Murder mysteries from other millennia and Bronze Age bling make a trip to Kildare St a must for those who like a bit of excitement when it comes to archaeological artefacts and history with a hint of fun, writes Clodagh Finn

A banner fell off a flagpole at the National Library in Dublin and struck a passing saleswoman, the Circuit Civil Court has heard.

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.

If you are the type of person who gets lost in a shopping centre, then help is at hand — Google Maps has moved indoors.

Shoppers need no longer wander aimlessly around Ireland's biggest shopping centres, with Google maps now available indoors.

Kya deLongchamps takes a look at the very collectible and very beautiful Meissen porcelain.

The discovery in Munich of artefacts stolen by the Nazis has prompted examination of the origins of exotic items in our museums in Ireland.

AT THE height of the Roman Empire, herds of wild cattle roamed Europe.

A boat which holds significance in relation to the 1916 Easter Rising goes on display at the National Museum today.

AS historic treasures, they may be priceless, but a new coin depicting the Celtic high cross could also bring a nice return for collectors.

Prince Albert II of Monaco wished the Government every success tackling economic woes as he strolled through Dublin with his fiancée on a three-day State visit.

IF you were to go off searching for gold, you’d hardly expect to find it lurking in between the sunlotion, plasters and bathsets at your nearest pharmacy.

I AM researching the life and work of historian Thomas J Barron (1903- 1992). He was a respected authority on Celtic matters, including his study of the three-faced Corleck Stone found near Knockbride, Cavan.

A top suspect wanted for orchestrating the killings of thousands of people in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide – including children, hospital patients, priests and even an elderly and revered African queen – has been captured, police said.

THE Perseid meteor shower, known in medieval times as the “tears of St Lawrence”, occurs each year around now when the Earth passes through the tail of Comet Swift-Tuttle. The meteors are particles of dust from its wake.

DUBLIN’S metro system could be fully operational by 2015 if planning permission for the e5 billion project is granted this year.

Richard Collins on a remarkable Danish replica ship.

The closer links between Ireland and Poland are to be reflected in a special exhibition spanning 50 years of Polish art opening today.

Jobs, housing and hospital hygiene will dominate the agenda of today’s General Election campaign.

The world’s first electric guitar will be displayed at an exhibition in Dublin today.

The Ryder Cup was long overdue coming to Ireland but is going to be worth the wait, golf legend Tony Jacklin announced today.

Iron Age men found buried in peat bogs go on display at the National Museum in Dublin today.

ENDA KENNY TD has described how the Taoiseach used his speech at the opening of the 1916 exhibition at the National Museum to airbrush out Fine Gael’s contribution to Irish history.

ENDA KENNY TD has described how the Taoiseach used his speech at the opening of the 1916 exhibition at the National Museum to airbrush out Fine Gael’s contribution to Irish history.

ANYONE who suspected that the 1916 commemorations were a Fianna Fáil electioneering ploy had their suspicions confirmed by the brazen comments made by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern at the opening of the 1916 exhibition at the National Museum last week.

IN a speech at the National Museum last Sunday, and later on radio, the Taoiseach said the core justification for the 1916 Rising was that it asserted the right of Ireland to self-government.

ONCE upon a time in the west, eastern European teams, no matter how good, could never be described as excellent or formidable or even - and this would have been particularly appropriate - well-marshalled.

Danish police today announced the recovery of a painting by Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn that was stolen from the National Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2000.

Storytellers were today practising one of the country’s oldest arts by spinning yarns to children and GAA football supporters on trains heading into Dublin.

Neans McSweeney, South East Correspondent

OLIVE LOUGHNANE will put her preparation to the test when she lines-up for the women’s 20k walk tomorrow morning.

A leading Polish contemporary artist best known for his foreboding surrealist paintings was found stabbed to death at his Warsaw home, police said today.

THE country's Chinese community wake up to the Year of the Rooster today with permission to crow as loudly as they like about the attractions of their art, culture, food and festivities.

MANCHESTER City striker Jon Macken and Bolton midfielder Kevin Nolan are still on the wanted list of Republic of Ireland boss Brian Kerr.

IRAQ’S most cherished antiquity, the 5,000-year-old Warka Mask, returned home yesterday safe and sound after being looted during the anarchy that accompanied Saddam Hussein’s fall in April.

DISSIDENT republicans are being blamed for an attempted bomb attack in Dublin yesterday.

Accurate, detailed information on the priceless antiquities looted from Iraqi museums is crucial for the international effort to track them down, experts and officials said at a meeting on stolen artefacts today.

DO NOT buy or accept metal detectors as presents this Christmas or you could end up spending the new year in jail, an expert warned yesterday.

WHEN Michael Webb and his son Michael Jnr dug out their metal detector 22 years ago they had no idea it would unearth such a treasure.