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Game Changers: Futuristic views set Herbert Chapman apart

Legendary Arsenal manager was ahead of his time on and off the pitch in every way

Back to the imagined future of the past with Paleofuture

Weblog: Matt Novak looks at crazy predictions from yesteryear – some of which came true

Ireland's original hard Border: Rare footage shows what it was like

British Pathé newsreel from 1924 depicts the ‘much debated Ulster Border’

How the British faked ‘battles’ during the War of Independence

A ‘battle’ in Tralee was restaged in Killiney, Dublin, and the photographs and Pathé news film were spread widely

Archiving the Net: ‘Preserving the web isn’t impossible’

How will future historians make sense of the vote to repeal the 8th, Brexit, or Trump?

Bert Trautmann: From German PoW to Man City’s star goalkeeper

Former Hitler Youth member overcame animosity to become a star goalkeeper at Manchester City

Vote 100: Events to mark the centenary of the vote for women in Ireland

The ending of the ban on women voting and standing for election is being celebrated across the country

How an Irish antiques dealer upstaged locals to open Australia’s greatest bridge

An Irishman’s Diary: Frank De Groot was dragged off his horse and faced charges including malicious damage to the ribbon

Michael Collins plays a starring role as Irish historic films go free-to-view online

Irish Film Institute brings together 150 films from 1900 to 1930, showing key events of Irish history

Moore’s Maladies – An Irishman’s Diary on the short-lived ‘Republic of Connacht’ and the man who was its president

Bridget Jones of the Blitz: AJ Pearce’s happy war story

Debut novelist AJ Pearce talks about what inspired her to set her novel ‘Dear Mrs Bird’ during the second World War

Farewell to Liam Cosgrave a State funeral in all but name

Former taoiseach wanted ‘no speeches and no nonsense’ and his wishes were honoured

No Filter review: Blurred visions in post-crash Ireland

Orlagh Collins’ debut YA novel gives a snapshot of everything from bankruptcy to first love

Pricewatch: Great memories come reeling back

IFI archive saves the old adverts that shaped who we were and who we wanted to be

British Pathé brings colour to Irish revolution

Revolution in Colour deploys technique used for vaunted second World War in HD Colour

Irish Roots: Online newsreels are a treasure trove

The Pathé, Movietone and AP digital archives store a wealth of local history

O’Donovan Rossa casket to be restored and put on display

Coffin was used to transport his remains from the US in 1915

Youtube’s 10 years of memes, music and Gangnam Style

Video upload service was founded on Valentine’s Day, 2005 by three ex-Paypal staff

Wreck of SS Rowan: How jazz nearly didn’t come to Ireland

Rare images of 1921 ferry disaster in which London band members drowned on way to Dublin

Rare footage of Padraig Pearse to be shown in new film

Oration at the grave of O’Donovan Rossa in 1915 was filmed for posterity

National Library expands online archive with 10,000 images

Prints, engravings of Daniel O’Connell and Charles Stewart Parnell available

Priceless Easter Rising footage made available online

Seminal events in Irish history among 85,000 films in British Pathé archive on YouTube

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