The colourful tale of the Elephant House on Dublin's O'Connell St The building was one of several around O'Connell Street associated with the display of wild animals in the early 19th century History • 11 Jul
The colourful tale of the Elephant House on Dublin's O'Connell St The building was one of several around O'Connell Street associated with the display of wild animals in the early 19th century History • 11 Jul
Inside the world of ducking & diving 18th century Irish merchants These businessmen successfully navigated the grey zones of contraband, clandestine trade and smuggling from Youghal to Havana History • 08 Jul
Inside the world of ducking & diving 18th century Irish merchants These businessmen successfully navigated the grey zones of contraband, clandestine trade and smuggling from Youghal to Havana History • 08 Jul
When Ireland had a major tennis tournament to rival Wimbledon It's hard to imagine now, but there was a time where the tennis calendar included an equally important stop in Ireland History • 06 Jul
When Ireland had a major tennis tournament to rival Wimbledon It's hard to imagine now, but there was a time where the tennis calendar included an equally important stop in Ireland History • 06 Jul
The All-Ireland behind barbed wire: a history of GAA in prisons There has been consistent engagement in Gaelic Games in prisons going right back to the period after the 1916 Rising Sport • 04 Jul
The All-Ireland behind barbed wire: a history of GAA in prisons There has been consistent engagement in Gaelic Games in prisons going right back to the period after the 1916 Rising Sport • 04 Jul
The night JFK came for dinner in Dublin The US president tucked into smoked salmon, turtle soup, beef and strawberries during the 1963 state dinner at Iveagh House Food • 04 Jul
The night JFK came for dinner in Dublin The US president tucked into smoked salmon, turtle soup, beef and strawberries during the 1963 state dinner at Iveagh House Food • 04 Jul
Meet Hans Sloane, the Co Down man who brought the banjo to Europe The legacy of the collector who brought the banjo (and hot chocolate) to Europe is overshadowed by his involvement in the slave trade History • 01 Jul
Meet Hans Sloane, the Co Down man who brought the banjo to Europe The legacy of the collector who brought the banjo (and hot chocolate) to Europe is overshadowed by his involvement in the slave trade History • 01 Jul
All you need to know about the origins of Irish tourism Here are some of the major events, colourful players and curious facts which shaped the early years of Irish tourism Tourism • 30 Jun
All you need to know about the origins of Irish tourism Here are some of the major events, colourful players and curious facts which shaped the early years of Irish tourism Tourism • 30 Jun
How W.B. Yeats found peace and poetry in a Co Galway tower house Purchased from Lady Gregory and restored by architect William A. Scott, Thoor Ballylee was a happy place for the poet and his family wb yeats • 27 Jun
How W.B. Yeats found peace and poetry in a Co Galway tower house Purchased from Lady Gregory and restored by architect William A. Scott, Thoor Ballylee was a happy place for the poet and his family wb yeats • 27 Jun
How the Hirschfeld Centre transformed Ireland's gay scene The opening of the Hirschfeld Centre in 1979 helped to bring Irish gay and lesbian individuals together like never before History • 27 Jun
How the Hirschfeld Centre transformed Ireland's gay scene The opening of the Hirschfeld Centre in 1979 helped to bring Irish gay and lesbian individuals together like never before History • 27 Jun
Who were Ireland's queer revolutionaries? Ireland's youthful revolutionary generation also explored new ideas of intimacy, marriage, spirituality and sexuality History • 27 Jun
Who were Ireland's queer revolutionaries? Ireland's youthful revolutionary generation also explored new ideas of intimacy, marriage, spirituality and sexuality History • 27 Jun
Why was Co Kerry so violent during the Civil War? The amount of retribution and atrocity in the Kingdom had as much to do with notions of loyalty as ideology History • 27 Jun
Why was Co Kerry so violent during the Civil War? The amount of retribution and atrocity in the Kingdom had as much to do with notions of loyalty as ideology History • 27 Jun
The story behind the bloodiest day of combat in the Civil War The National Army's seaborne landing in Co Kerry 100 years ago changed the course of the conflict Civil War • 27 Jun
The story behind the bloodiest day of combat in the Civil War The National Army's seaborne landing in Co Kerry 100 years ago changed the course of the conflict Civil War • 27 Jun
How Irish diplomats reacted to Bernadette Devlin's 1969 US tour The Irish Government found themselves in a delicate position when the civil rights activist and newly elected MP toured the US in 1969 History • 27 Jun
How Irish diplomats reacted to Bernadette Devlin's 1969 US tour The Irish Government found themselves in a delicate position when the civil rights activist and newly elected MP toured the US in 1969 History • 27 Jun
5 things we've learned from diaries of 18th century Irish women The diaries tell us much about the women's lives, their creativity and their contributions to culture History • 27 Jun
5 things we've learned from diaries of 18th century Irish women The diaries tell us much about the women's lives, their creativity and their contributions to culture History • 27 Jun
How did the housewives of rural Ireland make money? Census categories camouflaged the multi-faceted and often profitable nature of many women's work within the home History • 27 Jun
How did the housewives of rural Ireland make money? Census categories camouflaged the multi-faceted and often profitable nature of many women's work within the home History • 27 Jun
Meet George Ryan, the Tipperary Don Quixote in 18th century Peru The Tipperaryman's adventures as a grandee at large in South America involved everything from coca collection to debt collecting History • 27 Jun
Meet George Ryan, the Tipperary Don Quixote in 18th century Peru The Tipperaryman's adventures as a grandee at large in South America involved everything from coca collection to debt collecting History • 27 Jun
What happened to the singing games Irish kids used to play? The skipping ropes, rhymes and stories which were the social media of Ireland's playgrounds are disappearing, but not without a fight Culture • 25 Jun
What happened to the singing games Irish kids used to play? The skipping ropes, rhymes and stories which were the social media of Ireland's playgrounds are disappearing, but not without a fight Culture • 25 Jun
How the Dubs put their stamp on Gaelic football The swell in support for Kevin Heffernan's high flying Dubs in the 1970s signalled something significant and new for the GAA Hell For Leather • 23 Jun
How the Dubs put their stamp on Gaelic football The swell in support for Kevin Heffernan's high flying Dubs in the 1970s signalled something significant and new for the GAA Hell For Leather • 23 Jun
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 • 20 Jun
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 • 20 Jun
'Gaelic football owes a debt of gratitude to Kerry' No Kerry team has ever taken the field without belief in its ability, which is why the county has been so successful Kerry Gaa • 17 Jun
'Gaelic football owes a debt of gratitude to Kerry' No Kerry team has ever taken the field without belief in its ability, which is why the county has been so successful Kerry Gaa • 17 Jun
What happened on the very first Bloomsday in 1954? Dublin's annual celebration of James Joyce's Ulysses may be a big event now, but its debut outing was rather inauspicious Bloomsday • 17 Jun
What happened on the very first Bloomsday in 1954? Dublin's annual celebration of James Joyce's Ulysses may be a big event now, but its debut outing was rather inauspicious Bloomsday • 17 Jun
The story of the first all-Ireland mapping survey 200 years ago Disputes were common and informants often disagreed when the townlands we're familiar with today were created Ireland • 13 Jun
The story of the first all-Ireland mapping survey 200 years ago Disputes were common and informants often disagreed when the townlands we're familiar with today were created Ireland • 13 Jun
What have the Anglo-Normans ever done for us anyway? Not much really apart from giving us counties, the Pale, fortified towns, stone castles, gothic architecture and markets... History • 10 Jun
What have the Anglo-Normans ever done for us anyway? Not much really apart from giving us counties, the Pale, fortified towns, stone castles, gothic architecture and markets... History • 10 Jun
How Trump's actions against LA protesters defy all precedents Trump's unilateral decision to take federal control over the National Guard pits the president against the state of California US • 10 Jun
How Trump's actions against LA protesters defy all precedents Trump's unilateral decision to take federal control over the National Guard pits the president against the state of California US • 10 Jun
The fascinating story of Gaelic football's historic roots Right at its core, Gaelic football is a mirror to Irish society and to the nature of that society at any given time Gaelic football • 25 Jul
The fascinating story of Gaelic football's historic roots Right at its core, Gaelic football is a mirror to Irish society and to the nature of that society at any given time Gaelic football • 25 Jul
