Heather Humphreys admitted that the Government has made mistakes in the past year, but they also have taken ownership of those mistakes

We all owe a debt to his courage and integrity, but the country is still recovering from the rightward lurch initiated by the PDs

Woolly thinking helps reveal tombs that had been hidden for generations

The Dublin thoroughfare might be the flashy showcase but the Cork street arguably has a greater claim to the name

A new book recounts the under-told stories of successive countesses of Ormond and their daughters. Theirs are stories that deserve to be known more widely

Deputy political editor, Elaine Loughlin, continues her weekly trawl through the archives and highlights some of the major political events which were making the headlines this week in years gone by.

Gaming influencers all over the world will showcase Ireland's role in the game on social media platforms, potentially exposing millions of gamers to the landscape. 

A challenging aural marked the French exam, while a broad range of history essay questions gave students plenty of scope, as Leaving Cert exams continued on Wednesday.

And Bertie Ahern gives great telly

Deputy political editor, Elaine Loughlin, continues her weekly trawl through the archives and highlights some of the major political events which were making the headlines this week in years gone by.

Although expected, the timing of the demolition has left many at a loss for the city's history and heritage

Why, in the popular imagination, is Arthur Griffith not held in higher esteem? 

Deputy political editor, Elaine Loughlin, continues her weekly trawl through the archives and highlights some of the major political events which were making the headlines this week in years gone by.

A free one-day webinar on June 19 will hear how the Vikings came to the city in two waves.

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Man behind one of the world's best-known bookmakers opened the chain with compensation he received after being shot in Co Cork

Annes Grove House to be restored and rejuvenated

Sad irony in knowing that Ernest Shackleton’s exploration of the southernmost tip of the world is widely remembered while his sisters' adventuring days, at the opposite pole, and in warn-torn Europe and Canada, passed almost completely under the radar

As Covid-19 restrictions are gradually lifted, we now have a choice between falling back into our old habits or reinventing our world

A fresh eye on the past could rebuild relationships and shape the future

Dr. Ethel Crowley is a sociologist and writer. She took to the streets of Cork during lockdown and discovered little pockets of happiness there

This St Patrick’s Day will be quite different to previous years and if you or someone you know is far from the Emerald Isle, here are some activities available on Airbnb that might ease the homesickness on the most Irish of days

The highly-privileged medic, a son of Ireland's president, stole babies from vulnerable mothers only to hand them over to his fee-paying patients, complete with false birth certificates

Commissioning a sculpture to honour someone’s life is a positive, admirable act of remembrance.

To mark the War of Independence, the Irish Examiner is publishing a four-part podcast series focussing on some of the events from those turbulent times.

Many people may be aware of claims that Napoleon’s famous white horse, Marengo, was bred in North Cork, but few would know that two of his doctors were Corkmen or that one of his generals at the Battle of Waterloo drowned off the Cork coast and is buried in Kinsale.

Campaigners in Limerick believe they may have finally found the burial site of the 1st Earl of Lucan

Programme coincides with centenary of the burning of his Cork family home

Cathaoirleach of Galway City Council, James Charity, also described local historian Catherine Corless as "a heroine"

The first episode will air on TG4 on Wednesday at 8.30pm.

In the third part of our War of Independence series, host Mick Clifford talks to historian Dr John Borgonovo about the war as an early example of guerrilla warfare which was fought with the co-operation and consent of the native population.

The trail was researched and compiled by the Michael Collins House Museum in Clonakilty, as part of its centenary commemorative programme 

Outbreaks of the deadliest infections such as bacillary dysentery, cholera, smallpox, tuberculosis, and fever were invariably accompanied by hysteria and popular panic, writes Laurence Geary

The move to honour them in this symbolic way comes after several centenary commemorative events to mark their deaths in 1920 were disrupted, cancelled or postponed by Covid-19

A three-day online centenary conference exploring the events leading up to the death of former Mayor of Cork, Terence MacSwiney, will begin tomorrow.

President Higgins leads tributes to historian, educator, human rights advocate, and feminist

A dedicated office is urgently needed to stop the malicious destruction of important historical and architectural buildings in Dublin, a former Lord Mayor is warning.

Michael Moynihan ponders the possibility of a Cork currency

When historian Francis Fukuyama posited his theory of the 'end of history', he couldn't have imagined the question  being 'the end of religion', writes TP O’Mahony

Historians Andy Bielenberg and Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc unearth the truth about the ‘Old-IRA’s secret executions in the Irish Revolution

Bloodiest battle ever fought by the Irish Army on overseas operations which took place over 60 years ago this month

August marks the 110th anniversary of the death of Jimmy Durham, dubbed the only Black soldier in Victoria’s Army. Donal O’Keeffe visits his grave in Fermoy.

They also discovered finds which may have been associated with human burials or offering gifts to the 'Gods of the Underworld'

Countryside replete with specific names that recall physical, cultural, historical, or functional characteristics for a location