Ireland is in an adolescent stage where everything that smacks of Old Ireland is embarrassing
John Henry Newman’s legacy has fallen victim to the new orthodoxy that there is nothing good at all in Catholicism
Daniel O’Connell
Is Fox News correct that Dublin is one of the most dangerous cities in Europe?
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Daniel O’Connell: A ‘coward’ with a complicated legacy
Early 20th century republicans revered his contemporary critics but their grandparents lived through the era of O’Connell as ‘the Liberator’ and champion of Catholic emancipation
The parallels between Nelson Mandela and Daniel O’Connell are many
Both were extraordinary leaders who gave their oppressed followers a sense of individual worth and national identity
Daniel O’Connell would have enjoyed his life being celebrated 250 years on, says historian
The Liberator’s ancestral home in Kerry will hold a number of events from Wednesday to mark his anniversary
TV aerial in Daniel O’Connell stamp is a ‘visual signal’ to the modern age, not AI, says An Post
Artist David Rooney says he deliberately included a modern image in the 19th-century Dublin scene
We must be honest about who Vladimir Putin is. His goal is not peace, but empire
There is a dangerous silence on the crime that made all other atrocities possible: the crime of aggression
Ireland has a proud history of opposing anti-Semitism
Outrage at the collective torture of Gaza is linked to our historical opposition to oppression
TV guide: The Bear returns, and the other best new shows to watch on RTÉ, Disney+, and Netflix this week
Squid Game, The Gilded Age, and The Bear among this week's TV highlights
Daniel O’Connell lies in a hero’s grave, his wife Mary in an overgrown tomb
Ireland has shown due respect to Daniel O’Connell. But where is the respect for his wife?
Filthy Queens: A History of Beer in Ireland – A quaffable and comprehensive history that leaves the reader with a thirst for more
In a manner not unlike Forrest Gump, beer meets famous Irish characters through history, from St Brigid to Daniel O’Connell
Feargus O’Connor: Irish leader of one of the world’s first major working-class movements
Chartism got its name from the People’s Charter, and aimed to give ordinary working-class citizens a voice in a reformed political system
Irish Food History, A Companion: An 850-page serving that leaves you wanting more
Collection with many original and fascinating essays represents a useful step towards understanding how Ireland is perhaps finally emerging from the shadow of the Famine
Glasnevin Cemetery tour guide: ‘I’m a bit of a nepo baby. I’m related to Daniel O’Connell’
Irial Ó Conaill finds special the revolutionary nature of the facility, with no separate sections - so ‘everyone is equal at the very end’
‘Almost there’: Glasnevin Cemetery tower reopens with reassuring signs for those who reach the 164th step
O’Connell Tower, named after the cemetery’s founder, has been closed since 2023 to undergo a redesign
Bank of Ireland reviews rich archive as it marks 240 years in business
Lender plans €36m 10-year revamp of historic College Green site and will reopen visitor access to old house of lords
From Wexford MP to premier of Victoria: The Irishman who made a mark on two continents
Charles Gavan Duffy moved to Australia when he got fed up with politics in Ireland
Church set to lose battle to rezone more than 30 Dublin churches
Council poised to reject plans to rezone sites, including historic churches, for housing
Paul Smithwick – solicitor and businessman who contributed greatly to cross-Border understanding
An Appreciation
Over 3,000 obsolete laws face removal from Irish statute books
Tooth theft law from 1836 among those Law Reform Commission wants abolished
The Dubliner determined to end Irish involvement in the ‘sin of slavery’
Richard Robert Madden wanted to end Irish American racism
Charles Villiers Stanford: More than a teacher of composers
Music programme to focus on Stanford’s composing rather than his catalogue of pupils
Roscommon estate takes prestigious heritage award
Dating to the High Kings of Ireland, Clonalis House wins HHI O’Flynn Group Heritage Prize
The fight for a modern court complex in Tralee: ‘All we want is a functioning court’
Since March 2020, no jury trials have been held in Kerry, and local frustration is growing
A stroll through time in Glasnevin cemetery
Ireland’s best known cemetery has resumed tours for visitors
Daniel O’Connell used contradictions in his own life to achieve goals says historian
Public perception of O’Connell influenced as much by folklore, mythology as by history
Plaque erected in Dublin for anti-slavery leader Frederick Douglass
Visit of abolitionist to city commemorated at Eustace Street building where he spoke
One-way graphic – Frank McNally on the south-facing statues of Dublin’s main street
An Irishman’s Diary
Seen any UFOs in Tipperary lately? A 340-year-old book records sightings
De Burca rare book sale includes book with accounts of ‘something like a ship’ in the sky
Glanleam House: A sub-tropical paradise retreat on Valentia Island
House and gardens run as B&B with three self-catering houses to rent on the estate
Frederick Douglass ‘felt human for first time’ on Irish visit, descendant says
Great-great granddaughter of anti-slavery activist launches Dublin trail celebrating links
United States urged to appoint special envoy to Northern Ireland
Congressional hearing on Belfast Agreement told of issues still facing North
Ian O’Riordan: Following JM Synge’s footsteps over his beloved native terrain
Foothills of Dublin and Wicklow mountains evoke spirit of famed Irish playwright/poet
Charles Townshend: Sinn Féin negotiated treaty that cut Ireland in two
100 years ago: How the Irish Border went from idea stage to fixture
Emma Dabiri and Hazel Chu: ‘This is a real, important moment in Ireland’
Race, inequality and how we have a unique opportunity to create a better country
Anti-slavery hero’s 1845 trip to Ireland to be feted in ‘Douglass Week’
Online events will focus on Frederick Douglass’s ‘transformative’ four-month visit
Charles de Gaulle’s time in Ireland recalled on 50th anniversary of his death
Documentary recalls the six weeks the French general spent here in 1969
Frederick Douglass: Push for Cork street to be named after anti-slavery activist
‘Commemorating Douglass now would send signal about how Cork is a vibrant, multicultural city’
When Down’s 1960 All-Ireland victory brought down barriers
Protestants and Catholics travelled to Croke Park and celebrated side-by-side in Newry
Derry struggles with how to honour local hero John Hume
Covid-19 complicates community desire to pay respects to man who gave city so much
Tributes to John Hume flood in from Irish and international politicians
‘He taught us that it is better to live for Ireland than to die for Ireland,’ says Eastwood
Keith Duggan: How we could all do with a dose of that Italia 90 feeling just now
30 years ago it seemed like the whole of Ireland burst out on to the streets at the same time
Newton Emerson: The North’s approach to difficult statues is adding rather than removing
None of the city’s handful of landmark statues is now thought worth fighting over
Mass civil disobedience and the War of Independence
Peaceful mass mobilisation, collective action against state institutions, boycott and ostracisation were powerful weapons in the conflict
Michael Collins’s importance in the War of Independence has been exaggerated
How did the untrained, poorly armed IRA succeed against the superior British forces?
After 200 years, Johnnie Fox’s is coming down the mountain
With the doors closed to customers the pub has started a home delivery food service
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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