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# history - Saturday 4 August, 2018
Archaeological discoveries are being made by the dozen this summer - but what happens next?
The dry weather has revealed previously undiscovered site around the county.
# history - Thursday 26 July, 2018
Maps show distribution of wealth in 14th-century Ireland
They suggest a more complex Gaelic economy than often believed.
# history - Wednesday 25 July, 2018
Double Take: The shipwreck on Inis Oirr that stars in Father Ted
The story of MV Plassy, the steam trawler enjoying island life.
# history - Monday 23 July, 2018
History to be made as Spanish Super Cup staged for Morocco between Barcelona and Sevilla
The Spanish Super Cup will see Barcelona returning to Africa for the second time in three months
# history - Wednesday 18 July, 2018
Double Take: Have you walked down Murdering Lane in Dublin?
A horrible history of this unassuming alleyway in Dublin 8.
# history - Monday 16 July, 2018
'The find of a lifetime': Megalithic passage tomb dating back 5,500 years found in Co Meath
To date, two burial chambers have been discovered within the western part of the main passage.
# history - Thursday 12 July, 2018
'If you look at U2... they kind of belong to the world at this stage, where we still belong to Ireland'
After over 35 years in the business, Irish rock band Aslan are still going strong.
Mexico earthquake unearths a temple dedicated to an ancient rain god
The structure is believed to date back to around the year 1150.
# history - Wednesday 11 July, 2018
12 evocative vintage snapshots from Irish family photo albums
Scroll through The Photo Album of Ireland.
# history - Monday 18 June, 2018
'If we can pull this one off, it will be a little bit special for this group'
Joe Schmidt spoke to legendary Ireland out-half Ollie Campbell about the last series success in 1979.
# history - Friday 15 June, 2018
Former tenement house will take visitors on 300-year tour of Dublin life
The building in Dublin’s north inner city has won two architectural awards.
# history - Monday 4 June, 2018
Quiz: How well do you know Leaving Cert history?
Do you know your Vladimir Lenins from your Vladimir Smicers?
# history - Sunday 3 June, 2018
German far-right leader sparks outrage in describing Nazi rule as 'just a speck of bird s**t'
“We have a glorious history and one, my dear friends, that lasted a lot longer than those damned 12 years”, Alexander Gauland said.
# history - Sunday 27 May, 2018
Masterful Sexton pulls the strings as Leinster learn how to do the double
‘These young guys are so lucky that they’re surrounded by such good coaches.’
# history - Saturday 19 May, 2018
18th century coffin carrier used in workhouses during Irish famine on display
Some workhouses cut costs by using a coffin with a hinged door so they could lifted from the grave and reused.
# history - Sunday 13 May, 2018
'We must remember those that were here before us': We took a tour of the Dublin Fire Brigade Museum
The museum has operated since 1985 and contains items dating back hundreds of years.
# history - Wednesday 9 May, 2018
Double Take: St Valentine's heart in a box in a Dublin church
St Valentine’s heart will go on.
# history - Saturday 5 May, 2018
The past isn't the past, it's not even over: We can't discard Junior Cert History
Author John Connell agrees with President Higgins that making the study of History optional at junior cycle is to lose a part of our national identity.
# history - Thursday 26 April, 2018
'Priceless' stolen relic returned to Christ Church Cathedral after gardaí find it in Phoenix Park
The heart of St Laurence O’Toole was stolen in March 2012.
# history - Saturday 21 April, 2018
Bow ties, blazers, champagne at half-time: Racing's 'Le Show-Bizz' era
Munster’s Champions Cup semi-final opponents had an interesting era in the late 1980s.
# history - Wednesday 4 April, 2018
One of the men hanged for the infamous Mám Trasna murders has been pardoned by President Higgins
This is the first presidential pardon for a case which occurred before the State’s foundation.
# history - Tuesday 3 April, 2018
Brilliant Ronaldo makes history as Real Madrid blow away 10-man Juventus
The tie looks all but over largely thanks to the Portuguese star’s genius.
# history - Monday 2 April, 2018
'An extraordinary story': TG4 docu-drama on Mám Trasna murder case to air this week
On 17 August 1882, five members of the Joyce family were murdered in their home in Mám Trasna.
# history - Sunday 1 April, 2018
A ghostly Famine-era village and a Pirate Queen castle: Put Achill on your 'to-do' list
Archaeologist Neil Jackman explores the historical treasures of Achill Island as part of his new book on the Wild Atlantic Way.
# history - Saturday 24 March, 2018
Hooded Man: 'They asked me to count to ten; I refused in case I couldn’t do it'
A European court ruled that the 14 men “did not occasion suffering of the particular intensity and cruelty implied by the word torture”.
# history - Sunday 11 March, 2018
A Civil War mortar shell was found in a tree in Co Kildare
The munition was found in Ballymore Eustace.
# history - Sunday 25 February, 2018
Study reveals earliest cave art belonged to Neanderthals, not humans
Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest known cave art was crafted at least 20,000 years before modern humans arrived.
# history - Friday 9 February, 2018
From the archives: A Christmas card from Countess Markievicz in Holloway Prison
In our final piece marking the centenary of the women’s vote in 1918, we take a look at items in the archive related to Countess Markievicz.
# history - Saturday 3 February, 2018
13 of the most attractive people from Leaving Cert History books
From Roger Casement to Edna O’Brien, we run through the best looking people on the Irish history course.
'He was the One Direction of his day': These musicians want to resurrect the almost-forgotten Thomas Moore
Thanks to Moore, we have Irish songs and music that would have died with end of oral history.
# history - Saturday 20 January, 2018
Remembering the 35 girls who died in a Cavan orphanage fire in 1943
Fine Gael TD Kate O’Connell highlighted the tragic fire in the Dáil this week during a debate on the Eighth Amendment.
# history - Friday 19 January, 2018
Ancient human remains found in Mayo date back over 5,000 years
A local hillwalker made the discovery in a cave-like chamber on Ben Gorm Mountain.
# history - Tuesday 16 January, 2018
Kerry Babies: An unsolved murder 34 years after Ireland put 'womanhood on trial'
As we wait on a significant announcement from gardaí, we look back at the Kerry Babies case which rocked the country to its core – and became, perhaps, a catalyst for change.
# history - Sunday 7 January, 2018
Temple Bar could have been a bus station but for a 'duplicitous volte face' from the government
It would also feature an underground rail tunnel from Heuston Station to Connolly.
# history - Monday 1 January, 2018
'1918 was a year of monumental importance that had plenty in common with 2018 Ireland'
Here is a look back at that year, with some reflections on the similarities and differences with the Ireland of today, writes Caoimhín De Barra.
# history - Tuesday 26 December, 2017
Harry Kane makes history as Spurs sweep aside Southampton
The England international overtook Alan Shearer’s Premier League record for most goals in a calendar year.
# history - Wednesday 6 December, 2017
Scientists discover that a bone fragment from 343AD 'could belong to Santa'
“It is exciting to think that these relics could in fact be genuine.”
# history - Sunday 19 November, 2017
PHOTOS: Arthur Fields captured Dublin life for five decades
An archive of almost 6,000 photographs has been crowdsourced from across Ireland.
# history - Saturday 18 November, 2017
Great tragedy of 500 lives lost in sunken mail boat RMS Leinster retold
Over 500 people were killed when the boat sank, just a month before the First World War ended.
# history - Friday 17 November, 2017
'A massive step' - Shannon RFC to field first-ever U20 women's team in Ireland
They’ll make their bow next Wednesday week.
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Poll: Is there a place for the Rose of Tralee in modern Ireland?
IT’S MID-AUGUST. The country is reverting back to its usual cold self. And the Rose of Tralee is set to kick off.
The pageant is now in its 59th year and retains a distinctly old school sensibility, with the emphasis on poetry recitals and musical turns rather than anything especially controversial.
Last week Amy O’Connor argued on DailyEdge.ie that the format has had its day, and that the Rose of Tralee simply doesn’t fit with modern Ireland, and with what it means to be a woman in 2018.
Do you agree? Or do you think the Rose of Tralee still holds relevance in Ireland 60 years later?
We’re asking: Is there a place for the Rose of Tralee in modern Ireland?
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