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# family-history - Wednesday 8 January, 2020
New birth, marriage and death records made available for public to access online
The records cover civil marriages from 1845, births for 1919 and deaths for 1969.
# family-history - Tuesday 4 June, 2019
New historical birth, marriage and death registers available online for public to access
These records hold the births for 1917 and 1918, marriages from 1864 to 1869, 1942 and 1943 and deaths for 1967 and 1968.
# family-history - Saturday 26 May, 2018
James Ryan: The great-grandson of a 1916 Easter Rising rebel
The Leinster lock’s great-grandfather was a founding member of the Irish Volunteers and Fianna Fáil.
# family-history - Tuesday 6 December, 2016
Hunt for family of 1916 hero who created iconic tricolour
Thomas Meldon was one of three men who created the tricolour which flew at Jacob’s factory during the Easter Rising.
# family-history - Sunday 16 October, 2016
DNA is helping Irish people find their ancestors from centuries ago
We spoke to one Irish man who’s made genealogy his passion.
# family-history - Wednesday 8 July, 2015
Searching for your ancestors is about to get a whole lot easier
The entire collection of Catholic parish register microfilms is available online from today.
# family-history - Saturday 13 June, 2015
Cork's disappeared lanes and alleys have been given new life on Google
They were removed back in the 1920s and 1930s, but now you can find them online.
# family-history - Saturday 9 August, 2014
Irish soldiers in the Great War: Tracing your family history in WWI
Readers share their family links to the Great War with some tips on how to begin your search.
# family-history - Thursday 24 January, 2013
Today is Irish Family History Day
To celebrate, FindMyPast.ie has released 21 million Irish birth, marriage and death records to make it easier for people to research their family tree.
# family-history - Monday 19 November, 2012
Free genealogy advisory service offered at the National Archives of Ireland
Fill out some names on your family tree with help of some of Ireland’s foremost experts on genealogy.
# family-history - Monday 13 August, 2012
NLI hosts free lunchtime genealogy talks in August
The National Library of Ireland will host a series of free lunchtime talks this month.
# family-history - Sunday 29 January, 2012
Researchers find cancer in ancient Egyptian mummy
Researchers say the discovery in the 2,200-year-old mummy is the second oldest known case of prostate cancer.
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Poll: Should homework be banned at primary school level?
THE GREEN PARTY’S election manifesto was launched at the weekend, and one of its standout points was a proposal to phase out homework for primary school pupils.
Some academics have argued that there is no evidence to support the benefits of giving young children homework, and others have suggested that it may even be detrimental to their development.
The move was previously explored by an Oireachtas committee, while at least one Irish school has already stopped giving homework to primary school pupils.
But what do you think? Should primary schools stop giving pupils homework?
Poll Results:
No (1642)
Yes (1565)
I don't know/No opinion (153)
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Opinion: How would I, a refugee in Ireland, vote in this election?
By Evgeny Shtorn
Voting is a privilege and homelessness is the biggest challenge, writes Evgeny Shtorn.
How I Spend My Money: A 23-year-old clerical officer on €23,000 who lives in Louth
By TheJournal.ie reader
The Irish For: Cúpla focal for the happy couple
By Darach Ó Séaghdha - @TheIrishFor
Wedding prayers and toasts can sound so beautiful in Irish, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
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