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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 • 12 Dec 25
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 • 12 Dec 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
'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 25
'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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
What happened to the Educational Disadvantage Committee? The short lived expert group made some far-reaching recommendations around educational disadvantage Education • 02 Apr 25
What happened to the Educational Disadvantage Committee? The short lived expert group made some far-reaching recommendations around educational disadvantage Education • 02 Apr 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
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 25
What could Trump learn from 1930s' Ireland-Britain trade war? The Anglo-Irish trade war saw both sides slap tariffs on key exports in a display of economic dislocation and diplomatic animosity Trump Tariffs • 20 Mar 25
What could Trump learn from 1930s' Ireland-Britain trade war? The Anglo-Irish trade war saw both sides slap tariffs on key exports in a display of economic dislocation and diplomatic animosity Trump Tariffs • 20 Mar 25
A short history of the old age pension in Ireland The state pension is now a mere part of a wider financialised portfolio, made up of other investments and private pension plans Pensions • 19 Mar 25
A short history of the old age pension in Ireland The state pension is now a mere part of a wider financialised portfolio, made up of other investments and private pension plans Pensions • 19 Mar 25
What happened when Avignon replaced Rome as the home of the pope? The eventful Avignon Papacy included three different popes ruling at the same time and an Irish king complaining about the English History • 21 Mar 25
What happened when Avignon replaced Rome as the home of the pope? The eventful Avignon Papacy included three different popes ruling at the same time and an Irish king complaining about the English History • 21 Mar 25
