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Plaque in Memory of Sean Foster, First Child Fatality of the Easter 1916 Rising unveiled

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Dublin City Council has today unveiled a Commemorative Plaque to remember Sean Foster, the first of 40 children killed during Easter Week 1916.

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Unique Irish wake museum about death opens in Waterford

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The oldest urban domestic building in Ireland is now home to the Irish wake museum which traces the customs, traditions and superstitions associated with death from the earliest times to

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Irish Historian Gerard Shannon on the remarkable life of Liam Lynch

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Liam Lynch was one of the most important figures of the Irish revolutionary period from 1916-23 but despite this, many people don’t know of his fascinating man. Irish historian Gerard

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First genome sequences of Irish Vikings reveal ties to Norway

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Cutting-edge DNA analysis on archaeological remains has shed new light on the identity of Irish Vikings. The first Irish Viking genomes have been published in the leading international journal, Nature, as

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100 Archive project uncovers the impact of design on Irish life over the past decade

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A fascinating archival project by 100 Archive has revealed the impact of design on life, business, culture and society in Ireland over the past decade. Map Irish Design is a

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Meet the Irish folklorist preserving our stories for future generations

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If you grew up in Ireland, then chances are that you’ve heard about the wondrous tales of the likes of The Children of Lír and The Salmon of Knowledge, but

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