Love letter, escape plan and postcard from prison among items in NLI projectA love letter to the widow of an RIC constable from Austin Stack and a drawing by Michael Collins for an escape route out of Strangeways prison are among the items featuring in the National Library project 'Towards a Republic'.Thu Jan 13 2022 - 16:00
Powerful exhibition tells story of Jewish family before, during and after WWII'The Objects of Love' exhibition, Dublin Castle organised by Holocaust Awareness Ireland with the OPW uses family photos, objects and documents to tell the story of one Jewish family before, during and after the Second World War.Wed Jan 12 2022 - 11:20
Plans afoot to digitise historic Land Commission recordsThe Department of Agriculture plans to digitise 200 "search aids" for eight to 12 million Land Commission records, which detail the distribution of rural land ownership in Ireland.Sat Dec 18 2021 - 13:01
Phoenix Park's Magazine Fort to be restored and opened to publicThe historic Magazine Fort complex in the Phoenix Park is to be restored and upgraded by the Office of Public Works as a heritage site and interactive visitor amenity. Video: Bryan O'Brien / John CassidyMon Dec 13 2021 - 18:07
Campaigners say Cobblestone Pub will be ‘swallowed up’ by hotel developmentOne of the country’s most famous traditional music pubs The Cobblestone in Dublin is to be incorporated into the proposed development of a hotel. In the plans it will lose much of the space that hosts musical events and classes. Video: Bryan O'BrienSat Oct 23 2021 - 07:28
Irish troops prepare for deployment to LebanonThe 119th Infantry Battalion have been preparing for deployment to South Lebanon with UNIFIL. The group of 352 will feature 109 personnel travelling overseas in an operational capacity with the Defence Forces for the first time.Wed Oct 06 2021 - 17:04
New play tells story of secret IRA cell in Dublin PortThe Book Of Names, a new play directed and written by Louise Lowe, produced by ANU and Landmark for Dublin Theatre Festival tells the story of a secret IRA cell in Dublin Port that smuggled in weapons for the War Of Independence.Mon Oct 04 2021 - 16:13
Bells ring out in celebration as Dublin church re-opens for servicesBell ringers at Christ Church Taney in Dundrum, Dublin have returned to bell ringing duties to celebrate the reopening of church services to the public there after a long break, due to Covid- 19. Video: Bryan O’BrienThu May 13 2021 - 19:42
Why are there so few public toilets in Dublin?Up to the 1970s there were sixty staffed public toilets in Dublin. Today there are less than a handful public conveniences. Irish Times Dublin Editor Olivia Kelly reports.Thu Mar 25 2021 - 16:44
‘We all need a lift’ - Dublin homes bring joy with lights and decorationsHomeowners have made a special effort to light up and decorate their homes for Christmas this year. We visited a number of them in Dublin. Video: Bryan O’BrienFri Dec 18 2020 - 14:43
Skerries men take to the sea in a currach they built themselvesA group of men have come together in the North County Dublin village of Skerries and built their own rowing boat. Their vessel 'Currach Na Sceirí' was inspired by the traditional currach from the West of Ireland.Sat Oct 03 2020 - 13:52
Dublin artist posts photos of herself in homemade tableausArtist Ciara Harrison works daily on a project dressing up thematically and posing with humour to reflect aspects of her home and life during coronavirus restrictions and then posts the photos on instagram, @ciaraharrison_maker.Tue Apr 21 2020 - 17:36
Dublin deserted: Coronavirus turns city into ghost townCity normally teeming with people on Friday night - but not now, and who knows when againSat Apr 04 2020 - 13:27
Mary Lou: ‘Ideally we want a government with no Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil in it’Mary Lou McDonald had said that Sinn Féin are in talks with other parties of the left with a view to forming a government.Sun Feb 09 2020 - 16:07
Dublin studio is handcrafting jeans the way they used to be madeLocated in Dublin city-centre, Native Denim is Ireland's first studio making high quality hand-crafted jeans using the best raw material from around the world.Thu Feb 06 2020 - 16:39
Happy birthday Adamstown - Ireland's newest town turns fifteenFifteen years after the first sod was turned, Ireland's newest town Adamstown is still very much a work-in-progress.Wed Jan 29 2020 - 19:07
Meet the Corkman for all seasons who presents a daily weather reportEddie English runs SailCork, a sailing and powerboat training school in Cobh. The Corkman takes time out every day to present a weather bulletin he posts on Facebook for his followers from all over the world.Thu Dec 05 2019 - 17:34
Simon Baker, the Irishman who is training Gaza’s amputee footballersSimon Baker from Adare Co. Limerick who lost a leg on a building site accident in 2004 has been to Gaza twice this year with the ICRC, training their amputee footballers. Video: Bryan O’BrienThu Dec 05 2019 - 14:41
'There's no room for self-pity', Michael O'Regan on his experience of cancerIrish Times journalist and parlimentary correspondent Michael O'Regan speaks about his experience of cancer and the treatment of his illness over a twelve month period. Video: Bryan O'BrienTue Sept 17 2019 - 16:51
Lifelong Dubs fan Tony 'Molly Malone' Broughan has died89 year old Tony Broughan from Cabra has died. One of the best known fans of Dublin football, he attended Dublin games dressed as Molly Malone from 1975. We interviewed the father-of-eight before the All Ireland final in 2019.Thu Aug 29 2019 - 15:11
US WW2 fighter plane excavated in CastleblayneyThe first-ever licensed excavation of a WW2 US fighter plane in Ireland has taken place in Monaghan . The P 38 Lightning crashed into a Castleblayney field after pilot Second Lt. Milo E Rundall bailed out in December 1942. Video: Bryan O'BrienMon Jul 29 2019 - 12:50
Kate Bush lookalikes perform 'Wuthering Heights' dance routine in DublinOver 200 Kate Bush fans gathered in Fairview, Dublin for a performance of the 'Wuthering Heights' dance routine. The song was a no.1 hit in 1978. Other 'Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever' events have taken place around the world. Video: Bryan O'BrienSat Jul 13 2019 - 16:47
Marching in Donegal: ‘We can be Irish and we can be Orange’The annual 12th July parade has taken place in Rossnowlagh, Co.Donegal where Orangemen from lodges in the Republic were joined by visiting members of Northern Ireland lodges. Video: Bryan O’BrienSat Jul 06 2019 - 17:41
Identical twins look back on 'wonderful' childhood in a Kilkenny castleThe Blunden sisters Jane and Caroline are currently tidying out the former family home Castle Blunden in Co Kilkenny, with some of the contents being auctioned by Sheppards Auction House on June 25th. Video: Bryan O'BrienWed Jun 05 2019 - 15:23
Frank Tate, the Dublin luthier making guitars and other instrumentsFrank Tate is a luthier, making guitars and other musical instruments in his Dublin city centre workshop. Video: Bryan O'BrienWed Mar 20 2019 - 15:27
Hugs and tears at Dublin Airport as families part after Christmas‘It’s sad to say goodbye, but we have our lives over there now’Thu Jan 03 2019 - 13:55
Joint Venture: the story of the faulty metal-on-metal hipThe DePuy ASR hip launched in 2004, was promoted as a game changer in orthopaedics, with 3,300 patients receiving the hip in Ireland. Problems were discovered, resulting in its recall in Ireland in 2010. Video: Bryan O’Brien Report: Colm KeenaFri Nov 23 2018 - 13:42
Snails - 'they were sharing a bedroom with us'Eva Milka and Eoin Jenkinson run Gaelic Escargot, a snail farm in Co. Carlow. Eva claims that the snails have aphrodisiac properties. Video: <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/profile/bryan-o-brien-7.4535611">Bryan O'Brien</a>Fri Aug 31 2018 - 10:07
Meet Paul Murphy, the man whose life was changed by a phone boxDublin man Paul Murphy who works in antique restoration credits the finding and subsequent restoration of an old phone box with, "totally changing his life."Tue Jun 05 2018 - 19:33
Rain or shine, what brings regular swimmers to Dublin's Seapoint?Reenagh Harford is among a group of regular swimmers at Seapoint Bathing area in Blackrock, Co. Dublin, which has been particularly busy over the last few days because of the good weather. Video: Bryan O'BrienTue May 29 2018 - 13:11
130 year-old social club closes in Dún LaoghaireOne of Ireland’s oldest social clubs, the Dún Laoghaire Christian Institute is closing after 130 years in business. The club was originally set up in 1888 to provide social activities for young protestant men from rural Ireland. Video: Bryan O'BrienThu May 17 2018 - 09:45
Behind the scenes at the selection of the RHA ExhibitionBehind the scenes during the selection from open submissions of art, sculpture, prints, architectural drawings and photography for the 188th annual RHA Exhibition in Dublin.Wed Apr 11 2018 - 16:41
Where North meets South: artist David Fox paints the border crossingsWhile based in east Belfast, Tullamore born artist David Fox has been travelling along the the border between South and North, documenting in paint and canvas the many crossing points. Video: Bryan O'BrienSun Mar 11 2018 - 15:39
Jude Hughes: The tailor who works in a basementJude Hughes was born in Dublin 1941 to parents he never knew. He grew up in industrial schools, before choosing tailoring as a profession. He has been active all his life with organisations involved in fighting for equality.Tue Dec 26 2017 - 10:35
'Everything now': dancing men, a shouting chorus and physical explosionsBehind the scenes at rehearsals for John Scott's Irish Modern Dance Theatre production 'Everything Now' featuring an all male, ethnically diverse cast of dancers. The show opens at Dublin Fringe Festival on September 13th.Thu Sept 07 2017 - 17:24
An All-Ireland medal: 'You can't buy it, you have to earn it'Founded in 1939, MMI in Bluebell, Dublin makes medals, seals, military insignia and sporting awards. One of the items they create that they are most proud of are the GAA All-Ireland hurling and football championship medals.Fri Sept 01 2017 - 13:46
Ireland's women footballers: 'They are the dirt off the FAI's shoe'In April 2017 members of Ireland women’s national football team publicly raised concerns about the conditions under which they trained and played.Tue Apr 04 2017 - 12:32
No selfies thank you: Conor Pope is photographed the old-fashioned wayConor Pope has his portrait taken by photographer and documentary cameraman Alex Sapienza using a Victorian camera from the 1860s in the analogue Studio, a 19th century photographic studio on Dublin’s South William Street. Video: Bryan O'BrienMon Nov 21 2016 - 09:47
Teachers speak out: why we have gone on strike‘I earn up to €8,000 less a year than my colleagues because I qualified after 2011’Thu Oct 27 2016 - 19:53
Behind the scenes at rehearsals for Dublin Dance Festival show 'Liminal'We join dancer/choreographer Liadain Herriott as she prepares for her show ‘Liminal’ this week in Dublin Dance Festival. Founded in 2002 DDF features the best of contemporary dance and runs until May 28th. Video: Bryan O'BrienSun May 15 2016 - 13:43
Take a tour of Stella, Dublin's oldest cinemaArchive video: Look inside one of Dublin’s oldest cinemas, the Stella in Rathmines. Closed to the public in 2004 and now for sale, it first opened its doors in 1923. Video: Bryan O'BrienTue Apr 19 2016 - 12:49
1916 commemorated by new Mick O'Dea exhibition at the RHA‘The Foggy Dew’ is an exhibition of new work by RHA President, Mick O’Dea commemorating the events of the Easter Rising 1916 featuring a number of large monumental canvases and cardboard sculptures. Video: Bryan O'BrienWed Jan 27 2016 - 09:48
Honky, the Co Meath pig that thinks it's a dogMargaret Griffin raises pigs for herself and a few customers in Moynalty, Co Meath. One of her pigs will not end up as sausages and rashers however. Honky is a pig that thinks it's a dog and has become the family pet.Mon Dec 07 2015 - 17:05
1916: Who printed the Proclamation?On the night of Easter Sunday 1916 in the basement of Liberty Hall, Dublin, Christopher Brady, William O’Brien and Michael Molloy printed 2,500 copies of Ireland's best known historic document, the 1916 Proclamation.Wed Nov 25 2015 - 16:36
Ireland's first same sex marriage takes place in ClonmelIreland's first same sex marriage took place in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary between Cormac Gollogly and Richard Dowling in November 2015. Video: Bryan O'BrienTue Nov 17 2015 - 10:36
Jerry Grogan: the voice of Croke ParkJerry Grogan, is the voice of Croke Park. The stadium’s sideline PA announcer originally from Caherciveen, Co.Kerry has been involved with Croke Park for over 37 years and been the stadium’s PA announcer for 15 years.Wed Sept 16 2015 - 18:48
Prince Charles visits Lissadell and Mullaghmore in 2015Scenes from Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall’s 2015 visit to Lissadell House and Mullaghmore Co.Sligo where Prince Charles’s great-uncle, Lord Louis Mountbatten died in an IRA bombing in 1979.Wed May 20 2015 - 19:58
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall visit GalwayHRH Prince Charles and his wife the Duchess of Cornwall commenced their May 2015 Irish tour at NUI Galway.Tue May 19 2015 - 16:33
Highway to Heaven: Ireland's first motorcycle hearseMassey Bros., one of Ireland’s longest established funeral businesses have introduced a Harley Davidson hearse to their fleet of vehicles. The Dublin based undertakers expect a lot of interest from motorcycle enthusiasts.Wed Feb 25 2015 - 16:33
The Green Divide: An Illustrated History of the Irish Civil WarMichael Barry’s book presents 400 photographs charting the sequence of events of the conflictMon Dec 29 2014 - 15:00
