News | Latest Breaking News Stories & Headlines | RTÉ

Weather Warning

President Michael D Higgins, GAA President John Horan and Taoiseach Micheál Martin lay wreaths at Croke Park

Wreaths laid at Croke Park to commemorate Bloody Sunday

Munster • 21 Nov

Bloody Sunday: A day of horrors, in three acts

History • 20 Nov

Thousands of people turned out for the funeral

Priest's killing by British forces marked on centenary

Connacht • 14 Nov

The Kevin Barry memorial stained glass window in University College Dublin (RTÉ Stills Library)

Kevin Barry: What really happened

History • 01 Nov

The remains of an 11th century house are displayed beneath a glass section of the floor of the new Lidl store in Dublin city centre

New Lidl store gives shoppers glimpse of Dublin's past

Dublin • 14 Oct

Deirdre Geraghty looking at an 8th/9th century hand bell, which was found near Glendalough

Glendalough artefacts spanning 1,200 years on display

Ireland • 16 Sep

The 1920 Munitions Strike: 'An unusual kind of strike'

Ireland • 20 May

New initiatives are promised to promote History, including a competition

History to get 'special core status' at Junior Cycle

Education • 01 Oct 19

The NCCA review came after controversy over what was seen as the 'downgrading' of History

No change for Junior Cycle History - draft report

Education • 18 Apr 19

Status of History in Junior Cycle curriculum to be reviewed

Review of History for Junior Cycle due by March

Education • 28 Nov 18

The work covers 1,500 years of Irish history (Pic: Trinity College Dublin)

President laments loss of history as core subject

Ireland • 30 Apr 18

Researchers looked at the battle using network science

Network science shines new light on Battle of Clontarf

News Lens • 24 Jan 18

Archaeologists discovered the gun while they were carrying out surveys (Pic: Great Basin National Park)

132-year-old rifle found in Nevada park

News • 16 Jan 15

Members of Cumann na mBan prepare to march to Wolfe Tone's grave, for a commemoration at Bodenstown, Kildare 1921 (Pic: RTÉ Stills Library)

Forgotten Revolutionaries: Cumann na mBan

Galleries • 28 Mar 14

The committee heard that the new syllabus would lead to many schools dropping history as a subject at Junior Cycle

Concerns Junior Cycle changes will affect history

News • 13 Jun 13

Many of the events focus on Ireland's medieval heritage

National Heritage Week begins today

News • 18 Aug 12

Search RTÉ.ie

Cant find what you're looking for?