2026 on stage: 20 headline plays in the year ahead, including Jodie Comer in Prima Facie
From a portrait of a declining Judy Gardland to comedy, film adaptations and musicals, there’s much to look forward to in the coming year
National Archives of Ireland
Here’s one thing to look forward to this year: the release of the 1926 census
Opening of this material will facilitate much research, and for many the chance to place our own family story in context
British army morale at ‘low ebb’ in Crossmaglen months before ceasefire
Barracks required construction work to boost security and lack of heavy casualties was ‘due to luck’
Venal, unscrupulous, ambitious gambler: Irish papers scathing of Winston Churchill
Rising star of British politics tried to use abdication of Edward VIII to his advantage, official note said
Charles Haughey ‘very disturbed’ over gun allegedly put to man’s neck on Carlingford Lough
Several instances where leisure boats on the disputed inlet were approached by British patrols in the 1990s
Irish Embassy spent thousands on 1994 World Cup tickets to prevent ‘riotous situation’
British travel agent went bust in June 1994, leaving many travelling fans without their allocation
Northern Bank robbery ‘symptom’ of IRA criminality, Ahern told Adams
Taoiseach expressed anger at 2004 raid, carried out while Sinn Féin continued negotiations with British and Irish governments
Thalidomide: A shock finding in the Irish State archives
Department of Health papers refer to concentration camp scientist who helped develop German drug linked to birth defects worldwide
Census: Search for centenarians to offer unique perspective on Ireland in the past century
Anyone born before April 18th, 1926, is asked to contact the National Archives
Bram Stoker, the corncrake and ‘folklore as resistance’: Making Macnas’s Halloween parade
Louise Lowe and Owen Boss of Anu are swapping intimate immersive theatre for this year’s Macnas parade, An Truen: The Summoning of the Lost
The little-known story of the Trinity student shot during the War of Independence
Hosanna Boulter on a forgotten killing
A portrait of Robert Dudley Edwards by his doting granddaughter turns out to be gripping, unconventional and searingly honest
The UCD historian was controversial in his day for his "revisionist" approach to established Irish narratives, and his personal life had its share of boozy misadventure, writes Stephen Collins.
Telling the Truth Is Dangerous: A history of Robert Dudley Edwards
Edwards spent more than 50 years ‘planning and fighting’ for establishment of the national archives
Ireland was a place where ruthless husbands were free to ‘bounce a boot off’ their wives
Researchers in the 1930s found that in some cases it was acceptable to beat a childless wife for being ‘barren’. Fifty years on, there’s no happy ending
Thousands of child abuse records kept in storage costing €80,000 a year
Long-promised law to transfer documents to the National Archives of Ireland has not been passed
Nazi film Triumph of the Will shown in Dublin’s Olympia in 1935 - and removed overnight due to threats
Department of Justice feared communists in Ireland would target film’s screening
From Blair and Clinton to civil servants in the shadows, archive papers reveal scale of peace push
IRA Army Council management by Gerry Adams, Bertie Ahern’s referendum worries and unionists’ mistrust are revealed in documents
New law will make it a criminal offence to destroy records of survivors of institutional abuse
Organisations or individuals holding ‘relevant records’ must preserve them under fast-tracked legislation
Catriona Crowe: ‘Ireland grew up a lot in the last 10 years’
Archivist and author on her childhood, 40-year career at the National Archives and her ‘problem’ with Sinn Féin
National Archives building to close until next week after water damage
Census records from 1926 were unaffected by leak on top floor of building and review of all records on-site has been completed
Karlin Lillington: Technology helps piece together archive lost in 1922 Four Courts fire
Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland has, in some cases, recovered more than 85% of destroyed archive collections but gaps remain
How can I access a copy of my late father’s will?
Q&A: Once probate is secured, wills are public documents and details are available going back 100 years
Fintan O’Toole: We are a nation of historical vandals
Ireland fails to preserve the records that constitute public memory
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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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