Daniel O’Connell

Roscommon estate takes prestigious heritage award

Dating to the High Kings of Ireland, Clonalis House wins HHI O’Flynn Group Heritage Prize

The fight for a modern court complex in Tralee: ‘All we want is a functioning court’

Since March 2020, no jury trials have been held in Kerry, and local frustration is growing

A stroll through time in Glasnevin cemetery

Ireland’s best known cemetery has resumed tours for visitors

Daniel O’Connell used contradictions in his own life to achieve goals says historian

Public perception of O’Connell influenced as much by folklore, mythology as by history

Plaque erected in Dublin for anti-slavery leader Frederick Douglass

Visit of abolitionist to city commemorated at Eustace Street building where he spoke

One-way graphic – Frank McNally on the south-facing statues of Dublin’s main street

An Irishman’s Diary

Seen any UFOs in Tipperary lately? A 340-year-old book records sightings

De Burca rare book sale includes book with accounts of ‘something like a ship’ in the sky

Glanleam House: A sub-tropical paradise retreat on Valentia Island

House and gardens run as B&B with three self-catering houses to rent on the estate

Two-bob job – Frank McNally on the Dantesque origins of a classic Irish coin

An Irishman’s Diary

Frederick Douglass ‘felt human for first time’ on Irish visit, descendant says

Great-great granddaughter of anti-slavery activist launches Dublin trail celebrating links

Royal appointment – Denis Fahey on George IV’s visit to Ireland

An Irishman’s Diary

United States urged to appoint special envoy to Northern Ireland

Congressional hearing on Belfast Agreement told of issues still facing North

One fell swoop – Fionnuala Ward on seagulls

An Irishwoman’s Diary

Ian O’Riordan: Following JM Synge’s footsteps over his beloved native terrain

Foothills of Dublin and Wicklow mountains evoke spirit of famed Irish playwright/poet

Charles Townshend: Sinn Féin negotiated treaty that cut Ireland in two

100 years ago: How the Irish Border went from idea stage to fixture

Emma Dabiri and Hazel Chu: ‘This is a real, important moment in Ireland’

Race, inequality and how we have a unique opportunity to create a better country

Monumental achievement – Tony Delaney on John Canon O’Hanlon

An Irishman’s Diary

Stretcher case – An Irishman’s Diary on James Ryan, a notorious Limerick hangman

An Irishman’s Diary

Anti-slavery hero’s 1845 trip to Ireland to be feted in ‘Douglass Week’

Online events will focus on Frederick Douglass’s ‘transformative’ four-month visit

Hacked Off – Frank McNally on the trail of Hackball, King of the Beggars

An Irishman’s Diary

Charles de Gaulle’s time in Ireland recalled on 50th anniversary of his death

Documentary recalls the six weeks the French general spent here in 1969

Villain or victim? An Irishman’s Diary on Sir William Gregory and the Great Famine

Frederick Douglass: Push for Cork street to be named after anti-slavery activist

‘Commemorating Douglass now would send signal about how Cork is a vibrant, multicultural city’

When Down’s 1960 All-Ireland victory brought down barriers

Protestants and Catholics travelled to Croke Park and celebrated side-by-side in Newry

Kingdom Come (and Gone) – Frank McNally on holidays in Kerry, the myth of Tír na nÓg, and the demise of Big Phil

Derry struggles with how to honour local hero John Hume

Covid-19 complicates community desire to pay respects to man who gave city so much

Tributes to John Hume flood in from Irish and international politicians

‘He taught us that it is better to live for Ireland than to die for Ireland,’ says Eastwood

Keith Duggan: How we could all do with a dose of that Italia 90 feeling just now

30 years ago it seemed like the whole of Ireland burst out on to the streets at the same time

Newton Emerson: The North’s approach to difficult statues is adding rather than removing

None of the city’s handful of landmark statues is now thought worth fighting over

Michael Collins’s importance in the War of Independence has been exaggerated

How did the untrained, poorly armed IRA succeed against the superior British forces?

Mass civil disobedience and the War of Independence

Peaceful mass mobilisation, collective action against state institutions, boycott and ostracisation were powerful weapons in the conflict

After 200 years, Johnnie Fox’s is coming down the mountain

With the doors closed to customers the pub has started a home delivery food service

‘The greatest war correspondent’ – An Irishman’s Diary on William Howard Russell

New York initiative explores links between black identity and Irishness

America Letter: Slavery and vying for jobs part of legacy along with warm relations

The Waterford man who married Napoleon Bonaparte’s niece

Politician Thomas Wyse was one of only five Catholics to win a seat in the House of Commons in 1829

Irish Times view on Seamus Mallon: A shining beacon in our darkest era

Man of extraordinary courage never wavered in his pursuit of justice and peace

O’Connell family pay tribute to ancestor with Liberator whiskey brand

Descendent of Daniel O’Connell sets up new distillery at Lakeview Estate in Co Kerry

Sotheby’s €3.4m sale sets new records for Irish artists

Jack B Yeats paintings also perform well; 34 of his works are set to make auction debut

Magic carpet result in London, Cartier gems in Clontarf

Ming vase fetched €610,000 at Sheppard’s sale – almost €500,000 over estimate

Manhattan Transfer – Frank McNally on the surprise origins of a classic Irish drinking ballad, Finnegan’s Wake

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