5 acts that left Ireland to pursue fame and fortune With each wave of emigration, Ireland has lost talented musicians. But many of them made an impact in their new homes. Some were even inspired ... History • 13 Apr
David McCullagh reviews The Partition by Charles Townshend Six One News co-anchor David McCullagh reviews Charles Townshend's new history of the turbulent journey to Irish independence, published for the centenary of the Partition. Books • 11 Apr
Exploring the untold stories in Irish queer histories The new archive aims to explore the untold stories in Irish queer histories. Initially focusing on lesbian, feminist, female-identified, transgender and bisexual histories from the ... LGBTI+ • 01 Apr
Saucy Mistress Boldface - The Lyric Feature Saucy Mistress Boldface is a peek through a Georgian window at life for women from 1746 to 1751 through a series of 221 letters from ... The Lyric Feature • 05 Apr
Minorities and the Irish Revolution - inside the new exhibition Jason McElligott, Director of Marsh's Library, writes about Changed Utterly?, a new online exhibition which traces the experience of minorities during the Irish Revolution. History • 08 Apr
The Irish tenor who lived like a rockstar and sang like an angel On a spring afternoon, a Dublin concert hall was packed with thousands of people. Fourteen nervous tenors stood in a corner near the stage awaiting ... Music • 24 Mar
The development of Irish dance halls On a cold, damp evening in October 1897, dozens of Irish expats finished their work, donned their coats and left their offices. They headed toward ... Dance halls • 31 Mar
The rise of the St Patrick's Day Parade Although St. Patrick's Day has long been celebrated in Ireland, the tradition of holding a parade on March 17th didn't begin here. It actually developed ... st patricks day • 18 Mar
Sunday Miscellany: The Power of Hatpins, by Mae Leonard The ornamental accessory that could be a suffragette's lethal weapon Sunday Miscellany • 10 Mar
Lord Sligo - the true tale of the Irish 'champion of the slaves' From Ireland, England, France, Austria, Greece, Turkey and Italy to America and the West Indies, overflowing with historic events, from the French Revolution to the ... Books • 09 Mar
The Irish woman behind the British National Ballet On March 8th, 2011, the legendary ballet dancer, director and teacher, Ninette de Valois, passed away at her home in London aged 102.It is fitting ... international womens day • 11 Mar
Sunday Miscellany: Portraits and Pancakes, by Carla King Sunday Miscellany: Portraits and Pancakes, by Carla King - On the friendship between Michael Davitt, Land League founder, and artist Sarah Purser Sunday Miscellany • 26 Feb
Machnamh 100: Ireland and the British Empire In the second episode of the Machnamh 100 Series, President Michael D. Higgins hosts a public seminar recalling significant events that took place in Ireland ... Machnamh 100 • 25 Feb
Ireland's Own - the story of Ireland's longest-running magazine As the country's longest-running magazine, Ireland's Own has weathered many recessions and withstood turbulent changes to the media landscape... History • 13 Feb
The Irishman who wrote New Zealand's national anthem Via EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, the true story of the Irishman who penned 'God Defend New Zealand' History • 08 Feb
Reviewed: The International Brigades by Giles Tremlett In his latest work, an illuminating, surely definitive history, Giles Tremlett turns his attention to the International Brigades who fought on the Republican side in ... Books • 27 Oct 20
Open House 2020: Inside Dublin's oldest library Open House takes a look at the architectural history of Marsh's Library, the first public library in Ireland.. Architecture • 17 Dec 20
Notes On Rave In Dublin - watch the acclaimed documentary Notes On Rave In Dublin is an acclaimed documentary by James Redmond, created in association with Rabble, that takes a glimpse at the birth of ... Documentaries • 29 Sep 20
The History Man: Simon Schama talks to RTÉ Arena For RTÉ Arena on RTÉ Radio 1, historian Simon Schama discusses his new BBC2 series The Romantics and Us with Seán Rocks... RTÉ Arena • 24 Sep 20
