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New DNA study reveals fate of Irish women brought to Iceland as slaves by the Vikings
Life & Style 7 years ago

New DNA study reveals fate of Irish women brought to Iceland as slaves by the Vikings

By: Aidan Lonergan

'We're still angry' – Hundreds of Magdalene Laundry survivors gather in Dublin to tell their stories
News 7 years ago

'We're still angry' – Hundreds of Magdalene Laundry survivors gather in Dublin to tell their stories

By: Aidan Lonergan

Revealed: Every Irish person has at least 14,000 living cousins
Life & Style 7 years ago

Revealed: Every Irish person has at least 14,000 living cousins

By: Aidan Lonergan

Ireland is on the verge of getting its own Independence Day
News 7 years ago

Ireland is on the verge of getting its own Independence Day

By: Aidan Lonergan

Eight-year-old boy shot dead in Easter Rising to finally be given gravestone over 100 years on
News 7 years ago

Eight-year-old boy shot dead in Easter Rising to finally be given gravestone over 100 years on

By: Aidan Lonergan

First Irish people had 'dark to black' skin similar to Cheddar Man in Britain
News 7 years ago

First Irish people had 'dark to black' skin similar to Cheddar Man in Britain

By: Aidan Lonergan

Scientists reconstruct face of one of Ireland's greatest historical figures three centuries on
Life & Style 7 years ago

Scientists reconstruct face of one of Ireland's greatest historical figures three centuries on

By: Aidan Lonergan

‘He is a Christ figure’ – Rupert Everett compares Irish literary icon Oscar Wilde to Jesus
Entertainment 7 years ago

‘He is a Christ figure’ – Rupert Everett compares Irish literary icon Oscar Wilde to Jesus

By: Aidan Lonergan

If you’re from this British city you have the right to live in Dublin thanks to an 850-year-old law which still applies
Life & Style 7 years ago

If you’re from this British city you have the right to live in Dublin thanks to an 850-year-old law which still applies

By: Aidan Lonergan

Grave of ignored and forgotten Irish patriot Anna Parnell restored in Devon
News 7 years ago

Grave of ignored and forgotten Irish patriot Anna Parnell restored in Devon

By: Siobhan Breatnach

Billy the Kid: Photograph of second-generation Irish outlaw alongside his killer discovered 136 years on
Life & Style 7 years ago

Billy the Kid: Photograph of second-generation Irish outlaw alongside his killer discovered 136 years on

By: Aidan Lonergan

Ireland’s President calls for three Irishmen executed by Britain 135 years ago to be pardoned
News 7 years ago

Ireland’s President calls for three Irishmen executed by Britain 135 years ago to be pardoned

By: Aidan Lonergan

Ireland staying neutral in WW2 was Éamon de Valera’s greatest achievement – Leo Varadkar
News 7 years ago

Ireland staying neutral in WW2 was Éamon de Valera’s greatest achievement – Leo Varadkar

By: Aidan Lonergan

Iconic train station from ‘The Quiet Man’ to open as major tourist attraction in West of Ireland
News 7 years ago

Iconic train station from ‘The Quiet Man’ to open as major tourist attraction in West of Ireland

By: Aidan Lonergan

‘Is it so different?’ – Irish President compares modern refugees to those who fled Ireland’s Great Famine
News 7 years ago

‘Is it so different?’ – Irish President compares modern refugees to those who fled Ireland’s Great Famine

By: Aidan Lonergan