Where are the hurling and football strongholds in Ireland? Examining the number of county final wins for every club can show the strengths of hurling and football throughout the country GAA • 1 hr
Why we turned a Dublin street into a playground The D7 Play Streets initiative is about showing what a simple reallocation of public space which puts children first could look like. Play • 1 hr
How a 'magical' 1978 night at Tolka Park went down in WNT history Ireland's 1978 match against France on home soil stands out for many former WNT players as a highlight of their days in a green jersey UEFA Women's Euro 2025 • 16 Jul
George Berkeley: the Irish philosopher, bishop and cannabis fan The strange story of Ireland's most conservative philosopher, bishop and slave owner, and his interest in growing hemp in Clare and Limerick History • 15 Jul
Are there patterns to the decisions made by hurling referees? 3 research findings suggest referees might display a compensating tendency when it comes to awarding frees in matches Referees • 14 Jul
'Face the flag': a history of the national anthem & Gaelic games The rules and rituals around Amhrán na bhFiann at matches have lead to controversy, resistance and protests Gaelic Games • 14 Jul
The roots of hurling, the greatest game on earth The story of the origins of hurling is one where history bleeds away into myth and legend Hurling • 14 Jul
What will the hurley of the future look like? Ireland's native ash tree is on the brink of extinction and that means the hurley may have to change GAA • 14 Jul
Anybody but England: why we find it hard to shout for the English There are a myriad of reasons from disidentification to marginalisation why so many of us want to see England lose on Sunday Sport • 12 Jul
Why did Oliver Cromwell end up in Ireland in the first place? Cromwell's well-equipped forces faced an army of Irish and Old English Catholics, Irish Protestants and English royalists History • 11 Jul
5 things you didn't know about Fionn Mac Cumhaill The man who ate the Salmon of Knowledge was a complex character and not always likeable, but he was certainly thought-provoking Fionn Mac Cumhaill • 11 Jul
Why the trench coat became the garment of choice for IRA fighters The waterproof coat protected soldiers from rain, thorns and mud, but the advantage for the IRA was it also concealed weapons Fashion • 11 Jul
Why Irish people love making connections when we meet strangers The Irish connection grid means we're always striving to find a link to make the world smaller Society • 11 Jul
Cinderella but not as we know her: wonder tales & Irish tradition Wonder tales transport the listener from the mundane world of day-to-day life to the marvellous sphere of the supernatural Folklore • 11 Jul
Ráiméis! 15 slang words as Gaeilge to use this summer Altering words in some way to conceal their meaning to those outside the group is typical of jargons the world over Gaeilge • 11 Jul
What happened to the art which represented Ireland at Olympics? We know Jack B Yeats' medal-winning painting is in the National Gallery, but where are the other Irish artworks which were Olympic hopefuls? Olympic Games • 10 Jul
How the Marino estate transformed Dublin housing 100 years ago Marino was a testing ground for a number of housing policies which influenced the city for many years afterwards History • 10 Jul
From Germany to US, the states who've plotted to invade Ireland History records that Ireland has long occupied a place in the strategic military planning of other nations History • 09 Jul
Where are we at with Ireland's new property taxes? An explainer on Ireland's new property taxes: who is liable, what rate will they pay, how are rates assessed and when are payments due? Housing • 08 Jul
How Cúl camps became an Irish phenomenon The GAA camps have been the staple of Irish summers for thousands of children since the 1980s Cúl Camps • 08 Jul
Myrtle Allen and the birth of an Irish food culture 60 years ago Her highlighting of quality Irish produce and ingredients in the Yeats Room restaurant made her Ireland's leading food activist Myrtle Allen • 05 Jul
More than 'lovely girls': the Housewife of the Year competition A dismissal of the competition from today's vantage point ignores the otherwise unmarked lives of Irish women in those decades History • 04 Jul
Who was Kathleen Lynn? The diaries of a radical Irish woman Her diaries tell the story of an innovative and revolutionary activist devoted to the cause of women, workers and Ireland History • 04 Jul
How our ancestors were recycling long before green bins There are many lessons to learn from past generations in how they reused and recycled furniture, fashion and food waste Ireland • 05 Jul
Why is there a shortage of Irish spuds in the shops right now? There are two reasons why we are seemingly short of Irish potatoes at the moment and both are related to weather Potatoes • 04 Jul
