# history-lesson - Friday 19 April, 2019
Wayne Hennessey escaped punishment for an alleged Nazi salute after claiming ignorance and now wants to be educated on the subject.
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# history-lesson - Saturday 2 March, 2019
As the church tour guide explains, not much is known about the life of the figure known as ‘The Crusader’.
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# history-lesson - Thursday 4 October, 2018
The Panthers did right by Reid, but why did it take so long asks Steve O’Rourke.
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# history-lesson - Tuesday 11 April, 2017
The White House Press Secretary is under fire once again for his comments.
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# history-lesson - Wednesday 28 December, 2016
Jelle Klassen proved too strong for ‘The History Maker’.
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# history-lesson - Monday 26 December, 2016
Author Colm Wallace tells the story of soldier-turned-criminal William Downes.
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# history-lesson - Sunday 25 December, 2016
The Hollywood legend has, in fact, a direct line to county Kilkenny.
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# history-lesson - Saturday 12 November, 2016
Ben Blake has learned all about the man Austria’s Ernst-Happel Stadium is named after on the latest away trip.
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# history-lesson - Tuesday 1 November, 2016
The billiards room of Lizzy Hayes’ Commercial Hotel, Thurles was the starting point of the GAA as we know it.
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# history-lesson - Tuesday 26 July, 2016
John King, who is of Irish descent, said he wasn’t making fun of the speaker.
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# history-lesson - Monday 28 March, 2016
Patrick Aylward, 63, was accused of burning a young child to death.
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# history-lesson - Saturday 5 March, 2016
The Kingfisher sadly burnt down last week, and the site has an interesting history
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# history-lesson - Saturday 13 February, 2016
Both this weekend’s Six Nations clash and Ireland’s Euro 2016 curtain-raiser are being staged at the Paris ground.
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# history-lesson - Thursday 26 March, 2015
Ireland and Poland face off for only the third time competitively but a draw mentality might backfire.
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# history-lesson - Sunday 29 June, 2014
Jogi Loew isn’t buying talk that the infamous 1982 carve up with Austria is a factor in 2014.
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# history-lesson - Sunday 23 March, 2014
A welcome comfort for WWII soldiers…if they didn’t explode.
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# history-lesson - Wednesday 19 March, 2014
The beer was offered to students during a history lesson.
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# history-lesson - Saturday 1 March, 2014
It shows an Irish Peg tackle a macaroni…but the parsnip loses. Confused? Read on…
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# history-lesson - Saturday 22 February, 2014
Guilt, fear and the lure of hero worship were all used by the Dublin recruitment office in 1915. Check out the posters.
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# history-lesson - Sunday 9 February, 2014
“I think it’s kind of silly that it would take the University a couple of years to get around to it. I can do it better than they can, and I can do it in a week.”
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# history-lesson - Sunday 2 February, 2014
See this 1919 American newspaper article for ‘proof’.
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# history-lesson - Sunday 26 January, 2014
The advertisement was found in the archives of the Washington Herald from 24 March 1921.
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# history-lesson - Saturday 25 January, 2014
Louisa Nolan’s acts even made headlines in the US.
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# history-lesson - Saturday 21 September, 2013
# history-lesson - Monday 29 July, 2013
Today will be the 27th time the Council of State has been convened to discuss legislation – but it’s not the first time abortion laws have been discussed.
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# history-lesson - Wednesday 26 June, 2013
The South American pair face off in the Confederations Cup semi-final tonight with Big Phil’s men out to avenge one of the nation’s most heartbreaking losses.
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# history-lesson - Friday 14 June, 2013
Can you spot what has changed and what has stayed the same?
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# history-lesson - Sunday 31 March, 2013
Easter around the world, from 1929 to 1979.
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# history-lesson - Friday 15 March, 2013
From the birth of hip hop to Madonna’s influence on fashion.
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# history-lesson - Thursday 27 September, 2012
The talk show host presented the British prime minister with a citizenship challenge.
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# history-lesson - Monday 16 July, 2012
The English capital is gearing up for its time in the spotlight. They’ve been here before, but never like this.
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# history-lesson - Wednesday 11 April, 2012
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the Third Home Rule Bill to Westminster. But what was it?
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# history-lesson - Friday 6 January, 2012
An independent company has garnered wide-ranging support for its efforts to build a museum next to the home of Kerry GAA.
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# history-lesson - Friday 9 December, 2011
Following the announcement that Trap’s team are set to make Gdynia their Euro 2012 home, we’ve compiled a list of some of the most intriguing facts relating to the city.
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# history-lesson - Sunday 17 July, 2011
The Championship at St Georges has had some thrilling finales, surprise victors and a host of memorable moments. We look back at its recent history there.
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