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Friday 23 October 2020
The structure is believed to date back to around the year 1150.
Scroll through The Photo Album of Ireland.
Joe Schmidt spoke to legendary Ireland out-half Ollie Campbell about the last series success in 1979.
The building in Dublin’s north inner city has won two architectural awards.
Do you know your Vladimir Lenins from your Vladimir Smicers?
“We have a glorious history and one, my dear friends, that lasted a lot longer than those damned 12 years”, Alexander Gauland said.
‘These young guys are so lucky that they’re surrounded by such good coaches.’
Some workhouses cut costs by using a coffin with a hinged door so they could lifted from the grave and reused.
The museum has operated since 1985 and contains items dating back hundreds of years.
St Valentine’s heart will go on.
Author John Connell agrees with President Higgins that making the study of History optional at junior cycle is to lose a part of our national identity.
The heart of St Laurence O’Toole was stolen in March 2012.
Munster’s Champions Cup semi-final opponents had an interesting era in the late 1980s.
This is the first presidential pardon for a case which occurred before the State’s foundation.
The tie looks all but over largely thanks to the Portuguese star’s genius.
On 17 August 1882, five members of the Joyce family were murdered in their home in Mám Trasna.
Archaeologist Neil Jackman explores the historical treasures of Achill Island as part of his new book on the Wild Atlantic Way.
A European court ruled that the 14 men “did not occasion suffering of the particular intensity and cruelty implied by the word torture”.
The munition was found in Ballymore Eustace.
Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest known cave art was crafted at least 20,000 years before modern humans arrived.
In our final piece marking the centenary of the women’s vote in 1918, we take a look at items in the archive related to Countess Markievicz.
From Roger Casement to Edna O’Brien, we run through the best looking people on the Irish history course.
Thanks to Moore, we have Irish songs and music that would have died with end of oral history.
Fine Gael TD Kate O’Connell highlighted the tragic fire in the Dáil this week during a debate on the Eighth Amendment.
A local hillwalker made the discovery in a cave-like chamber on Ben Gorm Mountain.
As we wait on a significant announcement from gardaí, we look back at the Kerry Babies case which rocked the country to its core – and became, perhaps, a catalyst for change.
It would also feature an underground rail tunnel from Heuston Station to Connolly.
Here is a look back at that year, with some reflections on the similarities and differences with the Ireland of today, writes Caoimhín De Barra.
The England international overtook Alan Shearer’s Premier League record for most goals in a calendar year.
“It is exciting to think that these relics could in fact be genuine.”
An archive of almost 6,000 photographs has been crowdsourced from across Ireland.
Over 500 people were killed when the boat sank, just a month before the First World War ended.
They’ll make their bow next Wednesday week.
We spoke to one of its editors.
George Victor du Noyer travelled around Ireland drawing various features, accompanied by his spaniel Mr Buff.
Albert Cashier was born Jennie Hodgers in Clogherhead.
He drew level with Bobby Frankel’s record of 25 Group One winners in a year.
The Reds arrived in Slovenia with critics questioning Jurgen Klopp’s signings and tactics.
Fiona Coghlan and the Barbarians will face Munster in Thomond Park next month.
The artworks, which are currently on display at a museum in Connecticut, will be displayed in Ireland for eight months next year.
US PRESIDENT DONALD Trump and former vice president Joe Biden took part in another debate last night, the final head-to-head before voting on 3 November.
The previous debate was fractious and almost unwatchable as the pair shouted over each other, but last night was more measured by comparison.
Trump denied being racist, saying no US president since Abraham Lincoln has “done what I’ve done for the black community”. Biden then said Trump “pours fuel on every single racist fire” and claimed he “has a dog whistle about as big as a fog horn”.
You can catch up on the main points here.
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