A short history of the Alliance Party 50 years on from its formation, the Alliance Party has make a significant electoral breakthrough in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland • 17 May 22
How Cuala Press created a sense of Irish national identity Artist-designed printed images were a potent and far-reaching nation-building tool for the new Free State government History • 16 May 22
'Floating hells': life on 19th century Ireland's convict ships Irish convicts awaiting transportation to Australia two centuries ago were housed on ships moored at Cork and Dublin harbours History • 16 May 22
Why all sporting dynasties must eventually come to an end Supporters don't like teams who dominate a sport year after year, but we do know that these reigns won't last forever Sport • 11 May 22
'A British reclamation of Ireland down the line? Unthinkable?' What would be the British government's attitude to Sinn Féin's electoral dominance on the island of Ireland should it materialise? Politics • 11 May 22
The story behind the controversial painting of Roger Casement The painting embodies many of the complexities that deny a simple representation of modern Irish history History • 11 May 22
How architect Herbert Simms transformed Dublin The capital's first housing architect played a key role in the battle with unfit housing conditions in the 1930s and 1940s History • 06 May 22
Ireland's mother-and-baby homes: a legacy of trauma and loss There are countless people across Ireland living with the after-effects of what happened in these notorious institutions Psychology • 05 May 22
The story behind Monty's Macroom Castle standoff with the IRA 100 years ago, British army leader Bernard 'Monty' Montgomery was forced into an undignified retreat from the Cork town History • 05 May 22
Why moving Dublin Port would be bad for the city Dublin's history and ecology are paramount to understanding why proposals to move Dublin Port are not a good idea Dublin Port • 04 May 22
The story behind Michael Collins' wolf slippers They're a well-worn pair of size 9, bright blue wool slippers with a wolf's head stitched on the toe caps History • 28 Apr 22
The spy who came to lunch: Ireland and Russia during the Cold War While determined to remain neutral, Ireland could not remain aloof from the potentially devastating implications of the Cold War History • 27 Apr 22
Ghosts, haunted houses, spooky pigs and the War of Independence Historians have uncovered many supernatural stories from Ireland's revolutionary years which were previously overlooked Paranormal • 21 Apr 22
How a new discovery solves ancient mystery about flying reptiles Remarkable new research has found that pterosaurs could change and control the colour of their feathers Nature • 21 Apr 22
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 • 20 Apr 22
How generations of Dubliners kept pigs in their back yards There were up to 400 piggeries in the capital in the mid 1950s and the last two were only removed in the 1990s Food • 20 Apr 22
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 • 13 Apr 22
Why your census form will be of interest 100 years from now Census returns allow government plan public services, but they're also a key source for understanding past lives Brainstorm • 28 Apr 22
How the Falklands war caused rifts in Anglo-Irish relations The Falklands war 40 years ago was a turbulent period for relations between the Irish and British governments Falklands War • 30 Mar 22
How Limerick celebrated St Patrick's Day in the 1950s From elaborate mayoral ceremonies to fancy industrial floats, Limerick went all out out for the big day st patricks day • 16 Mar 22
How the Civil War split an Irish republican family in two No family were as promenient as the Ryans of Co Wexford during the War of Independence, but few were as bitterly divided by the aftermath Irish Civil War • 24 Mar 22
5 things about Ireland you may have never heard before Some lessons from ancient folklore and mythology that may have escaped your attention before now st patricks day • 16 Mar 22
The 1965 opera with St Patrick as a labourer on a building site The ambitious TV opera Patrick portrayed the saint as an Irish navvy in contemporary 1960s England rather than a bearded man in robes st patricks day • 15 Mar 22
How Ireland dealt with the oil and energy shocks of the 1970s The 1973 oil crisis pushed energy into the headlines and led to massive changes across society Energy • 15 Mar 22
Why welcoming strangers was part of life in medieval Ireland The 12,000 people who have pledged to help Ukrainian refugees are following a long tradition of providing shelter to those in need History • 14 Mar 22
