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 • 02 May
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 • 02 May
Fire, water, light and luck: Bealtaine traditions in Ireland Our ancestors engaged in a wide range of rites and rituals on May 1st which were believed to bring good luck Brainstorm • 01 May
Fire, water, light and luck: Bealtaine traditions in Ireland Our ancestors engaged in a wide range of rites and rituals on May 1st which were believed to bring good luck Brainstorm • 01 May
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
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
How are Irish peatlands protected in law? Protecting and restoring Ireland's peatlands is not only a legal or technical challenge but a delicate balancing act Nature • 30 Apr
How are Irish peatlands protected in law? Protecting and restoring Ireland's peatlands is not only a legal or technical challenge but a delicate balancing act Nature • 30 Apr
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
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
Inside the wellbeing and relationships of Ireland's 25-year-olds Are Ireland's 25-year-olds close with their parents and do they have people they can rely on? Here's what CSO data tells us Ireland • 28 Apr
Inside the wellbeing and relationships of Ireland's 25-year-olds Are Ireland's 25-year-olds close with their parents and do they have people they can rely on? Here's what CSO data tells us Ireland • 28 Apr
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
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
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
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
Clean water or more cows: the battle over Irish nitrate pollution Elevated nitrogen levels in Irish water is an unintended consequence of agricultural expansion and action must be taken to address this Farming • 17 Apr
Clean water or more cows: the battle over Irish nitrate pollution Elevated nitrogen levels in Irish water is an unintended consequence of agricultural expansion and action must be taken to address this Farming • 17 Apr
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
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
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
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
'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
'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
The superstitions and mysteries around Ireland's 'fairy forts' In the recent past in rural Ireland, many ringforts were associated with fairy activity and supernatural happenings Folklore • 16 Apr
The superstitions and mysteries around Ireland's 'fairy forts' In the recent past in rural Ireland, many ringforts were associated with fairy activity and supernatural happenings Folklore • 16 Apr
How design justice could transform Dublin Design Justice is a fundamentally different way of understanding who and what a city is for Urban planning • 14 Apr
How design justice could transform Dublin Design Justice is a fundamentally different way of understanding who and what a city is for Urban planning • 14 Apr
What the confirmation season tells us about Irish society today Religious practice is in decline in Ireland and secularisation and cultural diversity are on the rise, so why is confirmation still so popular? Catholicism • 11 Apr
What the confirmation season tells us about Irish society today Religious practice is in decline in Ireland and secularisation and cultural diversity are on the rise, so why is confirmation still so popular? Catholicism • 11 Apr
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
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
Why Cork gulls aren't as vicious as Dublin ones about your food Seagulls have gained a fearsome reputation for stealing food from humans in the capital and elswhere, but it's a different story in Cork Seagulls • 08 Apr
Why Cork gulls aren't as vicious as Dublin ones about your food Seagulls have gained a fearsome reputation for stealing food from humans in the capital and elswhere, but it's a different story in Cork Seagulls • 08 Apr
Why we turned a Dublin street into a playground The D7 Play Streets initiative is about showing what a simple reallocation of public space which puts children first could look like. Play • 07 Apr
Why we turned a Dublin street into a playground The D7 Play Streets initiative is about showing what a simple reallocation of public space which puts children first could look like. Play • 07 Apr
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
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
What happened to the Educational Disadvantage Committee? The short lived expert group made some far-reaching recommendations around educational disadvantage Education • 02 Apr
What happened to the Educational Disadvantage Committee? The short lived expert group made some far-reaching recommendations around educational disadvantage Education • 02 Apr
Will pharma companies leaving Ireland for US face tax penalties? US companies looking to leave Ireland in the wake of Trump's tariffs could face an exit tax of up to 33% Trump Tariffs • 02 Apr
Will pharma companies leaving Ireland for US face tax penalties? US companies looking to leave Ireland in the wake of Trump's tariffs could face an exit tax of up to 33% Trump Tariffs • 02 Apr
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
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
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
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
Is Ireland really running a 'tax scam'? International co-operation to close the loopholes and exceptions facilitating corporate tax avoidance has reached unprecedented levels Tax • 28 Mar
Is Ireland really running a 'tax scam'? International co-operation to close the loopholes and exceptions facilitating corporate tax avoidance has reached unprecedented levels Tax • 28 Mar
Are increased interest rates behind falling apartment supply? Rent Pressure Zones have been blamed for the fall in apartments here, but international evidence suggests interest rates are the real issue Housing • 26 Mar
Are increased interest rates behind falling apartment supply? Rent Pressure Zones have been blamed for the fall in apartments here, but international evidence suggests interest rates are the real issue Housing • 26 Mar
