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The Mick Clifford Podcast: Who was Éamon de Valera? Colum Kenny reflects 50 years after his death
Half a century after Éamon de Valera’s death, historian Colum Kenny examines the legacy of Ireland’s most divisive leader

 Listen | Thu, 28 Aug, 2025

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Government must restore Irish sovereignty by removing triple lock on peacekeepers, says health minister
Government must restore Irish sovereignty by removing triple lock on peacekeepers, says health minister
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill highlighted how no peacekeeping missions have been sanctioned since 2014

Sun, 24 Aug, 2025

Taoiseach to commemorate 200th anniversary of major Irish migration to Canada
Taoiseach to commemorate 200th anniversary of major Irish migration to Canada
2,000 Irish people — principally from Doneraile, Mitchelstown, Charleville, and East Limerick — emigrated to Canada in 1825 under the Peter Robinson scheme

Mon, 11 Aug, 2025

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Possible second 19th century mass grave of massacred Irish rail workers discovered in US
Archaeologist who led the discovery of original site may have identified a second mass grave of Irish railroad workers

Mon, 11 Aug, 2025

Back to the future: Cork Public Museum celebrates 80 years with new exhibition
Back to the future: Cork Public Museum celebrates 80 years with new exhibition
Colette Sheridan fastens her seatbelt for some time travel as Cork Public Museum celebrates its landmark 80th anniversary

Sun, 10 Aug, 2025

Legacy of the Liberator: The 250th anniversary of Daniel O'Connell's birth celebrated 
Legacy of the Liberator: The 250th anniversary of Daniel O'Connell's birth celebrated 
Daniel O'Connell's anniversary celebrations kicked off at Derrynane House on Wednesday

Sat, 09 Aug, 2025

North Cork group seeks to bring 'missing' Irish chalice back from UK — on loan
North Cork group seeks to bring 'missing' Irish chalice back from UK — on loan
A rare 16th-century chalice linked to the deaths of two priests may finally return from London to Cork

Sat, 09 Aug, 2025

‘Even children had to carry the bodies’: Hiroshima survivors speak 80 years after 'the bomb'
‘Even children had to carry the bodies’: Hiroshima survivors speak 80 years after 'the bomb'
America's incinerating of civilians in the atom bombs of 1945. Was that war, or war crime? asks Rosita Sweetman

Sat, 09 Aug, 2025

Life as a conservation officer: Meet the Cork woman trying to preserve Waterford's heritage
Life as a conservation officer: Meet the Cork woman trying to preserve Waterford's heritage
In the fifth part of her series on council workers, Sarah Horgan meets Rose Ryall, Waterford City and County Council’s executive architectural conservation officer

Thu, 07 Aug, 2025

Daniel O'Connell commemorated at event marking 250th anniversary of The Liberator's birth
Daniel O'Connell commemorated at event marking 250th anniversary of The Liberator's birth
The event, held at Derrynane House in Caherdaniel, featured spoken word, music, and family reflections inspired by O'Connell's legacy

Wed, 06 Aug, 2025

Daniel O'Connell
Mick Clifford: Why Daniel O’Connell was Ireland's greatest politician
Whatever about his status as greatest Irishman, O’Connell was, through the force of his personality and intellect, indisputably the best politician in these islands, writes Mick Clifford

Wed, 06 Aug, 2025

'Hugely significant' Irish archive donated to the State will be unveiled in Cork
'Hugely significant' Irish archive donated to the State will be unveiled in Cork
Donated to Ireland almost eight years ago, the Daniel MacCarthy Glas collection will go on display at Cork City and County Archives in Blackpool during Heritage Week

Mon, 04 Aug, 2025

Maeve Kyle
Clodagh Finn: They called Maeve Kyle a disgrace to motherhood — then she became an Irish Olympic icon
Maeve Kyle broke rules, records, and expectations — blazing a trail from Kilkenny to Tokyo across five decades of Irish sport

Sat, 26 Jul, 2025

Coronavirus - Mon Jul 26, 2021
Remember when a minister held Guinness 'hostage'? And other Irish food stories
A book examining our relationship with food and drink from prehistory up to the present day is a rich resource 

Tue, 22 Jul, 2025

Clodagh Finn: The Irish tennis ace you've probably never heard of
Clodagh Finn: The Irish tennis ace you've probably never heard of
As one of the world’s most famous tournaments draws to a close today, meet this one-time finalist and greatly overlooked tennis great

Sun, 13 Jul, 2025

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Gareth O'Callaghan: Live Aid captured the imagination while causing a lot of controversy
Too many people look the other way; whatever Bob Geldof's critics might think of him, thankfully he didn’t

Sat, 12 Jul, 2025

Clodagh Finn: Carmel Snow, the Irish Anna Wintour who reshaped US fashion
Clodagh Finn: Carmel Snow, the Irish Anna Wintour who reshaped US fashion
Her vision was an immediate success. She took over Harper’s Bazaar in 1935, quickly tripling the magzine's circulation

Sat, 05 Jul, 2025

Crowd Watching the Burning of Four Courts Building
Pioneering project releases more lost Irish records spanning 700 years
Newly restored material from vast archive destroyed in Civil War takes in Anglo-Norman conquest and 1798 rebellion

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

Air India Flight 182: Cork photographer recalls taking iconic image of 1985 bombing tragedy
Air India Flight 182: Cork photographer recalls taking iconic image of 1985 bombing tragedy
Former Irish Examiner photographer Denis Minihane reflects on the haunting image that captured global heartbreak from a Cork hospital window

Sat, 21 Jun, 2025

Clodagh Finn: The ‘prowling pilot’ who became Ireland's first female flight instructor
Clodagh Finn: The ‘prowling pilot’ who became Ireland's first female flight instructor
As a much older woman, I still aspire to be like Dr Daphne, writes Clodagh Finn who flicks through the archives to find a true Renaissance woman who instilled a sense of wonder

Sat, 21 Jun, 2025

Clodagh Finn: A tale of two extraordinary ‘ordinary’ grandmothers
Clodagh Finn: A tale of two extraordinary ‘ordinary’ grandmothers
Evictions over a two-week period in June 1887 generated international headlines, and widespread sympathy for tenants

Sat, 14 Jun, 2025

Clodagh Finn: Restoring some honour to Honour Bright, 100 years on
Clodagh Finn: Restoring some honour to Honour Bright, 100 years on
Lizzie O’Neill’s murder shocked the State, and her reputation was left in shreds

Sat, 07 Jun, 2025

'After 10 decades of life, you need to be matter-of-fact about death'
'After 10 decades of life, you need to be matter-of-fact about death'
Jennifer Sleeman believes the width of life is much more important than its length, yet in her 95 years she has succeeded in achieving both, writes Clodagh Finn

Sat, 07 Jun, 2025

Clodagh Finn: An invite to rediscover the female writers of Kerry
Clodagh Finn: An invite to rediscover the female writers of Kerry
Strap in for a rapid-fire tour of an exhibition that casts off the wilful forgetfulness of centuries

Sat, 31 May, 2025

Kerry Airport board dismisses call to rename transport hub after Daniel O'Connell
Kerry Airport board dismisses call to rename transport hub after Daniel O'Connell
Meanwhile, Kerry County Council has said only Caherciveen so far is marking the anniversary of the Liberator

Wed, 28 May, 2025

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HISTORY COLLECTION

Read our series of history supplements celebrating the decade of centenaries

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War of Independence Podcast

A special four-part series hosted by Mick Clifford

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Commemorating 100 years since the War of Independence
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The Burning of Cork

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We look at the historical context and reproduce the original report from our archives which details one of the darkest days in the city's history.

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Commemorating 100 years since the War of Independence

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