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Irish president and premier mark 1916 Rising anniversary

National News

President and Taoiseach mark 1916 Rising anniversary

Irish President Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar have led a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin. The ceremony took place outside the GPO in O’Connell Street at noon, and was attended by Tanaiste Micheal ...

09 Apr 2023 at 15:31

National News

WATCH: Irish wolfhounds return to famous historic castle

BIG, BEAUTIFUL, and steeped in history - Bunratty Castle and Folk Park in Clare welcomes its newest stars, a pair of Irish Wolfhound pups! The presence of Irish Wolfhounds at Bunratty Castle and Folk Park has been restored this Friday, July 28 as ...

28 Jul 2023 at 15:26

Arts & Entertainment

REVEALED: Heaviest animal that ever lived

The heaviest animal that ever lived may be an ancient whale species which swam in the oceans around 39 million years ago, scientists believe. Researchers analysed the remains of a partial skeleton – featuring 13 vertebrae, four ribs and one hip ...

08 Aug 2023 at 12:46

National News

Calls to restore historic ferry left languishing in Dublin dock

An old ship that ferried people to and from the Aran Islands decades ago has capsized in a Dublin dock. The MV Naomh Eanna was built in Dublin in the 1950s and was the main mode of transport connecting Co Galway to the Aran Islands from the ...

25 Jan 2023 at 11:48

National News

Imelda May to host walking tour remembering women of 1916 Rising

Singer and actress Imelda May is to host a walking tour of key sites associated with women who participated in the 1916 Easter Rising. The Dublin tour, which will be delivered by historians Liz Gillis and Honor O Brolchain, also aims to ...

01 Oct 2023 at 12:45

National: Brushing up on the Bronze Age as 4,000-year-old tooth found

National News

National: Brushing up on the Bronze Age - 4,000-year-old tooth found

Teeth, dating back as far as the Bronze Age, have been found and recovered from one Irish cave. A molar thought to date back 4,000 years has been discovered in a limestone cave in Co Limerick. Considered somewhat of a breakthrough in ...

27 Mar 2024 at 11:28

National News

Thousands celebrate return of summer at Bealtaine Fire Festival

Thousands of people gathered in the centre of Ireland to give the coming of summer a traditional welcome. The Bealtaine Fire Festival brought an estimated 5,000 people to the Hill of Uisneach in Rathnew, an ancient ceremonial site ...

12 May 2024 at 10:30

Arts & Entertainment

REVEALED: The reason for extinction of early humans in Europe

An extreme cooling event in Europe caused an extinction of early humans on the continent around 1.1 million years ago, a study suggests. The abrupt climate changes saw ocean surface temperatures off Lisbon dropping below 6C – ...

13 Aug 2023 at 10:00

National News

Noonan announces new grant to capture Ireland's natural history

Irish naturists are encouraged to apply for a grant to capture and record Ireland's natural history. The Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform Malcolm Noonan T.D. today (February 27) welcomed applications for ...

27 Feb 2023 at 17:54

Northern Ireland

Funding boost for museum announced by minister during US visit

The Ulster American Folk Park in Co Tyrone is to receive a £750,000 funding boost as part of a drive to increase cultural and heritage links with the US. The announcement was made by Communities Minister Gordon Lyons ...

11 Mar 2025 at 17:13

Northern Ireland

Mandelson can be ‘champion’ for NI in US, Little-Pengelly says

The appointment of Peter Mandelson as the UK Ambassador to the US is a “huge opportunity for Northern Ireland”, the deputy First Minister has said. DUP deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly met Lord Mandelson ...

11 Mar 2025 at 19:07

National News

Almost 6,000 same-sex couples married in Ireland 10 years on from historic referendum

On the tenth anniversary of the Marriage Equality referendum in Ireland, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has revealed that nearly 6,000 same-sex couples have tied the knot over the past decade. The now ...

21 May 2025 at 12:05

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