Admire or abhor him, there are few people who have had as much influence on Irish life as Éamon de Valera, writes KATHRIONA DEVEREUX

The event was attended by Dominic Smith, the great-grandson of Lieut John Joseph Smith, who drove the motorcycle in 1922 to Béal na Bláth, and who was shot in the neck, but survived.

Organised by the Heritage Council and supported by the OPW, National Heritage Week has become one of Ireland’s largest cultural events, offering people an opportunity to explore Ireland’s heritage sites.

In this prize-winning essay, Rachel Barry, a student at Bruce College, Cork, marks the 250th anniversary yesterday of the birth of ‘The Liberator’ Daniel O’Connell

Rathgurreen Ringfort has been described as an impressive ‘high-status’ settlement that could date anywhere from the 5th to 12th century AD.

Eva Gore-Booth is not half as well-known as Constance Markievicz, but her achievements are just as impressive

A teacher has given his first reaction to this year's Leaving Cert history exams

Do you know enough to pass the Irish history section of a Leaving Cert exam? Take our quiz and find out!

The 41-year old Spider-Man star will feature in the latest series of Who Do You Think You Are? on the BBC.

Test your knowledge of Ireland's tourist attractions and landmarks by taking our picture quiz!

A building where the Irish tricolour was first hanged ‘needs to be preserved for the sake of our history’ a councillor is warning.

Thousands of people from across the city and county descended on what is now Fitzgerald's Park to attend the Cork International Exhibition of 1902 to 1903. Among them was the family of Adrienne Action who looks back at the momentous event. 

The sign was left at a fence that has been erected to close off the bridge ahead of its removal

Some 250 ‘hidden gems’ in Northern Ireland are set to open to the public as part of European Heritage Open Days.

The event in County Westmeath is a celebration of one of Ireland’s oldest traditions.

A collaboration between Mooney Goes Wild and University College Cork (UCC) will see a special recording of the popular radio show at the university’s campus tomorrow. 

This week on Throwback Thursday, JO KERRIGAN unearths more about the record-breaking Sirius voyage, and gets feedback on schools and desserts

The event is free of charge and all are welcome

A gun collection valued at more than £1 million includes duelling pistols, carbines and revolvers.

The event will also feature historians Liz Gillis and Honor O Brolchain.

The Neolithic court tomb, first found in Co Armagh, was excavated to save it from quarrying work in 1966.

Over a century after a 19-year-old bank clerk from Sam's Cross was initiated into the clandestine IRB, a London borough has unveiled a plaque to Michael Collins.

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in our Echoes of the Past column

The Easter Sunday ceremony saw the proclamation read out by an Irish soldier and a minute’s silence observed.

Cork City Council and the Michael Collins 100 Committee have come together to commission a statue of Michael Collins, which will be erected at the site of a famous speech given by 'The Big Fella' in 1922. 

The MV Naomh Eanna, which used to take people to and from the Aran Islands, recently capsized.

“If, as you say, you require four to six pints of liquid every day and won’t drink whiskey, coffee, cocoa, milk, or even water, you are going to have a problem." 

Longueville House near Mallow boasts 18 bedrooms, 300 acres and its own brandy distillery

Some of the lost archives have been brought back to life through an online resource launched on Monday

Instead of fading away into oblivion, the memory of John Dahill lives on, so says John Arnold in his weekly column

Treaty: Songs From The National Concert Hall airs tonight, Saturday January 8 on RTÉ 1

The existing attraction will be completely transformed to accommodate new and interactive whiskey tours and various tasting experiences

What was in the news today? Richard Forrest tells us in our weekly Echoes of Our Past column

The diaries, which have never been seen publicly before, cover the years 1918-1922.

A WEST Cork TD says that there are “many many questions which need to be answered” about the Whiddy Island disaster and is calling for a State apology “at the very least”.

HISTORICAL entertainer Paddy Cullivan is depicting the death of Michael Collins with his latest live show, on the 99th anniversary of the killing.

Tomorrow (June 27) marks the 175th anniversary of Parnell’s birth, and the 130th anniversary of his tragic, premature death will fall in October, writes John Dolan

A special ceremony honouring Cork’s former lord mayors Tomás MacCurtain and Terence MacSwiney took place on Friday.

THE Chicago Irish Consulate office has commissioned portraits of Shandon-born Mother Jones for both the consulate in Chicago and the embassy in Washington.

A CORK city councillor has reiterated his call for a historic archway in the city centre to be removed from its hidden corner and given more public prominence.

CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED writer and actor Paul Oakley Stovall who starred in the smash-hit musical Hamilton has spoken about his love for Cork while visiting the city researching and developing a new television series centred on Frederick Douglass’ ...

A new documentary series featuring the most iconic Irish love stories throughout history is set to explore the relationship between Irish patriot Robert Emmet and his love Sarah Curran, a Cork native.

CORK City Councillor Mick Finn has revealed he will pursue matters with the council following a collapsed wall on Industry Street which occurred in the early hours of this morning.

In times gone by on the morning of December 26th, St. Stephen’s Day, when most Corkonians would be drowsily recovering from over-indulging in food and drink the previous day, the old custom of the ‘Wran Boys’ would be taking place.

ARLENE Foster is to write to the Ceann Comhairle about a tweet about Kilmichael Ambush by the Sinn Féin chairman of the Public Accounts Committee.

To mark the 175th anniversary of the Irish Famine, a two-part series, The Hunger: The Story Of The Irish Famine begins on RTÉ1 tonight, Monday November 30, at 9.35pm.

MUCH as I love Brendan Behan and most things about him, I dislike very much his bawdy version of The Boys Of Kilmichael.

A CORK historian has revealed that a Bessborough mother-and-baby-home resident is buried under a false name after being denied her true identity even in death.

TO mark the centenary of their deaths, Cork City Council has agreed unanimously, following a recommendation by the Lord Mayor, to add the names of its two patriot Lords Mayor, Terence MacSwiney and Tomás MacCurtain to the roll of honorary citizens ...

Where the grounds of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart are situated today was once the site of Cork’s first tea garden.