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Tuesday 22 September 2020
100 years ago today more than 100 Black and Tans ransacked the north Dublin town and two men were beaten to death.
They’re on display now in a new exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland.
RTÉ has announced live coverage of the European showpiece.
Leighton Baines has confirmed he is hanging up his boots.
Leopold Kerney was an Irish diplomat in the first half of the last century and we can learn much from his handling of Britain, writes historian Barry Whelan.
The Clive Cox-trained winner, Nando Parrado, powered home under Adam Kirby.
The death camp, which is located in Poland, was where Nazi officials murdered 1.1 million people.
The President’s comments come at a time when there is is a global focus on the history of colonialism.
Just the 222 years ago.
Catherine Healy is hoping to gather the stories of domestic servants who worked abroad in the lead up to WW II.
Donal Fallon reflects on the end of an era, as Bewley’s cafe on Grafton street prepares to close its doors.
Hundreds of historic Irish photos have been given a new lease of life by NUI Galway professor John Breslin.
Darach Ó Séaghdha follows the artistic path of one of Ireland’s most fascinating historical women.
The Englishman landed a sixth snooker ranking title in the 2019-20, setting a new record.
Donal Fallon looks at the life of Tomás Mac Curtain, who was shot dead in his home on 20 March 1920.
Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara were awarded the Pritzker prize today.
The party of today owes its success to the peace process, writes Brian Hanley.
Ahead of the new season, we look back at previous years.
It involves a six-part series as well as a podcast series.
Women stood for election for the first time in 1920, in considerable numbers, writes Dr Margaret Ward.
The controversy around the RIC commemoration is entirely understandable, but it’s not that simple, writes Dr Mary McAuliffe.
In December 1788, Whaley was struck by a malignant fever.
Sheehy Skeffington fought for equality and the republican cause – but why wasn’t she put forward as a candidate in the crucial 1918 election?
Ancient Irish texts teach us about how people saw the world back then, as the authors of a new book explain.
The American met the record at the Zozo Championship in Japan.
Ireland have never won a World Cup knock-out game but Joe Schmidt’s men are quietly confident.
Newtownards youngster adds historic world medal to his CV in Stuttgart.
The Olympic champion becomes the first-ever athlete to run a sub two-hour marathon.
The subject was given special status by the Government this week.
Aspects of Irish history are conspicuous by their absence from the syllabus, writes Caoimhín de Barra.
Khalid Abdullah’s mare will look to claim the race for a record third time this Sunday, writes Donn McClean.
Maths, Irish and English are currently the only compulsory subjects, bar some exceptions.
The subject became optional for students last September.
Nearly six million Poles died in the conflict that killed more than 50 million people overall.
In August 1969, the people of the city’s Bogside area erected barricades to prevent the RUC entering.
Author Niamh Boyce spoke to us about her new book on the story.
Wexford’s star man struck a flurry of late points to seal a first provincial title since 1985.
Nixon’s motorcade was making its way through Dublin when it was egged three times.
These records hold the births for 1917 and 1918, marriages from 1864 to 1869, 1942 and 1943 and deaths for 1967 and 1968.
The history of e-voting in Ireland is a long, winding, costly saga.
IT’S A QUESTION that has been asked throughout the pandemic, but which has been raised again recently after the Oliver Bond Street party – would you call the Gardaí on your neighbours if you saw they broke Covid-19 restrictions on mass gatherings?
In the UK, junior minister for policing Kit Malthouse suggested that people should report their neighbours to the police if they’re concerned about gatherings that break the rules.
At the moment, Dublin is at Level Three which means that you can have visitors from one other household to your home or garden; while the rest of the country is at Level Two, which means you can have six visitors from up to three households to your home or garden.
So we’re asking you: Would you call the Gardaí if you saw your neighbours break Covid-19 restrictions on gatherings?
Poll Results:
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