DNA study shows the deadly potato blight came from South America.

A series of lectures being held at Christ Church Cathedral is looking at the past, present and future impacts of the homelessness crisis in Dublin. Research advisor Dr Stuart Kinsella is involved with ...

It used to be all about St Valentine’s Day but now it’s February, the Month of Love, which makes a lot more sense — and why ...

While historical tensions have been acknowledged, a shared solidarity and activism highlighted the relationship between ...

In The Unseen Truth, Sarah Lewis examines how an erroneous 18th-century story about the “Caucasian ... often Jewish or Irish women whose hair had been stiffened with the help of coatings of ...

who campaigned for legislative freedom for the Irish Parliament in the late 18th century throughout the 1780s and 90s. Many of us may not agree with the rest of his politics, however. According to ...

The 18th Battalion was raised at Liverpool in New South Wales in March 1915 as part of the 5th Brigade. It left Australia in early May, trained in Egypt from mid-June until mid-August, and on 22 ...

(AP Photo/Peter Morrison) Irish independent politician who has served as a Teachta Dala, Michael Lowry, speaks to journalists ahead of the election of Fianna Fail’s Micheal Martin in Dublin, Wednesday ...

Ireland has delayed choosing its new prime minister after a row over speaking rights sparked angry scenes in parliament. The Irish Parliament, called the Dail, had this morning convened to ...

While 18th century Ireland was plagued with absentee or money-hungry landlords, Valentia was unique in that its landlords - the various Knights of Kerry - developed industries and opportunities ...

Ireland's parliament will sit for the first time later following November's election. Fianna Fáil won the most seats in the Dáil (lower house of parliament) but it was not enough for a majority ...