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The Birth of Irish Radio Broadcasting – 95 years on air

Date: Jan 26, 21
2RN was the first radio broadcasting station in the Irish Free State. It began broadcasting on 1 ...

Castles of Ireland – Aughnanure Castle

Date: Jan 26, 21
Gemma Grant continues her series on Irish Castles   Described as ‘a historical gem’ in the...

Just A Memory – My First Dance

Date: Jan 26, 21
By Mary Nolan Up to the nineteen-fifties, house dances were the main form of socialising in rura...

The life of Margaret Wolfe Hungerford

Date: Jan 26, 21
Margaret Wolfe Hungerford wrote under the name ‘The Duchess’, and was an Irish author of popular ...

Classic Film – The Crying Game

Date: Jan 19, 21
By Arthur Flynn With mediocre reviews for his films High Spirits, We’re No Angels and The Miracl...

Castles of Ireland – Ballyseede Castle, Co. Kerry

Date: Jan 19, 21
Gemma Grant continues her series on the castles of Ireland Described as ‘stunning, luxurious and...

Islands of Ireland Series – The Saltees

Date: Jan 19, 21
David Mullen pays a visit to the birdwatchers paradise off Co. Wexford Located around five kilom...

Sinking of the Princess Victoria

Date: Jan 19, 21
Sixty years ago this month the lives of 133 people were lost when the car ferry Princess Victoria...

Galway Through the Years

Date: Jan 19, 21
Galway historian and author, William Henry, has just published the latest book on his native city...

Michael Collins and the Russian Imperial Jewels

Date: Jan 12, 21
What were they and where are they now, asks Pat Poland On 6 January 1922, best friends Michael C...