Poles Apart – Frank McNally on new and old Stella Cinemas and Shackleton’s last voyage
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New marine research vessel to be named after Antarctic explorer Tom Crean
Multi-purpose €25 million vessel due for delivery in 2022 and will be based in Galway
War of Independence: The who’s who of policing in Ireland
When the long-established RIC proved not up to the task of crushing the IRA, the British government made the fateful and fatal decision to draft in the Black and Tans and Auxiliaries
Sonia O’Sullivan: How to keep your competitive edge from going blunt
Athletes are in a holding pattern, but there are ways to get the adrenaline rush of racing
Damian Browne: To the ends of the Earth in search of the ‘savage warrior spirit’
The former Connacht and Leinster player has had to cancel at attempt at Everest
Irish explorer who discovered Antarctica honoured in home village
Defence Forces chief relates how Edward Bransfield press-ganged into navy in 1803
Government forced to confront complicated history of two police forces
RIC and DMP were tasked with opposing IRA in War of Independence
Feeling the winter chill? Raise a toast to Ireland’s polar explorers
Shackleton, Crean, Crozier, Hart: Irish names are all over the North and South poles
Shackleton's sea-bedroom was little more than a glorified packing case
The captain’s cabin, built during Ernest Shackleton’s fatal expedition in 1921, has been restored
Life in remote Antarctica, with no phone for months on end
For Irishman Jeff Dunne, knowing so few people have seen what he sees is worth the challenges
Tom Crean explores new heights on Norwegian Air tailfin
Airline recognises those known for innovation, pioneering and inspiring others
Take the Tom Crean endurance challenge walk
Walk for the weekend: Some 200 hardy international hikers take the annual 10-hour trip from Mount Brandon to Annascaul
Tom Crean to feature on Norwegian Air tailfins
Explorer to be a ‘tailfin hero’ on transatlantic aircraft from Ireland
A history of Ireland in 100 great quotes
From ‘Dress suitably, and buy a revolver’ and 'A terrible beauty' to 'We all partied'
Mayo won’t lack the motivation to bounce back again
‘This team is hardened enough and steely enough, and the appetite will be there’
Tracing your Irish ancestors? These records might help
Millions of historical birth, marriage and death documents are now available online
Statue of Polar explorer Ernest Shackleton unveiled in Athy
Tribute in home county comes on centenary of famous Antarctic rescue
50 Irish graves to visit before you die
If you like to commune with the ghosts of the famous in haunting surroundings, Ireland has enough burial places to last you a lifetime
Visual art: A Japanese ghost ship drops anchor in Dublin
Brian Duggan has made a fishing boat thought lost in the 2011 tsunamis the centre of his exhibition at Project
Polar opposite: The Irishman who spent 18 months living in Antarctica
100 years after Tom Crean’s voyage, Donegal man Danny McFadden returns from a year-and-a-half living on Rothera research station and visiting the South Pole
Andrews Lane theatre in central Dublin sells for €4.4m
New city centre hotel to include 115 pod-like rooms of between 10sq m and 12sq m
Drama of Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic rescue ‘pure Spielberg’, ambassador says
100 years on from voyage, Dominick Chilcott says Irish adventurer still has ‘resonance’
Devilled whitebait and mock turtle soup on menu for mock Shackleton centenary meal
Recreation of last Christmas dinner on board ‘Endurance’ takes place in Dún Laoghaire
Roddy L’Estrange: Struggling Vinny suffers rough justice
A comedy of errors on the golf course leads to downfall of The Three Stooges
Sideline Cut: Guinness risk leaving bitter taste with rugby ads
Gareth Thomas, Ashwin Willemse stories don’t sit well in sleek world of advertisement
The women at the heart of Cork arts
Ahead of Cork Midsummer, the women who have been central to keeping the city’s arts afloat talk about their plans
Ireland centurion Paul O’Connell looking to roll back years at the Millennium
Skipper relishing leading side against Wales on landmark occasion
Taking Shackleton’s exemplary leadership skills safely on board
The adventurer led his crew through extremes. A workshop analyses his management style
Which Government party won the reshuffle?
Retention of jobs portfolio may benefit FG but Labour’s tax reform proposals strong
War correspondent to address travel writing festival
Award-winning journalist to recount experience in strife-torn countries
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