Roaming pigs and geese, the obnoxious Whaley family, one of Ireland’s first Michelin stars and ‘shocking destruction’ of the city’s built heritage from the 1960s ... the green has seen it all
From 1948 to 1964, roughly 137,000 dwellings were built with State aid, 63,000 of which were by local authorities
Television: Alan Gilsenan’s film The Seven Ages of Noel Browne profiles the ‘problematic’ minister, champion of the mother-and-child scheme
New drama series starring Sigourney Weaver, Celebrity MasterChef is back, and more
Luckily, Tánaiste was in Chile for Paddy’s Day when suspicious package arrived
Maternity hospital ownership is essential to end culture of deference
My Aunt Mary’s diary from her 11 months in a sanatorium has echoes of today’s pandemic
For decades TB stalked Ireland like a spectre and claimed a number of GAA players
The musician-turned-artist got an early break designing stamps and banknotes – then the stage beckoned
In a word. . . My mother doesn’t remember much but she still knows all of us. Her children. Her troubles.
Film sex is fine. But sex featuring Irish actors, in films set in Ireland? That never really works
Declan Brady pleaded guilty to storing a range of guns and ammunition in Co Dublin
Free access to antenatal and maternity care was only finally introduced in 1954
We propose sites for new street names, sculptures for International Women’s Day
The artist and political activist has written his ‘reluctant memoir’ at 75. It’s dominated by one major absence: his wife and artistic compass, Betty, who died in 2011
The falsehoods, euphemisms and face-saving ruses that helped make us what we are
The tapes, recorded by hotelier Dermot Ryan in 1967, are an exceptional political testament
Lemass believed his row with the bishop of Galway led to his ‘enormous vote’ in the 1944 general election
Seán Lemass on . . . the British, colleagues, world leaders . . .
Nikita Murtagh’s actions were ‘probably the result of misplaced sense of family loyalty’
Men found with firearms in Dublin business park to be sentenced at end of month
The Clash played Trinity College 40 years ago today. The student organisers recall the British punks' explosive 1977 visit to Ireland
Analysis: Higgins says pope ‘indispensable voice of humanity’
Dr Chris Fitzpatrick compares recent controversy to Mother and Child Scheme row
Late ex-minister published incendiary autobiography Against the Tide 30 years ago
Jim Gavin’s men will be feeling all the pressure ahead of replayed All-Ireland final
Call for improved facilities for mental illness patients in Dáil debate
Parties are going out of their way to avoid defining themselves as either left or right
Former minister for health’s battles ‘still need to be fought’ on centenary of his birth
NUI Galway marks centenary of birth and hears of pioneering period as health minister
Senator makes suggestion during the introduction of the Marriage Bill in the Seanad
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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