The Thomas Clarke papers: An impish wit who fretted about moneyThomas J Clarke, whose name appeared first among those of the signatories to the Proclamation of the Irish Republic, was an unbending Fenian – and a mordant, impish witSat Jan 09 2016 - 00:00
TD wants €6m Athlone flood defences builtWork should start immediately based on OPW cost estimate, says McFaddenThu Jan 07 2016 - 23:11
Rejoice! RTÉ to broadcast third night of the Rose of TraleeFestival will include 68 Roses in new, longer formatWed Jan 06 2016 - 15:34
War of Independence veteran made State claim for cruiseGeneral Seán Mac Eoin argued 1961 trip, worth €5,000 today, was to heal war woundsMon Jan 04 2016 - 01:00
Turner paintings on annual display . . . but only for JanuaryWeak light in January seen as perfect to display masterpieces in National GalleryMon Jan 04 2016 - 01:00
Wind energy industry launches €500,000 ad campaignPromotion is backed by semi-State bodies such as Coillte, Bord na Móna and the ESBMon Jan 04 2016 - 01:00
Family of Simon Cumbers have no comment on executionMan involved in murder of Irish cameraman receives death penalty in Saudi ArabiaSun Jan 03 2016 - 19:43
Government may invite Prince Charles to 1916 eventDublin Castle ceremony marks beginning of State programme for Rising commemorationsSat Jan 02 2016 - 09:30
‘Rebellion’: what an outsider’s eye brings to RTÉ’s Easter Rising centrepieceFor its big-budget drama based on the 1916 Rising, the broadcaster has turned to the Finnish director Aku Louhimies, who can bring a new perspective to Irish historySat Jan 02 2016 - 05:00
Irish witnesses describe panic during Dubai skyscraper fireAnita Williams says she was ‘never so terrified’ when fire swept through Address hotelFri Jan 01 2016 - 19:10
A warm December breaks Met Éireann recordsDublin’s Phoenix Park recorded its highest temperatures in almost 160 yearsFri Jan 01 2016 - 13:11
Flood risk to continue for three weeks, Met Éireann says81mm of rain registered in Carrick-on-Suir in 24 hour period during Storm FrankWed Dec 30 2015 - 15:55
‘Benign conditions’ to keep Irish tourism sector growingITIC says strong economies in key markets, favourable exchange rates and cheap fuel all plusesWed Dec 30 2015 - 15:16
Storm Frank causes floods, closes roads and cuts power to thousandsCork worst hit by rising water levels with Galway, Kilkenny and Wexford also affectedWed Dec 30 2015 - 15:15
Easter 1916: Global programme for centenary announcedArgentina, Brazil, Japan and Australia are among countries to host events for occasionWed Dec 30 2015 - 06:44
Lemmy one of the last links to the origins of rock and rollTribute: You couldn’t make Lemmy up. His career was a triumph of style and substanceTue Dec 29 2015 - 13:43
Storm Frank’s heavy rains to increase flood riskMet Éireann forecasts above average rainfall as River Shannon begins to rise once againMon Dec 28 2015 - 01:00
Irish Film Board hails ‘coming of age’ year for domestic industryCritical and commercial successes include seven Irish films at Sundance Film FestivalMon Dec 28 2015 - 01:00
Reopening Roscommon A&E ‘pie in the sky’, says consultantDr Liam McMullen apologises to FG TD who was ‘politically destroyed’ over closureWed Dec 23 2015 - 01:00
Government ‘needs to get real’ about au pair exploitation- charityMore than half of the au pairs working in Ireland earn less than €120 per weekTue Dec 22 2015 - 10:47
First World War memorial in Tralee vandalised in paint attackRoyal Munster Fusiliers memorial made of black stone only erected earlier this yearMon Dec 21 2015 - 20:58
Start dreaming of a white Christmas (but only in parts)Brief cold snap may bring snow to higher grounds in western coastal countiesMon Dec 21 2015 - 09:59
Teeling Whiskey Distillery has welcomed 25,000 visitors to date€10m Liberties attraction opened in JuneFri Dec 18 2015 - 18:22
Emergency coordinators hopeful worst of flooding is over‘Encouraging signs’ flooding is starting to subside, National coordiantion group saysFri Dec 18 2015 - 08:35
Highest December temperatures in six decades recordedDaffodils blooming with very mild weather forecast to continue until Christmas DayThu Dec 17 2015 - 11:13
No more flying your drone over military bases from MondayNew legislation makes Ireland one of the first countries to regulate popular new hobbyThu Dec 17 2015 - 10:36
Justin Bieber shows in Dublin sell out within minutesFans queue all night for tickets to Dublin shows at 3Arena on November 1st and 2ndThu Dec 17 2015 - 10:20
Artists to receive bursaries to mark Easter RisingProgramme aims to help young artists mark centenary landmark next yearThu Dec 17 2015 - 01:10
Carrick-on-Shannon coping with second major flood in six yearsResidents of Co Leitrim town want single agency set up to manage overflowing riverWed Dec 16 2015 - 09:17
Rugby World Cup, Conor McGregor in top Google searchesParis terror attacks and Charlie Haughey also in Irish top 10 searches in 2015Wed Dec 16 2015 - 08:29
‘Positive’ development as Shannon levels stabiliseRed Cross receives over 100 calls requesting details of €5m flood relief scheme for firmsTue Dec 15 2015 - 19:31
Country braces itself for yet more heavy rainWater levels have stabilised or are rising more slowly in Shannon catchment areaTue Dec 15 2015 - 08:02
IFA criticises five-year timeframe to map flood-risk areas along ShannonOPW survey of 300 areas not due to report until end of next yearMon Dec 14 2015 - 22:22
Further danger as Shannon levels set to peak on MondayHomeowners left counting costs afer canal bursts banks in Corbally area of LimerickMon Dec 14 2015 - 01:00
Ernie O’Malley photographs published for the first timeFamous author and his wife took thousands of pictures of rural Mayo in 1930s and 1940sSun Dec 13 2015 - 21:54
Euro 2016 ticket scramble begins in earnest for green armyFans set to register details from Monday for next summer’s European ChampionshipsSun Dec 13 2015 - 16:48
Revolution to be digitised as 10m documents to go onlineFiles relate to actions of 80,000 during Rising, War of Independence and Civil WarFri Dec 11 2015 - 08:22
Stories of the Revolution: President relives painful struggleMichael D Higgins convinced his father’s long battle to get military pension was due to his anti-Treaty activitiesFri Dec 11 2015 - 01:56
Stories of the Revolution: John Higgins had to wait 22 years for pensionPresident’s father long pursued military pension before receiving one on appeal in 1956Fri Dec 11 2015 - 01:53
Stories of the Revolution: With nothing to charge Childers, pistol used as justification for executionArchive files show the Free State government was desperate to arrest Erskine Childers and remove him from the sceneFri Dec 11 2015 - 01:45
Stories of the Revolution: Dan Breen’s battle with bureaucracyFollowing War of Independence and Civil War, Breen fought for decades for pensionFri Dec 11 2015 - 01:43
Stories of the revolution: Andrews family not entitled to funeral grant for wifeTodd Andrews was a prominent republican and he was also a major figure in the Free StateFri Dec 11 2015 - 01:40
Stories of the revolution: Woman sent to Rome to brief Benito Mussolini on Civil WarDe Valera also asked O’Brien to go to Australia to seek support for anti-Treaty sideFri Dec 11 2015 - 01:33
Stories of the revolution: Woman praised for her ‘cool daring’ in accessing filesPensions archive reveals heroic actions of women in the revolutionary periodFri Dec 11 2015 - 01:30
Stories of the revolution: President’s uncle got military pension but aunt turned downKitty Higgins listed her activities as making Tricolours, supplying food to camps and clothes to volunteersFri Dec 11 2015 - 00:48
An Irishman’s Diary on the 10th (Irish) Division and SalonikaWar in the mountainsTue Dec 08 2015 - 01:01
The Éamonn Ceannt papers: ‘I am calmly awaiting the end’‘My dearest wife Áine,’ began Éamonn Ceannt’s final letter, which he wrote in Kilmainham Gaol the night before his executionSat Dec 05 2015 - 01:00
Ryan Tubridy discovers ancestor’s letter to Roger CasementBroadcaster’s great-grandmother reveals depth of poverty among poor in ConnemaraFri Dec 04 2015 - 15:17
Former ‘Irish Press’ journalists contribute to new book‘The Press Gang’ marks passing of a way of life in pre-Twitter newspaper age, says editorFri Dec 04 2015 - 09:07
Guildford Four lawyer Gareth Peirce gets Irish honourNovelist Mario Vargas Llosa also among 10 who received awards from PresidentThu Dec 03 2015 - 21:50
