When a devastating blight struck the potato crops, it unleashed a famine of unimaginable proportions, leaving a profound impact on Ireland’s history, culture, and population. This is the story of how ...

The ambitious project aims to address several longstanding issues at the museum, including accessibility issues and the preservation of several collections. Constructed in 1856, the Natural History ...

Ireland has officially stopped burning coal for electricity, closing its last coal-fired power plant in County Clare after more than 40 years. According to Bloomberg, the move makes Ireland the latest ...

I was driving along the R438 on my way from Sneem in Co Kerry to my home in Co Cavan, when it occurred to me how very long ...

As Women’s History Month draws to a close, Ireland, a nation still navigating the tensions between its traditional Catholic roots and its progressive modern identity, continues to face gender gaps in ...

(MENAFN- GetNews) A Compendium of Irish Witchcraft is a new piece of historical writing that is provoking discussion both in the literary and academic communities by challenging the most shadowed and ...

In Ireland, history consists of “telling tales and making it up,” as Robert Fitzroy Foster subtitles “The Irish Story,” his book on Irish history. This subtitle is both accusatory and conciliatory–one ...

DUBLIN — When Fatin Al Tamimi immigrated to Ireland in 1988, she felt like hers was the only hijab on the streets of Dublin. There weren't many other Arabs or Muslims in Ireland at that time. "People ...

Ireland's castle hotels have pulled off a feat that would impress even the craftiest medieval alchemist: they've transmuted cold stone fortresses into bastions of modern luxury, all while preserving ...