A day off from Lent: St Patrick's Day traditions from the past March 17th was always a day for special rites and rituals throughout the country. st patricks day • 14 Mar 22
Why Irish migrants rioted in Toronto on St Patrick's Day 1875 The Jubilee riots between Irish Catholics and Protestants are still remembered as one of the most bloody events in the city's history History • 16 Mar
How important is St Patrick's Day to Irish tourism? St Patrick's Day is a key opportunity to promote Irish tourism, trade and investment interests overseas Tourism • 15 Mar
Ireland on ice: how the Ice Age influenced our placenames Brainstorm St Patrick's Day: hundreds of Irish placenames are descriptions of the environment which was formed over 15,000 years ago Heritage • 15 Mar
Why do so many US presidents like to say 'I'm Irish'? More than 30 million Americans identify as Irish so it's no surprise that some occupants of the White House like to wear the green jersey st patricks day • 15 Mar
From Elvis to The Muppets, the story of "Danny Boy" Just how did "Danny Boy" became a song loved and hated in equal measures? st patricks day • 03 Mar 22
David Clifford and the superstar effect in the GAA The Kerryman is the latest manifestation of how the superstar effect plays out in Gaelic football GAA • 15 Mar
What 19th century travel guides had to say about Ireland Travel reviews and reports from that period provide insights into Irish society, culture and 'people drinking whiskey, porter and punch' History • 15 Mar
10 Irish pioneers who've helped find out how our brains work Ireland was a good place a couple of hundred years ago to study how our brains work due to an abundance of head injuries History • 16 Mar
How the accents you hear on Irish radio and TV ads have changed We've gone from 1970s and 1980s ads spoken in 'posh' Received Pronunciation to today's Advanced Dublin English Accents • 14 Mar
Doing time: dark tourism in Ireland Dark tourism is tourism closely associated with death, suffering and the macabre and it's where the Irish fascination with death comes to the fore Dark tourism • 28 May 19
Help, my child is now a teenager – what do I do? As challenging as it is to be a teenager, it's equally so for parents as all grapple with new roles and responsibilities Teenagers • 26 May
The ups and downs of monuments Debates around removing public monuments reveal the relationship that exists between history, memory and politics History • 09 Mar
4 ways to make public transport easy to use and safe for all We need to send the message that public transport really matters by making it safe, easy to use and part of the neighbourhood Public Transport • 08 Mar
A short history of Irish actors at the Oscars Even before this year's record-breaking run of nominations, Irish actors have had many successes at Hollywood's big night out Oscars 2023 • 07 Mar
Is it time for a daily arts report on the news just like sports? Daily news exposure won't fix the arts crisis in Ireland, but it will widen the conversation Culture • 07 Mar
Fame, glory and a 'fat fee': Irish writers and the New Yorker The influential magazine offered incentives to mid-20th century Irish writers that were not available at home The New Yorker • 21 Dec 22
What Irish children's names reveal about us The single strongest indicator that a couple had a large family was if they picked traditional and common names for their children Psychology • 11 Jan 22
Why All Quiet on the Western Front resonates so much in Germany The anti-war message of the Oscar nominated film seems to resonate with particular urgency in today's world Oscars 2023 • 07 Mar
