What happened when Churchill and Dev took to the airwaves in 1945 The British prime minister and Taoiseach had a frank exchange of views on Irish neutrality 80 years ago as World War II came to a close World War II • 13 May
What happened when Churchill and Dev took to the airwaves in 1945 The British prime minister and Taoiseach had a frank exchange of views on Irish neutrality 80 years ago as World War II came to a close World War II • 13 May
A short history of shemozzles in the GAA How a Yiddish word became a term for on-the-pitch melees, brawls and fights in hurling and Gaelic football History • 12 May
A short history of shemozzles in the GAA How a Yiddish word became a term for on-the-pitch melees, brawls and fights in hurling and Gaelic football History • 12 May
Meet 'The Great Nun' who won papal protection in Medieval Ireland Agnetha Ní Máelshechlainn was a clever political negotiator who defended her monastery from expropriation during the English conquest of Ireland History • 09 May
Meet 'The Great Nun' who won papal protection in Medieval Ireland Agnetha Ní Máelshechlainn was a clever political negotiator who defended her monastery from expropriation during the English conquest of Ireland History • 09 May
The changing fashions of camogie kits over the years Through 121 years of Camogie history, here's how kits have evolved and become stagnant Camogie • 08 May
The changing fashions of camogie kits over the years Through 121 years of Camogie history, here's how kits have evolved and become stagnant Camogie • 08 May
Meet the woman who turned the Met Gala into the party of the year Diana Vreeland took the reins of the Met Gala in 1973 and elevated this formerly stuffy charity ball into a global media sensation The Met Gala • 06 May
Meet the woman who turned the Met Gala into the party of the year Diana Vreeland took the reins of the Met Gala in 1973 and elevated this formerly stuffy charity ball into a global media sensation The Met Gala • 06 May
Meet Dorothy Solomon, the most influential woman in Irish pop Solomon was a key figure in London music circles during the Swinging Sixties, working with everyone from Van Morrison to Serge Gainsbourg History • 02 May
Meet Dorothy Solomon, the most influential woman in Irish pop Solomon was a key figure in London music circles during the Swinging Sixties, working with everyone from Van Morrison to Serge Gainsbourg History • 02 May
What food traditions were associated with May Day in Ireland? While Bealtaine may have had fewer foods associated with it than other festivals, milk, butter and eggs did feature highly Folklore • 01 May
What food traditions were associated with May Day in Ireland? While Bealtaine may have had fewer foods associated with it than other festivals, milk, butter and eggs did feature highly Folklore • 01 May
How espionage has evolved from ink to algorithms The lessons from Cold War operation Project Gunman carry a disturbing resonance in the face of today's digital espionage Data • 30 Apr
How espionage has evolved from ink to algorithms The lessons from Cold War operation Project Gunman carry a disturbing resonance in the face of today's digital espionage Data • 30 Apr
Why Trump's first 100 days could not be further from Roosevelt's In 1933, the U.S. faced a real emergency, but today the country faces a series of phoney emergencies cooked up by the Trump administration Donald Trump • 29 Apr
Why Trump's first 100 days could not be further from Roosevelt's In 1933, the U.S. faced a real emergency, but today the country faces a series of phoney emergencies cooked up by the Trump administration Donald Trump • 29 Apr
When Meath were Leinster football champions for 30m in 1911 Thousands witnessed the first and last time Meath and Kilkenny would meet in a Leinster Senior football final - but the match almost didn't happen Leinster Football Championship • 28 Apr
When Meath were Leinster football champions for 30m in 1911 Thousands witnessed the first and last time Meath and Kilkenny would meet in a Leinster Senior football final - but the match almost didn't happen Leinster Football Championship • 28 Apr
How Irish researchers found proof gladiators fought with lions The discovery of a Roman gladiator skeleton with unusual bite marks led to the first direct physical evidence of human-animal combat Anthropology • 23 Apr
How Irish researchers found proof gladiators fought with lions The discovery of a Roman gladiator skeleton with unusual bite marks led to the first direct physical evidence of human-animal combat Anthropology • 23 Apr
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 • 20 Apr
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 • 20 Apr
Death and dinner: the first State banquet at Dublin Castle It's 1934 and the new US envoy to Ireland gets to his feet to speak after a lavish State dinner when he suddenly collapses and dies History • 18 Apr
Death and dinner: the first State banquet at Dublin Castle It's 1934 and the new US envoy to Ireland gets to his feet to speak after a lavish State dinner when he suddenly collapses and dies History • 18 Apr
The ins and outs of Ireland joining and leaving the Commonwealth Discussions and arguments over Ireland and the Commonwealth have had a fairly long existence, even since we left in 1949 History • 17 Apr
The ins and outs of Ireland joining and leaving the Commonwealth Discussions and arguments over Ireland and the Commonwealth have had a fairly long existence, even since we left in 1949 History • 17 Apr
Can we take the story of Jesus as Gospel? Jewish historian Flavius Josephus is the only independent source to attest to the existence and fate of Jesus, John the Baptist and James. Easter • 17 Apr
Can we take the story of Jesus as Gospel? Jewish historian Flavius Josephus is the only independent source to attest to the existence and fate of Jesus, John the Baptist and James. Easter • 17 Apr
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 • 17 Apr
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 • 17 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 • 17 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 • 17 Apr
The secret weapon in the Northern Ireland peace process? Humour Humour played a subtle yet significant role in the negotiations which led to the Good Friday Agreement Northern Ireland • 15 Apr
The secret weapon in the Northern Ireland peace process? Humour Humour played a subtle yet significant role in the negotiations which led to the Good Friday Agreement Northern Ireland • 15 Apr
Who's really buried in Newgrange's passage tombs? New research into ancient DNA shows that Newgrange's tombs were not just the burial places for the elites of Neolithic Irish society History • 11 Apr
Who's really buried in Newgrange's passage tombs? New research into ancient DNA shows that Newgrange's tombs were not just the burial places for the elites of Neolithic Irish society History • 11 Apr
The ties that bind the Irish people and the Choctaw Nation From the Famine to Fair City, it's clear that the relationship between the Irish and the Choctaw Nations is being actively maintained History • 03 Apr
The ties that bind the Irish people and the Choctaw Nation From the Famine to Fair City, it's clear that the relationship between the Irish and the Choctaw Nations is being actively maintained History • 03 Apr
What happened to the Educational Disadvantage Committee? The short lived expert group made some far-reaching recommendations around educational disadvantage Education • 02 Apr
What happened to the Educational Disadvantage Committee? The short lived expert group made some far-reaching recommendations around educational disadvantage Education • 02 Apr
How a medieval Irish poet was exiled because of satire Satire had an important social function in medieval Ireland and poet Conchobhar Ruadh Mac Con Midhe knew how to use it Medieval Ireland • 02 Apr
How a medieval Irish poet was exiled because of satire Satire had an important social function in medieval Ireland and poet Conchobhar Ruadh Mac Con Midhe knew how to use it Medieval Ireland • 02 Apr
The Co Clare-made Lindner piano: loved by ABBA, hated by tuners While Lindner pianos were disliked by many professionals, these innovative mass-produced instruments are due more credit than they've got to date Lindner Pianos • 30 Mar
The Co Clare-made Lindner piano: loved by ABBA, hated by tuners While Lindner pianos were disliked by many professionals, these innovative mass-produced instruments are due more credit than they've got to date Lindner Pianos • 30 Mar
Why access to condoms was such a controversial issue in Irish law It's 40 years since access to contraception was liberalised in Ireland, but that was far from the end of the story History • 02 May
Why access to condoms was such a controversial issue in Irish law It's 40 years since access to contraception was liberalised in Ireland, but that was far from the end of the story History • 02 May
How JD Vance's visit reflects decades 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 • 27 Mar
How JD Vance's visit reflects decades 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 • 27 Mar
