Shh! Sex and surveillance in 18th and 19th century Ulster The stories of sex and surveillance captured in church records reveal much about how communities attempted to monitor one another's behaviour History • 05 Nov 25
Shh! Sex and surveillance in 18th and 19th century Ulster The stories of sex and surveillance captured in church records reveal much about how communities attempted to monitor one another's behaviour History • 05 Nov 25
All you need to know about geothermal district heating systems Could using heat from beneath the earth to warm and cool buildings deliver low carbon heat and relieve pressure on our electrical grid? Energy • 04 Nov 25
All you need to know about geothermal district heating systems Could using heat from beneath the earth to warm and cool buildings deliver low carbon heat and relieve pressure on our electrical grid? Energy • 04 Nov 25
The extraordinary life of the 'Wicklow Chief', Michael Dwyer The Wicklow rebel was the object of widespread devotion on a level that set him apart from most of his United Irishman contemporaries History • 31 Oct 25
The extraordinary life of the 'Wicklow Chief', Michael Dwyer The Wicklow rebel was the object of widespread devotion on a level that set him apart from most of his United Irishman contemporaries History • 31 Oct 25
'Ireland's gate to hell': a Co Roscommon cave and the Otherworld Oweynagat is a cave linked to many colourful tales in Irish folklore, especially around Halloween Folklore • 31 Oct 25
'Ireland's gate to hell': a Co Roscommon cave and the Otherworld Oweynagat is a cave linked to many colourful tales in Irish folklore, especially around Halloween Folklore • 31 Oct 25
The secret tales of past Irish lives found in land agent records Records compiled by land agents can reveal intimate details about tenants' personal lives and that of their extended communities History • 30 Oct 25
The secret tales of past Irish lives found in land agent records Records compiled by land agents can reveal intimate details about tenants' personal lives and that of their extended communities History • 30 Oct 25
Why you shouldn't eat blackberries after Halloween The folk tales around blackberries, the púca, devils and death reinforce the message that out-of-season food is insipid and unpleasant Halloween • 30 Oct 25
Why you shouldn't eat blackberries after Halloween The folk tales around blackberries, the púca, devils and death reinforce the message that out-of-season food is insipid and unpleasant Halloween • 30 Oct 25
Inside Sheridan Le Fanu's spooky world of Gothic ghosts & ghouls The writer's early life in Dublin and reading material give valuable insights into his ghostly tales and supernatural horror stories Halloween • 30 Oct 25
Inside Sheridan Le Fanu's spooky world of Gothic ghosts & ghouls The writer's early life in Dublin and reading material give valuable insights into his ghostly tales and supernatural horror stories Halloween • 30 Oct 25
What do you get in return for paying the local property tax? Higher property tax bills may be on the way, but there's isn't a simple or standard answer to what services are actually funded by the LPT Local Property Tax • 03 Nov 25
What do you get in return for paying the local property tax? Higher property tax bills may be on the way, but there's isn't a simple or standard answer to what services are actually funded by the LPT Local Property Tax • 03 Nov 25
The Halloween conundrum: is it a barm brack or a barn brack? A fierce debate broke out in 1927 between Barners and Barmers on on the proper name of the cake associated with Halloween celebrations. Halloween • 23 Oct 25
The Halloween conundrum: is it a barm brack or a barn brack? A fierce debate broke out in 1927 between Barners and Barmers on on the proper name of the cake associated with Halloween celebrations. Halloween • 23 Oct 25
Masks and black plastic bags: how we used to celebrate Halloween Despite being associated with the supernatural, Irish people traditionally saw Halloween as a night for fun and games Halloween • 23 Oct 25
Masks and black plastic bags: how we used to celebrate Halloween Despite being associated with the supernatural, Irish people traditionally saw Halloween as a night for fun and games Halloween • 23 Oct 25
The winners (and losers) from Irish presidential elections A miscellany of what happened when Ireland previously went to the polls to elect a president Presidential Election 2025 • 23 Oct 25
The winners (and losers) from Irish presidential elections A miscellany of what happened when Ireland previously went to the polls to elect a president Presidential Election 2025 • 23 Oct 25
Could a box of 8mm amateur film reels change Irish film history? Despite Flora Kerrigan's youth at the time of her filmmaking, her work demonstrates someone ahead of her time and at the forefront of a transformative period in Irish society Film • 24 Oct 25
Could a box of 8mm amateur film reels change Irish film history? Despite Flora Kerrigan's youth at the time of her filmmaking, her work demonstrates someone ahead of her time and at the forefront of a transformative period in Irish society Film • 24 Oct 25
What was Election Day like in medieval and early modern Ireland? From potwalloper boroughs to 4am polls, elections in Ireland were often controversial, sometimes violent and at times absolutely absurd History • 23 Oct 25
What was Election Day like in medieval and early modern Ireland? From potwalloper boroughs to 4am polls, elections in Ireland were often controversial, sometimes violent and at times absolutely absurd History • 23 Oct 25
Driving through Dublin: How the car changed the city Long tailbacks, sitting in traffic and navigating the M50 are a fact of life for many in Dublin. But how did the city become so jam-packed with cars? History • 21 Oct 25
Driving through Dublin: How the car changed the city Long tailbacks, sitting in traffic and navigating the M50 are a fact of life for many in Dublin. But how did the city become so jam-packed with cars? History • 21 Oct 25
How votes are counted in an Irish presidential election The ins and outs of counting the votes in an Irish presidential election, as we prepare to vote in our 10th head of state Presidential Election 2025 • 22 Oct 25
How votes are counted in an Irish presidential election The ins and outs of counting the votes in an Irish presidential election, as we prepare to vote in our 10th head of state Presidential Election 2025 • 22 Oct 25
Is Halloween the new St Patrick's Day festival? A new scheme is currently being promoted in major international markets like the US, to draw visitors to designated Halloween 'hubs' by 2030 Halloween • 16 Oct 25
Is Halloween the new St Patrick's Day festival? A new scheme is currently being promoted in major international markets like the US, to draw visitors to designated Halloween 'hubs' by 2030 Halloween • 16 Oct 25
What we can learn from East Belfast GAA's fight for space East Belfast GAA's experience offers lessons beyond sport, about grassroots communities, belonging and the future GAA • 15 Oct 25
What we can learn from East Belfast GAA's fight for space East Belfast GAA's experience offers lessons beyond sport, about grassroots communities, belonging and the future GAA • 15 Oct 25
How Mary Robinson's inauguration suit became a piece of history Amid the crowd of male politicians in dark suits, Robinson stood out as a confident, powerful figure ready to change social norms Mary Robinson • 15 Oct 25
How Mary Robinson's inauguration suit became a piece of history Amid the crowd of male politicians in dark suits, Robinson stood out as a confident, powerful figure ready to change social norms Mary Robinson • 15 Oct 25
How Irish revolutionaries used French language to secure support The multilingual skills of the revolutionary generation helped them to amplify Ireland's cause on the world stage History • 14 Oct 25
How Irish revolutionaries used French language to secure support The multilingual skills of the revolutionary generation helped them to amplify Ireland's cause on the world stage History • 14 Oct 25
"Darkest Ireland" and the burning of Bridget Cleary The criminal trial following the 1895 torture and murder of the Tipperary woman was a media sensation home and away. Folklore • 13 Oct 25
"Darkest Ireland" and the burning of Bridget Cleary The criminal trial following the 1895 torture and murder of the Tipperary woman was a media sensation home and away. Folklore • 13 Oct 25
The dark, grisly history of body-snatching in Ireland The 19th century trade in dead bodies saw medical students regularly raiding burial grounds for corpses to dissect History • 13 Oct 25
The dark, grisly history of body-snatching in Ireland The 19th century trade in dead bodies saw medical students regularly raiding burial grounds for corpses to dissect History • 13 Oct 25
What's behind our fascination with Samhain's haunting legacy? Beyond spooky costumes and carved pumpkins, Halloween carries an ancient legacy rooted in fear, folklore and the unknown Halloween • 13 Oct 25
What's behind our fascination with Samhain's haunting legacy? Beyond spooky costumes and carved pumpkins, Halloween carries an ancient legacy rooted in fear, folklore and the unknown Halloween • 13 Oct 25
Margaret Skinnider: from maths teacher to 1916 sharpshooter The Scottish revolutionary feminist was the only woman combatant wounded in action during the Easter Rising. History • 13 Oct 25
Margaret Skinnider: from maths teacher to 1916 sharpshooter The Scottish revolutionary feminist was the only woman combatant wounded in action during the Easter Rising. History • 13 Oct 25
Meet Maggie Gough, the forgotten Irish maths pioneer The Wexford native did original research in a highly technical subject at a time when very few got that opportunity History • 13 Oct 25
Meet Maggie Gough, the forgotten Irish maths pioneer The Wexford native did original research in a highly technical subject at a time when very few got that opportunity History • 13 Oct 25
Have Leaving Cert maths' questions got easier or harder? An archive of Leaving Cert maths' papers tells a fascinating story of how the exam has changed since 1925.. Maths • 13 Oct 25
Have Leaving Cert maths' questions got easier or harder? An archive of Leaving Cert maths' papers tells a fascinating story of how the exam has changed since 1925.. Maths • 13 Oct 25
