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Gareth O'Callaghan: Live Aid captured the imagination while causing a lot of controversy
Too many people look the other way; whatever Bob Geldof's critics might think of him, thankfully he didn’t

Sat, 12 Jul, 2025

Clodagh Finn: Carmel Snow, the Irish Anna Wintour who reshaped US fashion
Clodagh Finn: Carmel Snow, the Irish Anna Wintour who reshaped US fashion
Her vision was an immediate success. She took over Harper’s Bazaar in 1935, quickly tripling the magzine's circulation

Sat, 05 Jul, 2025

Air India Flight 182: Cork photographer recalls taking iconic image of 1985 bombing tragedy
Air India Flight 182: Cork photographer recalls taking iconic image of 1985 bombing tragedy
Former Irish Examiner photographer Denis Minihane reflects on the haunting image that captured global heartbreak from a Cork hospital window

Sat, 21 Jun, 2025

Clodagh Finn: The ‘prowling pilot’ who became Ireland's first female flight instructor
Clodagh Finn: The ‘prowling pilot’ who became Ireland's first female flight instructor
As a much older woman, I still aspire to be like Dr Daphne, writes Clodagh Finn who flicks through the archives to find a true Renaissance woman who instilled a sense of wonder

Sat, 21 Jun, 2025

Clodagh Finn: A tale of two extraordinary ‘ordinary’ grandmothers
Clodagh Finn: A tale of two extraordinary ‘ordinary’ grandmothers
Evictions over a two-week period in June 1887 generated international headlines, and widespread sympathy for tenants

Sat, 14 Jun, 2025

Clodagh Finn: Restoring some honour to Honour Bright, 100 years on
Clodagh Finn: Restoring some honour to Honour Bright, 100 years on
Lizzie O’Neill’s murder shocked the State, and her reputation was left in shreds

Sat, 07 Jun, 2025

'After 10 decades of life, you need to be matter-of-fact about death'
'After 10 decades of life, you need to be matter-of-fact about death'
Jennifer Sleeman believes the width of life is much more important than its length, yet in her 95 years she has succeeded in achieving both, writes Clodagh Finn

Sat, 07 Jun, 2025

Clodagh Finn: An invite to rediscover the female writers of Kerry
Clodagh Finn: An invite to rediscover the female writers of Kerry
Strap in for a rapid-fire tour of an exhibition that casts off the wilful forgetfulness of centuries

Sat, 31 May, 2025

Kerry Airport board dismisses call to rename transport hub after Daniel O'Connell
Kerry Airport board dismisses call to rename transport hub after Daniel O'Connell
Meanwhile, Kerry County Council has said only Caherciveen so far is marking the anniversary of the Liberator

Wed, 28 May, 2025

New memorial to orphan girls sent from Cork to Australia during the Famine
New memorial to orphan girls sent from Cork to Australia during the Famine
'Earl Grey scheme' memorial unveiling was attended by a great, great granddaughter of one of the girls sent to Australia

Sun, 25 May, 2025

Clodagh Finn: An unflinching study of a warts-and-all ‘hero’
Clodagh Finn: An unflinching study of a warts-and-all ‘hero’
Lin Rose Clark teases out the political and historical and writes the women back into the story

Sat, 24 May, 2025

Canadian prime minister's grandfather was one of the first men to join gardaí
Canadian prime minister's grandfather was one of the first men to join gardaí
Jim Herlihy’s research shows Robert Carney also joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, more famously known as ‘The Mounties’, almost a decade after joining An Garda Síochána

Fri, 23 May, 2025

Clodagh Finn: The ‘modern Cinderella’ who made her mark behind Iron Curtain
Clodagh Finn: The ‘modern Cinderella’ who made her mark behind Iron Curtain
Whatever happened to this young woman who stepped into a fairytale story all those decades ago?

Sat, 17 May, 2025

Harvard’s unofficial copy of Magna Carta is actually an original, experts say
Harvard’s unofficial copy of Magna Carta is actually an original, experts say
Document issued by Edward I in 1300 was bought by law school library for just $27 in 1946

Thu, 15 May, 2025

Clodagh Finn: How a true pioneer emerged from the shadows
Clodagh Finn: How a true pioneer emerged from the shadows
Her life and work was the very embodiment of feminism yet she vehemently denied being a feminist

Sat, 10 May, 2025

Cobh to mark 200th anniversary of settler scheme that saw 2,000 leave for Canada
Cobh to mark 200th anniversary of settler scheme that saw 2,000 leave for Canada
Known as the 'Peter Robinson Settler Emigration Scheme' it is estimated there are now more than 100,000 descendants of these first settlers living in Ontario

Mon, 05 May, 2025

Clodagh Finn: How Oonah Keogh made history on the Dublin Stock Exchange in 1925
Clodagh Finn: How Oonah Keogh made history on the Dublin Stock Exchange in 1925
A century after she broke into an all-male world, Oonah Keogh’s quiet revolution on the trading floor is remembered

Sat, 03 May, 2025

Lady Gregory, co-founder of the Abbey Theatre, to be memorialised with statue at her former home
Lady Gregory, co-founder of the Abbey Theatre, to be memorialised with statue at her former home
The National Parks and Wildlife Service estimates the cost of the life-size sculpture at €70,000 and hope to have it by the end of May 2026

Tue, 22 Apr, 2025

Ideals of 1916 leaders should 'continue to inspire us', says Higgins 
Ideals of 1916 leaders should 'continue to inspire us', says Higgins 
In comments ahead of what will be his last commemoration, Mr Higgins said that Irish people could still take inspiration from the proclamation

Sun, 20 Apr, 2025

Clodagh Finn: The ‘twin-souls’ who brought modern art to Ireland
Clodagh Finn: The ‘twin-souls’ who brought modern art to Ireland
As the National Gallery of Ireland opens its exhibition, Mainie Jellett and Evie Hone, The Art of Friendship, Clodagh Finn examines how the artists' tenacity overcame the art world's initial merciless criticism so that they became 'champions, teachers, collectors, donors, organisers and supporters of other artists' in the modern art scene in Ireland

Sat, 12 Apr, 2025

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Austin Stack's journey to get justice for his father
The Mick Clifford Podcast: Austin Stack's journey to get justice for his father
Austin Stack was a young boy when his family’s life was changed forever

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American wood used for West Cork mining huts to make journey home after hundreds of years
American wood used for West Cork mining huts to make journey home after hundreds of years
Such kit homes were very rare in Ireland, and when mining finished in the village of Allihies in the late 1800s, the wood from them was auctioned off and was recycled to build houses

Tue, 01 Apr, 2025

Irish Examiner view: Act fast on toxic online culture when issues are raised
Irish Examiner view: Act fast on toxic online culture when issues are raised
The University of Limerick authorities may have some questions to answer about this case to judge by Ms Deasy’s comments on its response to her appeals for help

Fri, 28 Mar, 2025

Cork’s iconic Shandon Bells to receive €250,000 for restoration
Cork’s iconic Shandon Bells to receive €250,000 for restoration
St Anne’s Church in Shandon, home to the famous four-faced clock tower, will be restored through the Historic Structures Fund

Thu, 27 Mar, 2025

Board to be asked to consider renaming Kerry Airport after Daniel O'Connell
Board to be asked to consider renaming Kerry Airport after Daniel O'Connell
'Daniel O’Connell is the most significant Kerry and Irish person of all time'

Wed, 26 Mar, 2025

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HISTORY COLLECTION

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War of Independence Podcast

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Commemorating 100 years since the War of Independence
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The Burning of Cork

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We look at the historical context and reproduce the original report from our archives which details one of the darkest days in the city's history.

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