Nine storied Irish walks: from rebel hills to drowned Spanish sailors
A stairway to heaven; an escape route for Tom Barry’s flying column; and a monument to unrequited passion: here are trails with stories attached
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Wolfe Tones lead singer sues RTÉ for defamation over comments made by Joe Duffy on Liveline
Brian Warfield is represented by well-known libel solicitor Paul Tweed in the proceedings
The Irish signatory to the US constitution who was also a slave-owner
Other emigrants such as Wolfe Tone did not compromise their principles in unfamiliar environments
‘The Hist’: A Trinity College Dublin forum for debate, transformative ideas … and self-regarding speechifying
Despite being banned, the Hist is set to celebrate its official status as the world’s oldest college debating society
Arc de Triomphe hosts military ceremony to remember the Irish who fought in the service of France
Event marks 220 years to the day since Napoleon created the Irish Legion
Wolfe Tone did not take his own life in jail. He was murdered – and I know who did it
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Bandon massacre showed roots of internecine violence ran deep
Shooting dead of 13 men in 1922 led to mass exodus of Protestants from that part of Cork
Trinity to examine colonial legacy in reply to Black Lives Matter
TCD’s history from the Plantation of Ulster to the Atlantic slave trade under scrutiny
Almost 3,000 grocery vouchers handed out at Capuchin Centre
Decision taken to provide €40 Supervalu vouchers instead of hampers this year
Rite&Reason: Irish religious minorities locked out of civic life
Pandemic has highlighted State’s illiteracy about diversity of people’s faiths
Mary Queen of Scots’ prayer book, Bono’s shades and Wolfe Tone’s papers in summer sales
Queen spent the last hours of her life in prayer before her execution in 1587
A Quiet Tide review: Poignant novel of missed opportunities
Marianne Lee’s charming debut fictionalises the life of an 18th-century Irish botanist
Ireland has a strange relationship with the word ‘republican’
Unthinkable: Ireland’s conception of republicanism is outside of the European norm
The Irish Times view on Dáil voting: Irresponsible behaviour
The Ceann Comhairle has ordered an inquiry into electronic voting in the chamber
Gavin Duffy’s own dragon’s den in Co Meath for €2.4m
Businessman and former presidential candidate selling 80ac estate outside Bellewstown
Northern Ireland could return to violence, study shows
Romanticising the Troubles contributes to the risk of a return to violence, experts warn
The Troubles – a euphemism for bloody conflict
the term had the advantage that it avoided ascribing blame to any of the participants
Church of Ireland marks 150 years since end of role as state church
A unique institution continues to accommodate those people of divergent political views
Some priests abused so many children they lost track - Diarmuid Martin
Catholic Church has to be made accountable, says Mary McAleese
World’s oldest college debating society to celebrate 250th anniversary
Trinity College Dublin Historical Society to celebrate its gilded, and star-studded, history
Feeding the homeless: ‘It is upsetting how many children come now’
A day spent between Dublin’s homeless charities shows a system under severe strain
Hatred of Windsor Park in 1993 has softened to pantomime
Michael Walker: There were boos in the game of two Irelands, but humour too
Martin says Varadkar would be ‘reckless’ to call election now
‘The one person who has done the most to create an aura of instability around his own Government is the Taoiseach himself’
She too: stop sexually harassing Molly Malone
‘I first laid my hands on sweet Molly Malone’ is not how this song is supposed to go
Molly Malone statue comes ‘alive, alive, oh’ in new project
The landmark will be given a voice as part of talking statues initiative for Dublin
‘I’m reminded of an old rugby saying of mine: never be afraid to let the opposition see your abs’
Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: One by one, I open the buttons of my shirt. Then, I stort unloading the dishwashing, making sure to let him see The Six
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