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Macsweeney's Feast, An Irish Banquet. After John Derricke's The Image Of Ireland. From The Book Short History Of The English People By J.R. Green, Published London 1893. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Meet the Bart Simpson of 16th century Ireland

Medieval Ireland

An Ceithearnach Caoilriabhach was a rule-breaking trickster in Early Modern Irish culture, a figure who caused chaos wherever he went

Young female call centre agent stretching at her desk in a modern office. Mixed race woman taking a break during work in call centre

Why do our joints crack, pop and crunch - and should we worry?

Jeff Buckley, Ireland, 1991

Jeff Buckley and me: the story of the singer's 1992 Irish show

Supporters make their way down Jones' Road before 2025 All-Ireland hurling final

Where are the future strongholds of Gaelic games?

Is time really on your side as the song goes?

Where does the time go?

"Lady Gaga also added another layer of interpretation to this story by casting the sinful woman as a traitor in a love triangle involving the Magdalene, Jesus and Judas"

The gospel according to Lady Gaga

No chocolate, biscuits, crisps popcorn or sausage sandwiches please

Why you shouldn't feed deer in Phoenix Park (or anywhere else)

Iona Abbey, the island monastery founded off the western coast of Scotland in 563 AD by St Colum Cille

How the Irish helped to create Easter Sunday

The real St Patrick - or is it?

Meet St Patrick's spin doctor

st patricks day

David Bowie on the banks of the Boyne at Slane Castle, Co Meath in 1987. Photo: RTÉ Stills Library

David Bowie's Irish links: music, art, literature and Tipperary

STOP THE COUNT!

One for sorrow, two for joy: why we count magpies

Christmas shoppers on Dublin's Henry Street in 1970. Photo: RTÉ Stills Department

Do you know these 7 great Irish Christmas traditions?

'Older people are not different to everyone else, and sex is important in older age as well as in youth.' Photo: Getty Images (Stock image - photo posed by models)

Why is society so surprised by older people having sex?

Phoenix Park in Dublin Photo: Getty Images

Why do leaves change colour?

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