What's the Irish for catfish? How new Irish words are created Anyone can submit a request for a word to be translated into Gaeilge and a language committee goes to work to draft the new term Gaeilge • 20 Mar
What's the Irish for catfish? How new Irish words are created Anyone can submit a request for a word to be translated into Gaeilge and a language committee goes to work to draft the new term Gaeilge • 20 Mar
How Superstars became the most popular show on Irish TV At its peak, the show pulled in a million viewers a week to watch athletes, sportspeople and celebrities compete against each other Sport • 12 Mar
How Superstars became the most popular show on Irish TV At its peak, the show pulled in a million viewers a week to watch athletes, sportspeople and celebrities compete against each other Sport • 12 Mar
Can you engineer the perfect racehorse? Genetics, environment and equine psychology all play a role in the quest for equine excellence Horse Racing • 06 Mar
Can you engineer the perfect racehorse? Genetics, environment and equine psychology all play a role in the quest for equine excellence Horse Racing • 06 Mar
When Lent in Ireland meant no sex, music, alcohol or merrymaking For our ancestors, Ash Wednesday marked the start of 40 days of fasting, penitence and denial Lent • 05 Mar
When Lent in Ireland meant no sex, music, alcohol or merrymaking For our ancestors, Ash Wednesday marked the start of 40 days of fasting, penitence and denial Lent • 05 Mar
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 • 05 Mar
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 • 05 Mar
The weird historic traditions around Pancake Tuesday in Ireland The day before Lent began may have involved feasting and food, but it certainly wasn't a good day for single people Folklore • 04 Mar
The weird historic traditions around Pancake Tuesday in Ireland The day before Lent began may have involved feasting and food, but it certainly wasn't a good day for single people Folklore • 04 Mar
Do you believe in the banshee? The common belief was the banshee was a ghostly female messenger of death who would let out a sorrowful wail in an unearthly voice Folklore • 28 Feb
Do you believe in the banshee? The common belief was the banshee was a ghostly female messenger of death who would let out a sorrowful wail in an unearthly voice Folklore • 28 Feb
The life and times of Brendan Behan The Dubliner's legacy is as much wrapped up in his persona as the unquestionable genius of his work Brendan Behan • 09 Feb
The life and times of Brendan Behan The Dubliner's legacy is as much wrapped up in his persona as the unquestionable genius of his work Brendan Behan • 09 Feb
How Ireland used to celebrate St Brigid's Day in the past From the Biddy boys and Brat Bríde to holy wells and Brigid's crosses, February 1st was marked with great gusto in old Ireland St Brigid's Day • 30 Jan
How Ireland used to celebrate St Brigid's Day in the past From the Biddy boys and Brat Bríde to holy wells and Brigid's crosses, February 1st was marked with great gusto in old Ireland St Brigid's Day • 30 Jan
Blue Monday: no, today isn't the most depressing day of the year Some people find January hard but Blue Monday is an unhelpful piece of pseudoscientific nonsense Brainstorm • 20 Jan
Blue Monday: no, today isn't the most depressing day of the year Some people find January hard but Blue Monday is an unhelpful piece of pseudoscientific nonsense Brainstorm • 20 Jan
