Irish-language storytelling and music are earning global recognition, from the film “The Quiet Girl (An Cailin Ciuin)”, nominated for an Oscar in 2023, to Kneecap, an Irish-language hip-hop group. On ...

Researchers have uncovered evidence of a sprawling prehistoric complex in the hills of Wicklow that rivals the scale of early cities. This monumental find challenges the long held historical narrative ...

The ancient remains of an Irish 'god-king' are neither divine nor royal, but rather the result of incest from 5,000 years ago, according to a recent study. Scholars at University College Dublin are ...

Editor Ailbhe Malone introduces her new anthology Banshee, which sees a formidable line-up of acclaimed female writers (amongst them Naoise Dolan, Megan Nolan, Wendy Erskine and Sarah Maria Griffin) ...

A strange object with a “cheesy” smell turned out to be an ancient discovery, one of the largest of its kind in Ireland. Oftentimes, ancient discoveries come out of archaeological sites, but sometimes ...

The rich heritage of west Wicklow has inspired a new novel which imagines the world of ancient Ireland. With the south of the area hitting headlines earlier this year over the discovery of a massive ...

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