The story of three wild Irish lives All you need to know about music promoter Bill Fuller, artist Kathleen Cox and health activist Kathleen Lynn Podcast • 17 Jan
The story of three wild Irish lives All you need to know about music promoter Bill Fuller, artist Kathleen Cox and health activist Kathleen Lynn Podcast • 17 Jan
Say Nothing: how the Troubles are depicted in popular culture From Say Nothing to Kneecap and The Wolfe Tones, a huge range of current culture is making the memory of The Troubles ever more present The Troubles • 16 Jan
Say Nothing: how the Troubles are depicted in popular culture From Say Nothing to Kneecap and The Wolfe Tones, a huge range of current culture is making the memory of The Troubles ever more present The Troubles • 16 Jan
How 18th century Irish traders set up business in the Canaries Irish merchants were drawn to Tenerife by the growing economic opportunities offered by the island's sweet wines History • 15 Jan
How 18th century Irish traders set up business in the Canaries Irish merchants were drawn to Tenerife by the growing economic opportunities offered by the island's sweet wines History • 15 Jan
The story of three wild Irish lives All you need to know about music promoter Bill Fuller, artist Kathleen Cox and health activist Kathleen Lynn Podcast • 15 Jan
The story of three wild Irish lives All you need to know about music promoter Bill Fuller, artist Kathleen Cox and health activist Kathleen Lynn Podcast • 15 Jan
Meet Sarah Cecilia Harrison, Dublin's first female councillor The Co Down-born artist championed social reform projects to improve the lives of the city's poorest residents History • 10 Jan
Meet Sarah Cecilia Harrison, Dublin's first female councillor The Co Down-born artist championed social reform projects to improve the lives of the city's poorest residents History • 10 Jan
How Ireland produced the world's first animal anti-cruelty laws The Act against the Plowing by the Tayle, and pulling the Wooll off Living Sheep was the first of its kind in the world History • 09 Jan
How Ireland produced the world's first animal anti-cruelty laws The Act against the Plowing by the Tayle, and pulling the Wooll off Living Sheep was the first of its kind in the world History • 09 Jan
James Joyce, January 6th and a dinner for The Dead There have been many stagings of Joyce's January 6th-set short story, but John Huston's 1987 film continues to lead the way History • 06 Jan
James Joyce, January 6th and a dinner for The Dead There have been many stagings of Joyce's January 6th-set short story, but John Huston's 1987 film continues to lead the way History • 06 Jan
The roots and traditions of Nollaig na mBan There are many Irish folk rituals associated with January 6th, 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 January 6th, the last day of Christmas and the day known as Nollaig na mBan Ireland • 06 Jan
What the weather will be like in 2025 - 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 2025 - 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 was Christmas like in rural Ireland back in the day? Here are seven snapshots of how Christmas used to be marked in Ireland Christmas • 02 Jan
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 • 02 Jan
Hunting the wren in Dingle on St Stephen's Day 1929 Frenchwoman Marie-Louise Sjoestedt spent Christmas 1929 in west Kerry and observed many of the local customs associated with the season Christmas • 20 Dec 24
Hunting the wren in Dingle on St Stephen's Day 1929 Frenchwoman Marie-Louise Sjoestedt spent Christmas 1929 in west Kerry and observed many of the local customs associated with the season Christmas • 20 Dec 24
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 24
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 24
Why halos and headscarves were winners for Cuala's artists Associating Christianity and Catholicism with Irishness was a mark of distinctiveness for the Irish Free State in its early years Culture • 23 Dec 24
Why halos and headscarves were winners for Cuala's artists Associating Christianity and Catholicism with Irishness was a mark of distinctiveness for the Irish Free State in its early years Culture • 23 Dec 24
Can Francis Bacon really be considered an Irish artist? There may be no obvious traces of Ireland or Irishness in Bacon's work, yet his studio now resides in the heart of Dublin Francis Bacon • 17 Dec 24
Can Francis Bacon really be considered an Irish artist? There may be no obvious traces of Ireland or Irishness in Bacon's work, yet his studio now resides in the heart of Dublin Francis Bacon • 17 Dec 24
A history of temporary release for prisoners in Ireland Christmas amnesties for prisoners peaked in 1995 with 390 granted temporary release, but numbers have since swiftly declined Christmas • 17 Jun
A history of temporary release for prisoners in Ireland Christmas amnesties for prisoners peaked in 1995 with 390 granted temporary release, but numbers have since swiftly declined Christmas • 17 Jun
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 • 16 Dec 24
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 • 16 Dec 24
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 • 16 Dec 24
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 • 16 Dec 24
Michael Collins' to-do lists: socks, missing horses and Dan Breen As we can see from his diaries, the Irish revolutionary leader was a big fan of keeping lists throughout his life Michael Collins • 16 Dec 24
Michael Collins' to-do lists: socks, missing horses and Dan Breen As we can see from his diaries, the Irish revolutionary leader was a big fan of keeping lists throughout his life Michael Collins • 16 Dec 24
10 medieval Irish words we didn't know about before now From útluighe to bánbiad, the rediscovered words demonstrate the quirky and colourful language of medieval Irish. Gaeilge • 16 Dec 24
10 medieval Irish words we didn't know about before now From útluighe to bánbiad, the rediscovered words demonstrate the quirky and colourful language of medieval Irish. Gaeilge • 16 Dec 24
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 • 16 Dec 24
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 • 16 Dec 24
How a public kiss in 1930s Ireland caused a global sensation A woman was effectively banished from the country for the crime of kissing of a boy in public in Co Louth in 1937 History • 16 Dec 24
How a public kiss in 1930s Ireland caused a global sensation A woman was effectively banished from the country for the crime of kissing of a boy in public in Co Louth in 1937 History • 16 Dec 24
The story of Joe Jacob, Marian Finucane and the iodine tablets Fears about nuclear fallout and radiaton poisoning in 2001 produced one of the most infamous Irish radio interviews of all time History • 16 Dec 24
The story of Joe Jacob, Marian Finucane and the iodine tablets Fears about nuclear fallout and radiaton poisoning in 2001 produced one of the most infamous Irish radio interviews of all time History • 16 Dec 24
How a Christmas pie caused controversy in the Irish Free State For over a century Ireland sent a woodcock pie to the British monarch every Christmas, but a letter and Domhnall Ó Buachalla put a stop to it Christmas • 12 Dec 24
How a Christmas pie caused controversy in the Irish Free State For over a century Ireland sent a woodcock pie to the British monarch every Christmas, but a letter and Domhnall Ó Buachalla put a stop to it Christmas • 12 Dec 24
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 • 12 Dec 24
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 • 12 Dec 24
How we found a long-lost World War 1 ship beneath Irish waters The use of advanced sonar technology and archival research may help locate and identify thousands of other shipwrecks History • 12 Dec 24
How we found a long-lost World War 1 ship beneath Irish waters The use of advanced sonar technology and archival research may help locate and identify thousands of other shipwrecks History • 12 Dec 24
