A Dark Night in Foxford - RTÉ Documentary on One One of the last atrocities of the Irish Civil War left an indelible mark on the life of one young woman from Co. Mayo. Hidden … Crime • 03 Sep
The dawn of the flapper - Ireland's Jazz Age revisited We present an extract from A Year of Glory and Gold: 1932, Ireland's Jazz Age, the new book from bestselling social historian Kevin C. Kearns. Books • 19 Aug
The Irish Merchant of Alicante: Michael Gerard's historical epic Author Michael Gerard introduces his new novel The Irish Merchant of Alicante, the tale of a family who helped to shape the complex history of … Books • 06 Aug
David McCullagh on a tale of church and state in 1950s Ireland In December 1941, Ernest Tilson was desperate to get married. His girlfriend, Mary Barnes, was pregnant, and given the social mores of the time, a … Books • 05 Jul
Casualties of Conflict - untold stories of Glasnevin's war dead Casualties of Conflict explores the lives and deaths of over 300 men, women and children buried in Glasnevin Cemetery who died due to the War … History • 29 Jun
Martin Luther King: David McCullagh on MLK's life and legacy Sometimes our veneration for heroic figures can do them an injustice, stripping them of their humanity, the halos we choose to fix on them obscuring … Books • 03 Jun
Hammer time - Carol Keogh on making music from history Bring Your Own Hammer is a project in which historians and composers collaborate to create new and original song cycles based on historical sources. Music • 17 May
Sunday Miscellany: Teddy's Irish Bards, by Daniel Mulhall On the energetic President Theodore Roosevelt's Irish cultural interests Sunday Miscellany • 02 May
To declare a Republic - David McCullagh on the life of Liam Lynch Liam Lynch, Chief of Staff of the anti-Treaty IRA during the Civil War, is seen by some as a Republican icon, an uncompromising defender of … Books • 06 Apr
The Military Archives: A History - an extract from the new book Daniel Ayiotis skilfully explores how the Military Archives developed out of the vision almost a century ago of a handful of far-sighted military and civilians. Books • 17 Feb
Watch: Kate Mosse on the women who built the world For this year's Dublin Festival of History, author Kate Mosse brings us on a journey through history of the women who built the world, but … History • 01 Oct 22
The evolution of the Irish dance hall 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 • 18 Aug 22
