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The original 19th century dome blew off in the 1970s, lay in a shed, was flattened and thought lost until its recent restoration

OPW says extensive graffiti and apparent collapse of entrance stones at Carrowkeel being ‘treated very seriously’

Singer and actress has lent her support to campaign to redevelop site incorporating laneways and buildings of Easter Rising

Loyalists and republicans were opposed to the SDLP leader’s efforts to achieve a peaceful settlement in Northern Ireland, as these extracts from a new book by Stephen Walker show

Some disbanded members of the 13,000-strong force were forced to leave Ireland because of threats from the IRA, says Dr Brian Hughes

Staging the Treaty: A filmed theatrical production, written by Theo Dorgan, using primary sources will soon be available to view

Court tomb that is 6,000 years old was discovered in Co Armagh in 1966 and was previously on display at the Ulster Museum

Catholic hierarchy’s 1922 letter was used by pro-Treaty side to povide moral justification for ‘sinful and criminal behaviour’

English historian’s new book, Emperor of Rome, explores fascinating figures whose palaces were ultimately prisons and who knew no one would ever tell them the truth

Almost two decades after the agent known as Stakeknife was outed as an informer, many interviewees for this book still opt for anonymity, as if they don’t trust reports of his death

I think about how I desired suffering for me, even when it cost me dearly, so long as I could lay the blame for it at the doors of the Protestant community or the British

Retired group captain John Hemingway (104) is the only surviving Battle of Britain pilot

On this day in 1873, the Fisk Jubilee Singers concluded a tour of Ireland that captivated audiences and confounded preconceptions

Lynch strove to prevent the Civil War and only committed to it after the Free State shelled the Four Courts, says Ahern

Recreation of battle the highlight of events commemorating 1798 rebellion

Britain argued the Free State’s foreign affairs should be led from London, but Cosgrave forged ahead

Former journalist wrote acclaimed biography of Jack Lynch and was Emeritus Professor of History at UCC

Dr Martin Mansergh said the Collins-de-Valera draft constitution provided the basis for avoiding conflict but Churchill vetoed it

Event marks 220 years to the day since Napoleon created the Irish Legion

Theft of lands from native nobility — Gaelic and old English — to English and Scottish settlers created new Protestant ascendancy

Opened 154 years ago, the cemetery tells the stories of slain IRA volunteers and RIC men shot by the IRA

Historic CIÉ vessel, once planned to become a five-star hotel, being demolished after partially sinking earlier this year in Ringsend

Author Nicola Pierce charts the notable, and often tumultuous, events that took place on the capital’s main thoroughfare north of the Liffey

Arthur Fields arrived from Ukraine in the early 20th century and became a well-known presence in the capital

David Blake Knox, who first examined the kidnapping and murder of Thomas Niedermayer in a 2019 book, is keen to show how such outrages spread misery through generations

More than 1,000 poison gas grenades were sent to Dublin to aid the Provisional Government in 1922

Irish revolutionary figure and Proclamation of Independence signatory was a key player in the Irish freedom movement

More than 800 mostly working class young men died fighting for the pro-treaty side; for the first time a full roll of honour is available to the public

What I Do: Katherine McCormack, archaeologist and living historian, Dublinia

Memorial in Islington marks site where Collins was sworn into the Irish Republican Brotherhood

Islanders will bury 13 skulls in the graveyard of St Colman’s Church on Sunday

Anti-slavery campaigner’s time in country important to family due to ‘transformative’ impact

Former RTÉ northern editor’s address in west Cork will mark 101st anniversary of death of Michael Collins in the Civil War

Micheál Martin raised Kennedy’s statement that Ireland is ‘not neutral between liberty and tyranny’

The Act has been deployed against the IRA at various times in the past but that threat no longer exists

When TCD bought the Fagel Collection in 1802 it increased the Library’s holding by 40%. An exhibition of the rare books opens Wednesday, June 21st.

Fagel collection of 30,000 books originally owned by wealthy Dutch family will be on view in university’s Long Room

National Museum of Country Life in Co Mayo has started gathering pandemic-related items - from face masks to empty vaccine vials to Dr Tony Holohan’s tie - to remember the health crisis

Retired Dublin architect returned to German city of Saarbrücken to track down the people who helped create gift of gratitude to Ireland

Unthinkable: Postmodernists can be found on the left and the right but are united in rejecting the Enlightenment project