Artistic interpretation of archaeological dig on Inishlyon also on Clifden festival programme

Research also finds possible monastery or Bronze Age fortress on Kid island

Evidence solstice monument was Iron Age ‘Hiberno-Roman cult site’ was ‘underplayed’

Berlin attack suspect released, deported husband returns and Mexico explosion

Archaeologist disputes theory accurate capturing of winter solstice was 5,000 years old

Island ‘clearly of major military and economic importance’ during Middle Ages

US student makes discovery while on archaeology field trip to Omey Island

Puffins and other seabirds stripping back weather-damaged vegetation

We asked coastal cognoscenti for the inside track on the best lesser-known sights and activities dotted around Ireland’s 7,800km coastline this bank holiday weekend

Vessels from 18th- and 19th-centuries found in bays that were renowned for smuggling

Site on Sligo/Leitrim border may not have been found until now due to mountain setting

Irish Film Board refuses to deny discussions on use of Unesco world heritage site in film

16th century structure on Ballynahinch Castle Hotel estate owned by Denis O’Brien

Prehistoric ornamentation may have been inspired by ‘rolling sun’ phenomenon

Midden deposits in Roundstone among areas damaged

Enjoy the eye-watering whiteness of a frosty morning or the mystery of a solstice night walk

Michael Gibbons was the only survivor of a helicopter crash in 2005. Despite injuries to his spine and brain, he has rebuilt his life – which he says he now lives to the full

Evidence suggests Galway Bay is less than 3,700 years old

Astonishment at State permitting episode to be filmed on world heritage site

Unesco concerned over authorisation of island as a film set

Behind The News: Michael Gibbons, archeologist

Call for dedicated rescue fund to deal with volume of material

Seven tonnes of stone slabs flown from Valentia Island to 7th-century monastic site

Two rare implements found by women on Connemara coastline

Midden sites among coastal features damaged from Kerry to Donegal

Large pilgrimage route on island lost to folk memory has been found on Co Mayo island

Short-lived settlement may have been wiped out by early 19th century famine

Oak planted at Delphi Lodge in tribute to those who died along Mayo’s Doolough Valley

Archaeologist describes removal of stone from Gothic-style ruin Ardfry, once home to Irish literary revival figure Valentine Blake, as ‘wanton vandalism’