec 25
How the Wexford Carol gave me respite and solace at Christmas Christmas carols like the Wexford Carol can be a conduit for joy and celebration in the darkest of times Christmas • 21 Dec 25
How the Wexford Carol gave me respite and solace at Christmas Christmas carols like the Wexford Carol can be a conduit for joy and celebration in the darkest of times Christmas • 21 Dec 25
How Newgrange's spectacular Solstice light show was rediscovered Those who flock to Newgrange on 21 December owe much to the excavation work of archaeologist Michael J O'Kelly in the 1960s Winter Solstice • 20 Dec 25
How Newgrange's spectacular Solstice light show was rediscovered Those who flock to Newgrange on 21 December owe much to the excavation work of archaeologist Michael J O'Kelly in the 1960s Winter Solstice • 20 Dec 25
How to mark the Winter Solstice's shortest day and longest night Just as it was for our ancestors, the winter solstice is a time for rituals and reflections Winter Solstice • 20 Dec 25
How to mark the Winter Solstice's shortest day and longest night Just as it was for our ancestors, the winter solstice is a time for rituals and reflections Winter Solstice • 20 Dec 25
How medieval Irish elites feasted and fought at Christmas The great households of medieval Ireland were experts at wielding their hospitality and their power at Christmas festivities Christmas • 20 Dec 25
How medieval Irish elites feasted and fought at Christmas The great households of medieval Ireland were experts at wielding their hospitality and their power at Christmas festivities Christmas • 20 Dec 25
A short history of mummers, straw boys and Wren Boys From mummers to wren boys, the practice of rambling from house to house in rural Ireland lifted isolation for many communities at Christmas Christmas • 18 Dec 25
A short history of mummers, straw boys and Wren Boys From mummers to wren boys, the practice of rambling from house to house in rural Ireland lifted isolation for many communities at Christmas Christmas • 18 Dec 25
