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New farming storytelling night ‘a huge success’

Thursday night’s ‘introductory session’ of a new storytelling project led by genealogist Jennifer McLaughlin-Doherty focusing on the history of farming in Inishowen has been hailed a huge success by organisers from Men’s Shed Carn. Deborah Shiels, ...

30 Sept 2022 at 16:59

National: Brushing up on the Bronze Age as 4,000-year-old tooth found

National News

National: Brushing up on the Bronze Age - 4,000-year-old tooth found

Teeth, dating back as far as the Bronze Age, have been found and recovered from one Irish cave. A molar thought to date back 4,000 years has been discovered in a limestone cave in Co Limerick. Considered somewhat of a breakthrough in the ...

27 Mar 2024 at 11:28

Arts & Entertainment

'The stories are limitless' - Netflix reveals new 'stunning' nature documentaries

Netflix has confirmed a second series of Sir David Attenborough’s Our Planet amongst a slate of new natural history documentary programmes. As part of its push into the genre, the streaming giant has ordered six new projects to premiere ...

02 Nov 2022 at 12:03

Northern Ireland

Funding boost for museum announced by minister during US visit

The Ulster American Folk Park in Co Tyrone is to receive a £750,000 funding boost as part of a drive to increase cultural and heritage links with the US. The announcement was made by Communities Minister Gordon Lyons during a visit to ...

11 Mar 2025 at 17:13

Arts & Entertainment

REVEALED: The reason for extinction of early humans in Europe

An extreme cooling event in Europe caused an extinction of early humans on the continent around 1.1 million years ago, a study suggests. The abrupt climate changes saw ocean surface temperatures off Lisbon dropping below 6C – ...

13 Aug 2023 at 10:00

National News

Imelda May to host walking tour remembering women of 1916 Rising

Singer and actress Imelda May is to host a walking tour of key sites associated with women who participated in the 1916 Easter Rising. The Dublin tour, which will be delivered by historians Liz Gillis and Honor O Brolchain, ...

01 Oct 2023 at 12:45

Pictures & Videos

PICTURES: Take a look behind the scenes of Ireland’s biggest, best and quirkiest museums

USE ARROWS OR NEXT BUTTON TO SEE MORE PICTURES Jump behind the scenes at Ireland’s biggest and best museums, as RTE’s Ireland's Hidden Treasures takes viewers on a journey through time and across the country. Running for ...

19 Apr 2024 at 15:46

Northern Ireland

Mandelson can be ‘champion’ for NI in US, Little-Pengelly says

The appointment of Peter Mandelson as the UK Ambassador to the US is a “huge opportunity for Northern Ireland”, the deputy First Minister has said. DUP deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly met Lord Mandelson at ...

11 Mar 2025 at 19:07

National News

Much-loved 'Dead Zoo' to close for a number of years for refurbishment

The Natural History Museum in Dublin is to close from September for a number of years to facilitate major refurbishment works, it has been confirmed. However, the timeline for the work for The Dead Zoo, to address ...

14 Jun 2024 at 08:44

National News

Thousands celebrate return of summer at Bealtaine Fire Festival

Thousands of people gathered in the centre of Ireland to give the coming of summer a traditional welcome. The Bealtaine Fire Festival brought an estimated 5,000 people to the Hill of Uisneach in Rathnew, an ...

12 May 2024 at 10:30

Horse Racing

Irish Grand National Tips: 16/1 shot could win the Fairyhouse showpiece

The Irish Grand National is the showpiece on the third day of the Fairyhouse Easter Festival in Co Meath on Easter Monday. Willie Mullins, Gordon Elliott and Gavin Cromwell all send strong teams to the ...

01 Apr 2024 at 10:43

National News

Military event held to mark centenary of Curragh Camp handover by British

Hundreds of people attended a ceremony on Monday to mark the handover of the Curragh Camp from the British Army to Irish 100 years ago. Invited guests attended the event at the Defence Forces Training ...

16 May 2022 at 15:10

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