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5 reasons why greyhounds make great family pets

Charles Browne measures Tom Connelly on Inis Mór in 1892 while Alfred Haddon notes the data. Photo: courtesy of the Board of Trinity College Dublin

The head-hunter who measured Irishmen's skulls

History / 11 Aug

'If senior management, councillors and TDs made a genuine effort to understand what it is that the arts are providing to the community, they would have a greater appreciation of the value of it'

What are local authorities doing to help artists and the arts?

Culture / 10 Aug

The most famous goal in Gaelic football history: Seamus Darby takes off for a jig after his goal against Kerry in the 1982 All Ireland final

Why are GAA goal celebrations so low-key?

Irish bogs: more than just turf

The inside story of the Irish bog

Podcast / 06 Aug

'A recent study projected a global world population of 8.79 billion by 2100, considerably below previous UN estimates'

Are children going out of fashion?

Society / 05 Aug

John Hume addresses a meeting in Derry following violence at the Apprentice Boy Parade, August 1969. Photo: Mirrorpix via Getty Images

John Hume: the Derry boy who went global

John Hume / 03 Aug

'People with disabilities, their families and service providers always appear to have to beg from the crumbs that are left on the table'

How cuts harm services for people with intellectual disabilities

Health / 30 Jul

Tuam Mother and Baby Home survivor Teresa O'Sullivan as a baby

What the Tuam Oral History Project tells us about Ireland's past

History / 30 Jul

'When asked for their views on how employers, businesses and the government responded to the crisis, respondents generally focused more on the government response'

What Ireland has to say about unemployment during the pandemic

Ireland / 30 Jul

'Initially, around 100 persons were cocooned in Irish prisons.'

How would you cope with cocooning in prison?

Coronavirus / 29 Jul

Protestors at a Black Lives Matter rally outside the US Embassy in Dublin in June

Why being Irish matters when it comes to dealing with racism

Ireland / 29 Jul

'There's a big difference between returning for a funeral or to see family and visiting for a holiday'

When you can't go home: Irish citizens abroad and the lockdown

Ireland / 29 Jul

Clashes occur between unionist shipyard workers and striking republicans on York Street, Belfast in September 1920. Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images

'A carnival of terrorism': the story of the Belfast riots of 1920

History / 27 Jul

LPT, ARV, LAF, VSL SVT, WTF?

Local property tax: a guide to the A to Z of LPT

Taxation / 24 Jul

The foundation of an alternative legal system by the first Dáil played a key role in the setting up of a counter-state

The story of the first Dáil's 'illegal' legal system

History / 24 Jul

A Sheela-na-gig found at Balleen, Co Kilkenny

Sheela-na-Gigs: Ireland's mysterious medieval genital carvings

Heritage / 24 Jul

Dublin's Sinéad Goldrick and Niamh McEvoy celebrate victory over Mayo in the 2017 TG4 Ladies Football All-Ireland final at Croke Park. Photo: Cody Glenn/ Sportsfile

How ladies' football went from carnival sideshow to Croke Park

Made to measure: British prime minister Boris Johnson in a Marks & Spencer store in London in June

How the UK made a mess of responding and reacting to the pandemic

Politics / 22 Jul

"Today, most subsidiaries are multi-business campuses with diversified sites and a collection of activities that serve multiple businesses"

The changing world of a multinational subsidiary in Ireland

Business / 20 Jul

"The attention to privacy and data protection in the design of the tracker function is welcome, but it is the least we should expect"

Why have over a million Irish people downloaded the Covid-19 app?

Covid Tracker App / 20 Jul

Kilmainham Gaol, one of 750 National Monuments under the care of the Office of Public Works

What's the government's problem with heritage?

Heritage / 17 Jul

"The approximate number of butcher shops in Ireland fell from 1,300 in 2003 to 800 in 2019"

Meet the Irish craft butcher

Food and Drink / 15 Jul

"Relatively short journeys are a good opportunity to switch from carbon intensive modes (such as driving) to zero carbon modes (such as walking and cycling)"

Here's how more walking and cycling will reduce carbon emissions

Transport / 15 Jul

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