The Kilmichael Ambush took place on November 28, 1920, during Ireland's War of Independence. On the 102nd anniversary of the seismic event, IrishCentral looks back at when veterans of the attack ...

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has visited the Somme Museum in Northern Ireland and announced a £30,000 funding boost. The ...

Explore the remarkable stories of Irish bravery, sacrifice, and resilience during the American Civil War. Dr. Shiels, a renowned historian and author, will guide participants through the ...

Around 300 of the defensive structures were built in Ireland during the early years of The Emergency to help defend the country against a possible invasion. Two of these latest finds in Limerick ...

Previously unrecorded pillboxes dating back to the Second World War have been discovered by archaeologists working on the Foynes to Limerick Road, including the Adare Bypass. Around 300 of the ...

The use of advanced sonar technology and archival research may help locate and identify thousands of other shipwrecks ...

On December 24, 1914, in the midst of the unrelenting violence of World War I, a cease-fire suddenly swept across areas of ...

While Owen wrote powerful poetry, he was just one of 2,225 men and women from Britain and Ireland who had poems published during World War One. Owen wrote his anti-jingoistic poem as part of his ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The election count continues at RDS, the Royal Dublin Society, after voters went to the polls during Ireland ...

A fig dating back 2,000 years ago was found during excavations of Drumanagh in Dublin. The finding shines light on the foods that were traded between the Roman Empire and Ireland thousands of ...

citing its leftist policies and historic ties with the Irish Republican Army during three decades of violence in Northern Ireland. Though Sinn Féin, which aims to reunite Ireland with the ...

During the election campaign, both Fine Gael and Fianna Fail maintained they wouldn't go into government with it. Sponsor Message A Sinn Fein-led government would shake up Irish politics — and ...