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This new database shows you all the ancient hill forts across Ireland

The database reveals that Mayo and Cork each have more than 70 ancient hill fort sites.

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Jun 24th 2017, 10:00 AM

Clare geologist discovers 300 million year-old shark tooth

The shark once hunted in the ancient seas at a time when Ireland was located close to the equator.

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May 11th 2017, 4:02 PM

The next batch of local websites are going to be a little bit more Irish

Future .ie websites will be allowed to use fadas as part of their domain name.

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Mar 16th 2016, 12:44 PM

Postcards of Ireland from the last 100 years are a thing of beauty

Everything looks so lovely and clean!

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May 29th 2013, 6:00 PM