Accessible Stasi archive offers a model for Catholic Ireland’s troubled past
Ireland’s approach to its problematic past with religious orders jars with how East Germans took ownership of their shameful secret police files
Ireland’s approach to its problematic past with religious orders jars with how East Germans took ownership of their shameful secret police files
Alternate conclusions around force and abuse possible as accuracy of history is key
Survivor say evidence was misrepresented and call for accountability of commission
Women who spent time in these homes led to believe they would finally be listened to
Flawed process deprives survivors of their stories and compounds injustice to them
Some abuse survivors want files opened while others are terrified about revelations
Minister says sealing records necessary to respect confidentiality provisions of Ryan commission
A year after his death, playwright Tom Murphy is being celebrated by actors keen to share their experience of working on his plays. His widow, actor Jane Brennan, talks about life with – and without – Murphy
Sealing witnesses’s testimony for 75 years is highly detrimental to national history
Step by painful step, the novelist has written about his diagnosis, agony and treatment
‘Will forever be remembered for his unstinting political activism’ - President Higgins
What have RTÉ got in store for your Christmas TV?
Book described as ‘a memoir not just of a fascinating life, but of a fascinating city’
Galway International Arts Festival review: President’s address, and hit show ‘Flight’
Eyre Square to be transformed into a ‘festival garden’ with series of events lined up for city
Home Front: short of space at home but don’t want to move? A garden house is an increasingly popular option
Speak Up & Call it Out initiative could be turning point in controversy over Gate allegations
The sector is coming together to establish a code of behaviour in the wake of the Gate controversy
Irish children express hopes and fears for the future in time capsule inside acorn sculpture
Best Ensemble and Best Movement Direction are being introduced for the awards ceremony in February 2018
O’Driscoll’s ‘herculean’ feats praised as five receive Trinity College’s highest honour
Historian praised for ‘almost single-handedly creating the idea of Irish history in Britain’
From St Stephen’s Green to Custom House Quay, there’s something for everyone in Dublin and around the country
The panel of judges for 2017 has also been announced
Planned Parenthood centenary a timely reminder that diaspora has wider focus
Ireland has long history of destroying documents and understaffing institutions
To mark first anniversary of Waking The Feminists, Gender equality campaigners add 10 points to debate
The State got a lot of things right during the 1916 commemorations, including the decision to invest in the Military Archives
Two site-specific plays around Moore Street and the GPO are among the most daring of the Rising centenary productions
Older programmes on 1916 may have been better at bringing Irish history to life
Review: ‘Eipic’, ‘Life Before the Rising’, ‘Bridget & Eamon’
RTÉ’s commemorative programmes to involve ‘framing the future’, says DG
Catriona Crowe of the National Archives has a few tips to share with anyone researching their ancestors
There’s a literary feast awaiting the country in the coming week, with three festivals taking place. We’ve rounded up some places to fill your belly while you fill your brain
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices