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Irish History

island history

Opinion: Ireland’s islands have a unique and captivating history — we should cherish them

Pamela de Brí

31 Mar

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our patron saint

Prayer, pints and politics: A history of St Patrick’s Day through the ages

Dr Angela Byrne

17 Mar

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an epic tale

St Patrick: A migrant, a myth and a global brand?

Dr Fiona Murphy

15 Mar

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Irish History

The Freeman’s Journal, 1763–1924: ‘A Great Daily Organ’

Felix M. Larkin

27 Dec 2024

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slaves and scholars

Blindboy Boatclub: 'Early Irish Christian scholars were the ones who wrote our stories down'

Blindboy Boatclub

Updated 21 Nov 2024

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Irish book awards

Atlas of the Irish civil war: How republicans mobilised Irish America over the Treaty

Hélène O’Keefe, John Crowley, Donal Ó Drisceoil, John Borgonovo and Mike Murphy

14 Nov 2024

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Irish History

Donal Fallon: 'Many royal and political figures were honoured with street names'

Donal Fallon

6 May 2024

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Irish History

Analysis: What is the history of the White House shamrock presentation?

Dr Catherine Healy

16 Mar 2024

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Opinion

Ex-Garda Chief Super: Stakeknife and Operation Kenova - are there questions for Dublin?

John O'Brien

9 Mar 2024

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saints in space

The Irish For: Is Brigid the only saint in space?

Darach Ó Séaghdha

1 Feb 2024

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Irish History

Extract: Coroners exposed corruption, social and moral failures in nineteenth century Ireland

Michelle McGoff-McCann

27 Dec 2023

7.1k

Irish revolution

Extract: 'I was privileged to interview people with so much knowledge of the Irish revolution'

Tom Hurley

12 Dec 2023

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irish emigrants

Historian: Irish emigrants were once labelled 'scum' and tormented in the United States

Dr Catherine Healy

4 Dec 2023

16.2k

lamplighters

The Phoenix Park: 'We became an oasis for a new generation who had never visited parks before'

Donal Fallon

7 Nov 2023

12.8k

art history

Excerpt: Born in a Dublin tenement, Michael Healy set the bar for excellence in stained glass

Dr David Caron

25 Oct 2023

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Irish History

Extract: Our mother was left vulnerable after we lost our father during the kidnapping standoff

Ronan McGreevy & Tommy Conlon

23 Oct 2023

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Irish Army

Irish history: 'For the first time since the Civil War, soldiers found themselves in combat'

Dr Eoin Kinsella

Updated 10 Jul 2023

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Irish History

Simon McGarr: This is not RTÉ's first scandal - the broadcaster was at the heart of one in 1967

Simon McGarr

30 Jun 2023

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Irish History

Kilmainham Gaol showcases queer history of Irish revolutionaries

17 Jun 2023

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Irish History

Extract: Life and death in a Dublin tenement - 'finding rent was a struggle'

Tim Murtagh

5 Jun 2023

17.4k

Garden of Remembrance

Taoiseach and Tánaiste to attend national Civil War commemoration in Dublin today

28 May 2023

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What To Know

“A celebration of the rich working-class culture”: A look at 2023’s James Connolly Festival

26 Apr 2023

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gfa 25

Brian Rowan: The magic of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 was how a firm 'no' became 'yes'

Brian Rowan

7 Apr 2023

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Curious Eye

Paranormal activity and a 900-year-old omen: The haunted history of Charleville Castle

29 Mar 2023

7.0k

Civil War

The hurt remains: Ballyseedy and the story of a bomb blast that still roars 100 years later

4 Mar 2023

41.0k

Curious Eye

Celtic Goddess and protector of livestock: The story of The Mother Saint of Ireland, St Brigid

1 Feb 2023

1.1k

Opinion

Bad Bridget: Uncovering the secret lives of Ireland's emigrant women

Elaine Farrell and Leanne McCormick

30 Jan 2023

12.2k

Culture Magazine

Sink your Claus into the story of Saint Nicholas and his burial site in Kilkenny

19 Dec 2022

1.0k

happy birthday ireland

Analysis: Let's hear it for Ireland's success on our 100th birthday - we’ve come a long way

Dr Mark Henry

6 Dec 2022

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Irish History

Opinion: What colourised images can teach us about the Irish Civil War

Michael Barry

15 Nov 2022

21.4k

three castles burning

Donal Fallon: The Castle, the intrigue and the Italians - welcome to old Dublin's Ship Street

Donal Fallon

23 Oct 2022

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Eamon De Valera

Ó Cuív donates gun owned by Éamon de Valera to museum

4 Jul 2022

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100 years on

David McCullagh: 'The vote on the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1922 was tense to say the least'

David McCullagh

Updated 7 Jan 2022

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Heritage Week

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17 Aug 2021

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Irish History

Opinion: RTÉ's GunPlot looks back at the 1970 Arms Crisis with 2021 vision

Róisín O’Dea

28 Apr 2021

16.5k

TG4

Opinion: From aristocrats to revolutionaries - No 6 Harcourt Street was at the centre of Irish history

Cuan Ó Seireadáin

14 Apr 2021

13.4k

Irish History

The story of the Irish who fought for Republican Spain

Barry McLoughlin and Emmet O’Connor

22 Dec 2020

19.0k

History

They were called 'dirty Irish bloodhounds'. Life as an emigrant servant in the early 20th Century

Catherine Healy

16 May 2020

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Irish History

Quiz: Michael Collins is on TV again tonight - how well do you know the movie?

13 Apr 2020

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Irish History

Another lost World War II ÉIRE sign has been discovered at Wexford’s Hook Head

21 Jan 2020

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