Irish history

Travel Ireland 2019: Everywhere you need to visit this summer... From the lonely prison cells of Kilmainham Gaol to St Patrick's grave
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Travel Ireland 2019: Everywhere you need to visit this summer... From the lonely prison cells of Kilmainham Gaol to St Patrick's grave

By: Mal Rogers

Remains of medieval child found with other skeletons just yards from St Patrick's grave in Northern Ireland
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Remains of medieval child found with other skeletons just yards from St Patrick's grave in Northern Ireland

By: Aidan Lonergan

British MEP mercilessly ridiculed after getting Irish history facts wrong
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British MEP mercilessly ridiculed after getting Irish history facts wrong

By: Jack Beresford

Bloody Sunday: PPS decide one former British soldier will face prosecution over 1972 massacre in Derry
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Bloody Sunday: PPS decide one former British soldier will face prosecution over 1972 massacre in Derry

By: Aidan Lonergan

Man arrested over theft of 800-year-old 'Crusader' mummy's head from Dublin church
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Man arrested over theft of 800-year-old 'Crusader' mummy's head from Dublin church

By: Aidan Lonergan

Gardaí find decapitated head of 800-year-old 'Crusader' stolen from Dublin church
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Gardaí find decapitated head of 800-year-old 'Crusader' stolen from Dublin church

By: Aidan Lonergan

Hero Irish soldier who won Victoria Cross for gallantry in Crimean War to be commemorated in Edinburgh
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Hero Irish soldier who won Victoria Cross for gallantry in Crimean War to be commemorated in Edinburgh

By: James Rudy

Theft of decapitated mummy's head from Dublin crypt was 'planned crime' and not 'mindless vandalism', say Gardaí
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Theft of decapitated mummy's head from Dublin crypt was 'planned crime' and not 'mindless vandalism', say Gardaí

By: Aidan Lonergan

Outrage as thieves steal 800-year-old head of Irish 'crusader' from church in Dublin
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Outrage as thieves steal 800-year-old head of Irish 'crusader' from church in Dublin

By: Aidan Lonergan

Statues of Oliver Cromwell and William of Orange found by Gardaí almost a decade after they were stolen
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Statues of Oliver Cromwell and William of Orange found by Gardaí almost a decade after they were stolen

By: Aidan Lonergan

Paddy Power place full-page ad in The Sun newspaper mocking Brexiteer ignorance of Ireland
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Paddy Power place full-page ad in The Sun newspaper mocking Brexiteer ignorance of Ireland

By: Aidan Lonergan

Moral Murderers? Why the ambush that sparked Ireland’s War of Independence remains controversial 100 years on
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Moral Murderers? Why the ambush that sparked Ireland’s War of Independence remains controversial 100 years on

By: Kevin Haddick Flynn

Dáil100: President Higgins leads centenary celebrations to mark anniversary of First Dáil in 1919
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Dáil100: President Higgins leads centenary celebrations to mark anniversary of First Dáil in 1919

By: Aidan Lonergan

'Remarkable archaeological discoveries' made at Irish world heritage site Newgrange revealed
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'Remarkable archaeological discoveries' made at Irish world heritage site Newgrange revealed

By: Aidan Lonergan

Catholic police officer in Northern Ireland says he was forced to 'cut ties' with his family after joining the force
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Catholic police officer in Northern Ireland says he was forced to 'cut ties' with his family after joining the force

By: Aidan Lonergan