A history of women's land rights in Ireland The route to land ownership and inheritance for women in Ireland has never been straightforward History • 08 Mar 21
The Limerickwoman who was one of Ireland's film pioneers Ellen O'Mara Sullivan was one of the team behind the Film Company of Ireland which was established in 1916 History • 02 Mar 21
How Che Guevara's iconic image became a design classic The enduring appeal of the 'poster child for rebellion' suggests that style matters even in military conflict Design • 04 Mar 21
Why did Oliver Cromwell end up in Ireland in the first place? Cromwell's well-equipped forces faced an army of Irish and Old English Catholics, Irish Protestants and English royalists History • 22 Feb 21
Meet the 18th century Irish gents obsessed with plates and dishes This preoccupation with elegant tableware was designed to draw attention to the gentlemen's good taste and wealth History • 03 Jun 21
Why grenades and bombs from Ireland's war years still turn up Coming across unexploded munitions from the War Of Indepedence and Civil War is a relatively common occurrence History • 12 Feb 21
The love lives of our 19th century ancestors Forget Bumble or Tinder or First Dates, our ancestors got the shift at gatherings like fairs, pattern days and wakes Folklore • 10 Feb
What happened during the Irish rebellion of 1641? It is estimated that between 4,000 and 12,000 people died on all sides during the bloody and violent events of 1641 History • 12 Feb 21
Why did TikTok sea shanties go viral during the lockdown? Life under lockdown during the pandemic mirrors the experience of spending months at sea Sea Shanties • 05 Feb 21
Why Irish literature needs to let the navvies into the Big House It's timely to re-assess the contribution agricultural labourers have made to Irish literature both directly and indirectly Literature • 05 Feb 21
'A thieves' kitchen': Ireland's lukewarm reaction to the UN While now a highly respected member of the United Nations, Ireland's initial reaction to the organisation was far from enthusiastic History • 05 Feb 21
Why the pope put the church into lockdown in the 13th century Pope Innocent III's use of papal interdicts to shut down the church was a powerful weapon against those who displeased him History • 29 Jan 21
Canon Sheehan, the Magdalene Laundries and Irish incarceration The cleric and author's omission of the horrors of a Magdalene laundry for its workers says much about Ireland's culture of incarceration History • 20 Jan 21
The story of America's first multi-racial vice-president It was Charles Curtis rather than Kamala Harris who was America's first biracial vice-president Brainstorm • 18 Jan 21
What can Edward Jenner's smallpox vaccine tell us about Covid? It's worth looking at Jenner's approach to smallpox as a way of understanding the meaning of our current pandemic History • 13 Jan 21
The story of the Shelbourne player and Hitler's Nazis Frank Broome's Shelbourne days came at the end of a career which included playing against Germany on the eve of the Second World War History • 12 Jan 21
What's behind the Irish obsession with death and misery? An extract from Gillian O'Brien's new book The Darkness Echoing: Exploring Ireland's Places of Famine, Death and Rebellion History • 07 Jan 21
What can leaders learn in uncertain times from Greek gods? Their day may be long gone, but the myths around the acient gods remind us to reflect and check ourselves Leadership • 06 Jan 21
The fascinating life and work of Irish artist Hilary Heron Just why has this talented sculptor been omitted from most accounts of Irish art history to date? History • 08 Jan 21
How an Armagh court ruled internment was unlawful in 1972 Almost 2,000 people were detained without trial in Northern Ireland during the 1970s after the introduction of internment History • 05 Jan 21
How 1920 was one of the bloodiest years in Irish history A new book measures the human cost of Ireland's revolutionary years by cataloguing and analysing the deaths of 2,850 people Brainstorm • 17 Dec 20
A short history of the many groups who've claimed to be the IRA From the Neutral IRA to dalliances with the Nazis, many different organisations have used the IRA name over the years History • 16 Dec 20
How Ireland and Britain ended up in an Economic War in the 1930s As Brexit comes down to the wire, a look at a previous costly trade dispute between the two countries History • 11 Dec 20
How the 1920 burning of Cork was covered abroad A French newspaper used cartoons to tell readers about how British forces destroyed the heart of the city History • 11 Dec 20
How Irish women played a key role in the 1920s' Dáil courts The 1920s' legal system was innovative in its use of female judges and evoking Brehon laws in cases concerning single mothers History • 11 Dec 20
