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2023
Irish in Australia remember Orphan Girls as they mark National Famine Commemoration Day
The teenagers and young women travelled to Australia from the workhouses under the Earl Grey Scheme.
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Jul 21st 2023, 6:43 AM
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Graham Potter quips he needs Brighton ‘history lesson’ after fans' boos
The Seagulls’ winless streak has been extended to eight Premier League games.
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Nov 28th 2021, 9:46 PM
All first-year students will have to study history as part of the Junior Cycle from September
History is now a core subject on the Junior Cycle.
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Feb 18th 2020, 2:57 PM
Hennessey 'desperate' to be educated about Hitler and Nazism, says Roy Hodgson
Wayne Hennessey escaped punishment for an alleged Nazi salute after claiming ignorance and now wants to be educated on the subject.
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Apr 19th 2019, 8:27 PM
'The Crusader' was never intended to be a mummy ... and he may not even have been a crusader
As the church tour guide explains, not much is known about the life of the figure known as ‘The Crusader’.
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Mar 2nd 2019, 6:00 PM
Eric Reid, ‘Big’ Jim Larkin and your NFL week 5 preview
The Panthers did right by Reid, but why did it take so long asks Steve O’Rourke.
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Oct 4th 2018, 12:48 PM
Sean Spicer just said even Hitler 'didn't sink to using chemical weapons'
The White House Press Secretary is under fire once again for his comments.
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Apr 11th 2017, 8:40 PM
Fermanagh man Dolan sent packing at Ally Pally as his second round hoodoo continues
Jelle Klassen proved too strong for ‘The History Maker’.
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Dec 28th 2016, 5:09 PM
Crime, murder and the end of the Civil War: The story of the first man hanged by the Irish Free State
Author Colm Wallace tells the story of soldier-turned-criminal William Downes.
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Dec 26th 2016, 10:00 PM
Walt Disney came to Ireland in search of leprechauns and gold
The Hollywood legend has, in fact, a direct line to county Kilkenny.
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Dec 25th 2016, 8:00 PM
Letter from Vienna: A footballing great, the Ireland curse and Harry's Challenge
Ben Blake has learned all about the man Austria’s Ernst-Happel Stadium is named after on the latest away trip.
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Nov 12th 2016, 12:00 PM
The GAA was founded 132 years ago today - but what happened at the first meeting?
The billiards room of Lizzy Hayes’ Commercial Hotel, Thurles was the starting point of the GAA as we know it.
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Nov 1st 2016, 3:00 PM
CNN host's 'Irish Lives Matter' joke caught on mic at Democrat convention
John King, who is of Irish descent, said he wasn’t making fun of the speaker.
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Jul 26th 2016, 4:23 PM
The man who lived: How one convicted murderer escaped Ireland's death penalty
Patrick Aylward, 63, was accused of burning a young child to death.
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Mar 28th 2016, 9:45 PM
The story of the chip shop, a Hollywood actor and Pearse's 1916 surrender
The Kingfisher sadly burnt down last week, and the site has an interesting history
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Mar 5th 2016, 10:00 PM
Stade de France set to host two of Ireland's greatest sporting moments of 2016
Both this weekend’s Six Nations clash and Ireland’s Euro 2016 curtain-raiser are being staged at the Paris ground.
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Feb 13th 2016, 8:00 AM
Ireland v Poland: History shows draws not enough
Ireland and Poland face off for only the third time competitively but a draw mentality might backfire.
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Mar 26th 2015, 8:15 AM
Germans reject talk of Algerian 'revenge'
Jogi Loew isn’t buying talk that the infamous 1982 carve up with Austria is a factor in 2014.
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Jun 29th 2014, 7:27 AM
Did you know self-heating cans of soup were a thing in the 1940s?
A welcome comfort for WWII soldiers…if they didn’t explode.
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Mar 23rd 2014, 4:00 PM
Teacher causes uproar by giving non-alcoholic beer to primary school class
The beer was offered to students during a history lesson.
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Mar 19th 2014, 6:00 PM
Hilarious old British print shows just what our Irish women were made of
It shows an Irish Peg tackle a macaroni…but the parsnip loses. Confused? Read on…
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Mar 1st 2014, 4:00 PM
'When are the other boys coming?' WWI posters try to recruit Irish friends
Guilt, fear and the lure of hero worship were all used by the Dublin recruitment office in 1915. Check out the posters.
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Feb 22nd 2014, 5:30 PM
This was the first ever news article written about Facebook
“I think it’s kind of silly that it would take the University a couple of years to get around to it. I can do it better than they can, and I can do it in a week.”
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Feb 9th 2014, 3:00 PM
Ireland has always been the best small country in the world in which to do business
See this 1919 American newspaper article for ‘proof’.
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Feb 2nd 2014, 5:30 PM
American campaign to help 'starving, cold, barefooted children' of Ireland
The advertisement was found in the archives of the Washington Herald from 24 March 1921.
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Jan 26th 2014, 6:30 PM
The story behind a Dublin chorus girl's British Military Medal
Louisa Nolan’s acts even made headlines in the US.
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Jan 25th 2014, 5:30 PM
Then and now: How NFL cheerleader uniforms have changed through the decades
God bless ‘em.
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Sep 21st 2013, 10:30 AM
So what happened when the Council of State was convened in the past?
Today will be the 27th time the Council of State has been convened to discuss legislation – but it’s not the first time abortion laws have been discussed.
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Jul 29th 2013, 7:15 AM
Brazil still haunted by 1950 final defeat to Uruguay at the Maracana
The South American pair face off in the Confederations Cup semi-final tonight with Big Phil’s men out to avenge one of the nation’s most heartbreaking losses.
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Jun 26th 2013, 11:17 AM
VIDEO: A stroll through Dublin in 1915
Can you spot what has changed and what has stayed the same?
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Jun 14th 2013, 8:15 PM
From the photo archives: Easter Sunday through the 20th century
Easter around the world, from 1929 to 1979.
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Mar 31st 2013, 11:00 AM
8 things The Wedding Singer taught us about the 80s
From the birth of hip hop to Madonna’s influence on fashion.
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Mar 15th 2013, 7:00 PM
Letterman springs a history quiz on David Cameron
The talk show host presented the British prime minister with a citizenship challenge.
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Sep 27th 2012, 11:46 AM
Olympics: London's third time shows how Games have changed
The English capital is gearing up for its time in the spotlight. They’ve been here before, but never like this.
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Jul 16th 2012, 1:51 PM
Explainer: The Third Home Rule Bill is 100 years old today. What did it do?
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the Third Home Rule Bill to Westminster. But what was it?
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Apr 11th 2012, 7:34 PM
GAA rows in behind cultural centre being planned for Killarney
An independent company has garnered wide-ranging support for its efforts to build a museum next to the home of Kerry GAA.
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Jan 6th 2012, 7:28 PM
Here's 7 things you (probably) didn't know about Ireland's Euro 2012 base
Following the announcement that Trap’s team are set to make Gdynia their Euro 2012 home, we’ve compiled a list of some of the most intriguing facts relating to the city.
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Dec 9th 2011, 4:01 PM
Open season: what happened on the last four occasions at Sandwich
The Championship at St Georges has had some thrilling finales, surprise victors and a host of memorable moments. We look back at its recent history there.
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Jul 17th 2011, 9:30 AM