The beetle’s reputation comes from both folklore and its threatening posture

Mythical Irish warriors, gods and royalty lost in the mists of time, but resurrected here

Morrissey was once an Anglo-Irish critic of Britishness, but he is now a far-right icon

President leads commemorations at GPO following ceremony at Glasnevin Cemetery

Michael Collins began an audacious plan on April 4th, 1919, to appeal to people to fund an underground government

Win a €250 Kenny’s hamper, delivered anywhere in the world. Ah, go on, go on, go on ....

Brutality lingered as a set of attitudes long after it was banished as official practice

Follow-up to ‘Rebellion’ is based on the War of Independence, and is keen to emphasise overlooked female stories

Vote 100: Progressive teacher and fervent separatist became one of the leading women in Irish politics

I’m easily swayed by politicians who do art. Here are some of my favourites

Original Rising document had been restored and conserved to museum standard in 2005

Guests of the Nation – An Irishman’s Diary

While we’re all familiar with high-profile places like Glendalough and Newgrange, there are 750 less well-known heritage sites around Ireland, all worth a visit. Here’s a taster of just a few of them

Carrolls Irish Gifts shops are as apt a symbol for contemporary Ireland as anything else

Patrick Freyne's Icons of Ireland 2017: Ed Sheeran, Conor McGregor, ‘The Brits’

Brother Allen’s vast collection of 13,000 historic objects to be made available

Dorothea Findlater was likely the last person alive who remembers the Easter Rising

Artists played a vital role in the State's formation and since independence have held it to account

From Love/Hate to the Avengers: Infinity War, he does a fine line in onscreen menace

The republican’s multifaceted life is remembered 100 years after his death

Immigrants could be key in tackling the demographic crises faced by the State

Tributes paid Dr Ann Louise Gilligan and Ireland’s first gay Taoiseach

Never mind Beckett or Joyce or Sinéad O’Connor or Love/Hate, these are the things that truly make us Irish

Sale a ‘disgusting’ example of historical documents in private hands, says Ferriter

Trinity graduate Doris de Courcy-Wheeler steeped in the history of hockey and society

Wall lists names of the Irish and British people who died in 1916 Rising

Scoil Bhríde founder Luíse Ghabhánach Ní Dhufaigh first taught at Patrick Pearse’s Scoil Íde

No one in the British government has the courage to be a true patriot

From ‘Dress suitably, and buy a revolver’ and 'A terrible beauty' to 'We all partied'

1916 Proclamation signatory’s award to be auctioned by Whyte’s at a reduced price

Connemara woman returned to An Cheathrú Rua in 1988 after spending decades in US

As the centenary draws to an end, now is a good time to visit the Pearse Museum

Letter of surrender from 1916, which failed to sell at auction, now added to cultural register

Questions over ownership of historic note that was up for auction will come up again

Historic document may end up on display at cultural institution

Bidding stops at €770,000 and owner to request export licence

Sale of note would debase Irish heritage in 1916 centenary year, says Diarmaid Ferriter