‘I would now identify as Irish rather than British. It was a very proud day when my Irish passport showed up’
Composer Stephen McNeff was born in Belfast, then grew up in south Wales. His Irishness has become increasingly important to his identity
Patrick Pearse
Plaque unveiled at Sandymount home of Patrick Pearse’s family
One of 1916 Rising’s key leaders, Pearse lived in house during ‘formative’ years after 1900
Easter Rising, Curtain Falling – Frank McNally on the 1916 play still awaiting its Abbey premiere
An Irishman’s Diary
Priest says he ‘got a bit of a thrill’ when lorry reversed through gates of Russian embassy
Reverend John Walsh said he ‘would not have minded’ being in the cab of the lorry
Snámhaí or gormaire? The best Irish insults and nasty words
It is as slanderous, scabrous and muck-mouthed a language as any you’ll find
Mixed views over Mick Wallace voting against EU condemnation of invasion
‘He should have voted in favour. One child being murdered is one too many’
Archive covers more than 100 years of the Irish language movement
Exchange of letters among items in new Conradh na Gaeilge archive at NUI Galway
Brendan Kennelly obituary: Gifted poet, academic and storyteller
A writer who grew up in a pub, Kennelly learned how to tell a story and hold an audience
Rise of Ireland’s far right relies on abandoned social conservatives
Nativist politics have not played a big role in recent Irish elections. Might that change?
Irish actors and writers sign petition against sale of historic Fifth Avenue building
American Irish Historical Society represents ‘struggles and success of Irish ancestors’
Painting of famous 1916 Rising photograph to hang in the Seanad
Artist Sinead Guckian reverses the Pearse surrender photograph to reveal the woman
The three funerals of Terence MacSwiney
The events, each with thousands of mourners, were key moments in the battle for independence
Controversial Glasnevin memorial wall vandalised again
Attackers use sledgehammers and paint to deface monument
How the dearg-a-daol became Ireland’s most feared beetle
The beetle’s reputation comes from both folklore and its threatening posture
Oh god! How many of Ireland’s deities can you name?
Mythical Irish warriors, gods and royalty lost in the mists of time, but resurrected here
Fintan O’Toole: Irish blood, English heart – and white skin?
Morrissey was once an Anglo-Irish critic of Britishness, but he is now a far-right icon
Easter Rising’s 103rd anniversary is marked in Dublin
President leads commemorations at GPO following ceremony at Glasnevin Cemetery
A century on: the Dáil loan that set the State on road to financial sovereignty
Michael Collins began an audacious plan on April 4th, 1919, to appeal to people to fund an underground government
Give it a lash: 100 questions to test your Irishness
Win a €250 Kenny’s hamper, delivered anywhere in the world. Ah, go on, go on, go on ....
Fintan O’Toole: Ireland’s education system was rigid and violent
Brutality lingered as a set of attitudes long after it was banished as official practice
‘Resistance’: Let the arguments about historical truths begin
Follow-up to ‘Rebellion’ is based on the War of Independence, and is keen to emphasise overlooked female stories
Mary MacSwiney: The Free State’s ‘gorgon republican’
Vote 100: Progressive teacher and fervent separatist became one of the leading women in Irish politics
From Marcus Aurelius to Jesse Ventura: terrible leaders and their artistic notions
I’m easily swayed by politicians who do art. Here are some of my favourites
Copy of 1916 Proclamation withdrawn after private sale for €100,000
Original Rising document had been restored and conserved to museum standard in 2005
Frank McNally: The story of Ireland’s German internment camp of the first World War
Guests of the Nation – An Irishman’s Diary
Seven wonders of Ireland’s historical world
While we’re all familiar with high-profile places like Glendalough and Newgrange, there are 750 less well-known heritage sites around Ireland, all worth a visit. Here’s a taster of just a few of them
Patrick Freyne: ‘We are a nation of alcoholic, backside-baring stoics with mother issues’
Carrolls Irish Gifts shops are as apt a symbol for contemporary Ireland as anything else
‘Next time we see Queen Elizabeth she might have a knife’
Patrick Freyne's Icons of Ireland 2017: Ed Sheeran, Conor McGregor, ‘The Brits’
Patrick’s Pearse’s last letter before execution to be displayed to public
Brother Allen’s vast collection of 13,000 historic objects to be made available
Daughter of British captain who accepted Pearse’s surrender dies aged 107
Dorothea Findlater was likely the last person alive who remembers the Easter Rising
Declan Kiberd: Irish writers were an early warning system about abuse
Artists played a vital role in the State's formation and since independence have held it to account
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor: ‘I fought my way up from the mean streets of Rathgar’
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