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History

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History makers
The year the Irish conquered Wimbledon
2 Jul 2017
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Fadó fadó
This new database shows you all the ancient hill forts across Ireland
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History
Ireland become full Test-playing nation after landmark ICC vote in London
22 Jun 2017
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Bonhams
Patrick Pearse 1916 surrender letter sells for £263,000 at London auction
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Father courage
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4 Jun 2017
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Exhibition
From the front room to The Long Hall: The history of the Dublin pub
28 May 2017
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going going gone
Photos: Over 5,000 items from former Central Bank going on auction in huge sale
28 May 2017
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Hitler
France to honour prisoners forced to work on Hitler's secret weapon in WWII
21 May 2017
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sibling act
Chloe and Sam Magee win first ever medal for Ireland at European badminton championships
28 Apr 2017
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it's business time
Trump's plan to slash corporate rates to 15% could pose 'competitive challenge to Ireland'
26 Apr 2017
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Luxor
Mummies and 1,000 statues found in search of 3,500-year-old tomb
18 Apr 2017
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Bad Blood
'He was a very sore loser': Harrington opens up on testy relationship with Garcia
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History
WATCH: Sergio Garcia's moment of a lifetime
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job goals
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25 Mar 2017
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Magdalene Laundries
'They’d put me in a room with nothing to eat and no windows. Then they would cut my hair to the bone'
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death by spies
The price of betrayal: Who did the British pay for info on Irish rebels and how much did they pay?
19 Mar 2017
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Easter Rising
One of Dublin's most iconic buildings is taking a trip down memory lane
19 Mar 2017
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Lucky find
A half-skull that is 400,000 years old was found on last day of excavation project
18 Mar 2017
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Late Drama
Analysis: The most extraordinary 7 minutes in Champions League history
12 Mar 2017
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the toughest
Step one of double dream complete as Slaughtneil deliver emotional victory
5 Mar 2017
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one million dubliners
Double burials and dead parrots: Strange and unusual stories from Glasnevin Cemetery
26 Feb 2017
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14 henrietta street
'The walls talk' - Dublin city is getting a new tenement museum this summer
18 Feb 2017
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Champions
Templemore put years of heartbreak to rest as they win first Harty Cup since 1978
18 Feb 2017
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The Daily Poll
Poll: Should British Empire inspired Irish street names be changed?
17 Feb 2017
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alternative history
Experts are disputing a documentary which says a fire was partly to blame for the Titanic sinking
11 Feb 2017
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Brunhilde Pomsel
The secretary of Nazi leader Joseph Goebbels has died at 106
30 Jan 2017
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asylums
"We have always found ways to lock up mentally ill people": The disturbing history of Irish asylums
14 Jan 2017
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Squash
Bray teenager becomes Ireland's first-ever British Junior Open champion
6 Jan 2017
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Word processing problems
The government brought in word processors in the 1980s - and civil servants weren't too happy
3 Jan 2017
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EXTRACT
Arthur Corrie Lewin - the Irishman who went missing while flying over Africa
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3 Jan 2017
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History
Shakespeare, Zeus and Olympia - the origins of the Olympic Games
31 Dec 2016
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Soldiers, sailors, diplomats: The forgotten Irish who changed Latin America
Tim Fanning
30 Dec 2016
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1986
Irish politicians really wanted Bob Geldof to win the Nobel Peace Prize
30 Dec 2016
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Big Money
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23 Dec 2016
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Know your history
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19 Nov 2016
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Looking Up
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14 Nov 2016
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History
England end South Africa 10-year hoodoo
12 Nov 2016
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Special Occasion
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6 Nov 2016
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The City of the Tribes
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2 Nov 2016
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history of halloween
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