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JFK’s Ancestors and the Fight for Foley’s Fort

Date: Feb 26, 20
By Pauline Redmond The Kennedy homestead, birthplace of former US President John F. Kennedy’s gr...

Celebrating the Achievements of Irish Women Worldwide

Date: Feb 26, 20
International Women's Day is a time to celebrate achievements of Irishwomen, writes Gerry Breen ...

Most Borrowed Books in Irish Libraries in 2019 Revealed

Date: Feb 24, 20
MOST BORROWED BOOKS OF 2019 REVEALED IN LEAD UP TO NATIONAL LIBRARY OPEN DAY, FEBRUARY 29TH   ...

Leap Year – a special time for love and romance

Date: Feb 19, 20
2020 is a Leap Year, which means that the month of February will have an extra day. Because it oc...

The Witness Statements – Eamon (Ned) Broy

Date: Feb 19, 20
Eamonn Duggan continues his series with part one of a three-part feature One of the more notabl...

Castles of Ireland Series – Johnstown Castle, Wexford

Date: Feb 19, 20
Gemma Grant visits Johnstown Castle in Wexford Described as Gothic-Revival, Johnstown castle an...

Ireland’s Favourite Cars – Ford Zephyr, Consul & Zodiac

Date: Feb 19, 20
David Mullen casts an eye over Ford’s ‘Z-Cars’ - the Consul, Zephyr and Zodiac Cars are bigger t...

The Man With the Little Black Donkey

Date: Feb 19, 20
JIM REES remembers writer, journalist, teacher, and raconteur Pádraic Ó Conaire (left) who died i...

A History of Shrove Tuesday

Date: Feb 19, 20
By Helen Morgan Pancake Day, or Shrove Tuesday, the day on which pancakes are traditionally eate...

Spiders Who Could Tell the Future

Date: Feb 19, 20
Clairvoyant Arachnids. Shane Cochrane spins the extraordinary tale of the spiders who could tell ...