A miniature Bronze Age axe has been recovered in Co Limerick by Gardaí and the National Museum of Ireland.

A much sought after original of the Irish Proclamation of the Irish Republic is to go under the auction hammer next month.

Experts at an archaeology field school in Trim, Co Meath have uncovered almost 30 skeletal remains of infants, many of whom they believe were buried there up until the early 20th century because they weren't baptised.

The High Court's finding that buildings and sites on and around Dublin's Moore Street are a 1916 Rising battlfield site comprising a national monument was "strongly supported" by evidence, including from historians and two former directors of the National Musuem, the Court of Appeal has been told.

A number of ‘features’ that require further archaeological investigation have been discovered at the site of the Sunday’s Well Magdalene Laundry in Cork.

A number of ‘features’ that require further archaeological investigation have been discovered at the site of the Sunday’s Well Magdalene Laundry in Cork.

A row has broken out over where an anchor from a scuttled gun-running ship should be displayed.

Latest: Remains found at a house in Co Louth are not those of missing teenager Ciara Breen.

The lives and loves of the Yeats family will be illuminated in letters, works of art and personal effects to be sold at Sotheby’s in London on September 27.

It’s not often a child can boast they made a significant historical find on a school tour, but that’s exactly what Eillie Mai Ryan-Earley did on a recent visit to Carrowkeel Caves in Co Sligo.

Some Australians refuse to believe in this, almost mythical, creature’s demise, writes Richard Collins.

People are surprised to learn that curlews are in trouble; the much-loved birds are seen and heard, particularly along the coast, in winter., writes Richard Collins

It’s unseemly to view the artefacts of the past on display at the NMI when staff are being harassed in the present. Complaints have been ignored by the Department of the Arts, writes Clodagh Finn.

Bones can reveal a lot about the animals we once shared the planet with, the ones humans never got to meet and even a lot about the human race we are as yet unaware of, says Dick Warner.

Government cannot say how much works to Leinster House will cost despite committing to a significant refurbishment of the building, writes Elaine Loughlin of the Irish Examiner.

Controversial plans to give the Seanad a temporary home in the National Museum building may have hit a stumbling block.

The former director of the National Museum is furious that the Seanad is to move into the building while staff are so anxious they have been “weeping”.

With news that the Cork Film Festival is shy €200,000 in funding despite the €2.5m it pulls in for the local economy, Clodagh Finn wonders if arts is unwisely being pushed to one side by the incoming government

From finding Viking bedding to discovering the remains of a red-haired man, the Wood Quay dig was one of the highlights of Dr Patrick Wallace’s life. His account of the project is a great read, says Noel Baker.

Payouts to visitors who were injured when a staircase collapsed in the so-called Dead Zoo are set to cost the taxpayer more than €905,000.

The drip feed of information regarding Nama matters is deeply disturbing, given this publicly funded body claims to be acting in the interest of citizens. 

As part of a push to save the UK’s most endangered mammal, Scottish Wildcat Action has set up a website. 

THERE may still be a few dinosaurs in Leinster House but, thanks to the vision and purpose of Lawrence Dundas, third Earl and first marquess of Zetland, mayor of Richmond in Yorkshire and Knight of the Thistle, remnants of the real things have enjoyed more tranquil surroundings for the past 125 years.

Minister Aodháin O’Riordáin in a Dáil reply (July 9) on the proposed NAMA auction of the last extant 1916 battlefield referred to no’s 14 -17 Moore Street as being “the only pre-1916 buildings on the street”.

Kya deLongchamps explores a curious moment in the afterlife of King Tutankhamun.

Priceless Spanish Armada cannons have been found off the coast of Sligo.

Significant recent developments in the planned renewal of Moore Street described by the National Museum as ‘the most important historic site in modern Irish history’ are to be welcomed as we approach the Centenary of The Rising.

A big offender is the Coombe Women’s Hospital. Its energy use has rocketed by 89% since 2009 writes Victoria White

Those campaigning for the preservation of the last extant 1916 battlefield are relieved that the State has at last acted to preserve nos 14 - 17 Moore Street.

The drafting and printing of the Proclamation of Independence, along with violence outside Dublin and the ‘quiet heroes’ of the Rising, are among aspects of Easter 1916 to be marked in a major centenary exhibition at the National Museum next year.

Minister for Heritage, Heather Humphreys is reported to be “deeply disappointed” with the decision of Dublin City councillors to vote against proposals for a 1916 interpretive centre on Moore Street.

A maritime historian has warned that one of three Spanish Armada wrecks off the coast of Streedagh in Sligo may be under threat following the discovery of what appears to be ballast from one of the galleons on the beach.

Jeweller Michael Wall has come up with a gem of an idea to donate a sizeable number of precious stones to the National Museum of Ireland.

For the white supremacist, DIY enthusiasts out there, K-Mart has a range of exclusive light fittings.

Over 13,000 carats of gems are being donated to the National Museum by a Cork-based diamond and gem broker.

The hell of Gallipoli has inspired the latest drama from Anu, writes Padraic Killeen.

The prospect that some of Ireland’s main museums might have close or charge entrance fees dissipated yesterday after the Government announced more funding.

An iconic Roy Keane photo is just one of 100 pieces assembled by Dorothy Cross from various collections for a major exhibition at IMMA, writes Alan O’Riordan

The board of the National Museum of Ireland has confirmed it is considering a number of options to address "serious funding challenges" in 2015.

ARTS Minister Heather Humphreys is reputationally dead-on-arrival. Her demise is less about dastardly deeds than the damning belief she was led by the nose. That impression was confirmed by her near incoherence when questioned by the media and her refusal to answer questions since. There is nothing so debilitating for a minister as a fool’s pardon.

A new, partially intact bog body has been discovered by Bord na Mona workers in Co Meath.