Douglas Hyde

Our evolving society

Migrants have long been part of Ireland’s history

Wed Aug 07 2024 - 05:00

Snámhaí or gormaire? The best Irish insults and nasty words

It is as slanderous, scabrous and muck-mouthed a language as any you’ll find

Sat Mar 12 2022 - 06:00

Centenary of turning point in Irish history to be marked

1922 World Congress of the Irish Race announced the Free State to the world

Sat Mar 12 2022 - 06:00

Miriam Lord: ‘Votegate’ double-voting controversy rears its ugly head again

Fianna Fáil was hoping no one would mention the War of the Buttons two years later

Sat Nov 06 2021 - 01:00

Portmarnock members knew time was up for men-only policy

Court case from 2009 still stands but sometimes old institutions just need a nudge

Fri May 28 2021 - 06:00

Dublin slip seamlessly into gear as they dispatch Roscommon

All-Ireland champions instantly find their groove on the road in Division 1 opener

Sun May 16 2021 - 16:19

Rattling the chains – Gerard Smyth on Austin Clarke

An Irishman’s Diary

Sun May 09 2021 - 16:01

The Ban: how the GAA came to rescind its prohibition on ‘foreign games’ 50 years ago

Fifty years ago in Queen’s University the GAA dropped its prohibition on other sports

Sat Apr 03 2021 - 06:00

Sir Michael O’Dwyer, apologist for the Amritsar massacre, was also an Irish nationalist

He is a striking example of Irish participation in some of the British Empire’s most brutal acts

Sun Feb 07 2021 - 06:00

Michael Flatley's Hannibal Lecter mask among sale of Castlehyde contents

Contents sale of Lord of the Dance's Fermoy estate to offer 700 lots including film mask guiding €80,000-€120,000

Sat Nov 14 2020 - 06:00

The ‘enthusiastic’ Nazi who went to Donegal to learn Irish - and spy - in 1937

Documentary uncovers true story behind Prof Ludwig Mühlhausen’s visit to Ireland

Sat Jul 25 2020 - 01:09

Name and R-Number – Frank McNally on typos, tour guides, unusual baby names, and digging up the Hill of Tara

Fri Jun 26 2020 - 00:01

The big picture – An Irishman’s Diary on artist Gaetano de Gennaro

Sat Jan 04 2020 - 06:00

An extended history of health foods that caught the eye

Times past: Wholewheat and wholegrain breads became a staple for the health conscious

Fri Oct 11 2019 - 06:01

Scenes of everyday Irish life at affordable prices in deVere's auction

Sale includes lesser-known works by Patrick Leonard, George Campbell and May Guinness

Sat Oct 05 2019 - 05:00

Ireland's original hard Border: Rare footage shows what it was like

British Pathé newsreel from 1924 depicts the ‘much debated Ulster Border’

Mon Aug 19 2019 - 02:57

Church of Ireland marks 150 years since end of role as state church

A unique institution continues to accommodate those people of divergent political views

Mon Jul 29 2019 - 01:00

Áras party celebrates 100th anniversary of first Dáil

Michael Holohan returns to the Áras 80 years after attending its first garden party

Thu Jun 06 2019 - 10:30

In a Word...

.. fleadh. Patsy McGarry

Sat Apr 20 2019 - 01:01

World’s oldest college debating society to celebrate 250th anniversary

Trinity College Dublin Historical Society to celebrate its gilded, and star-studded, history

Thu Mar 14 2019 - 01:00

Protestants in the Republic: Inclusion and exclusion, resilience and pride

Brian Dobson, Heather Humphreys, Jan O’Sullivan and others on growing up in a Catholic dominated State

Mon Mar 11 2019 - 12:52

This Valentine’s Day show your love with these vintage tokens

Gifts with meaning, history and thought are an alternative to flowers and chocolates

Sat Feb 09 2019 - 00:00

Vax of life – Frank McNally revisits Raftery and the disease that robbed him of his sight

Wed Feb 06 2019 - 18:10

Raftery Remembered – Frank McNally on two contrasting tributes to the Bard of Kiltimagh

Thu Jan 31 2019 - 18:10

Diary of events for 2019 commemorations

Special centenary Dáil sitting and War of Independence exhibition among events to watch out for

Tue Jan 08 2019 - 11:19

Renowned Ballaghaderreen shop to close after almost 200 years

‘You could say I married a place’ – Mary Gallagher

Thu Dec 20 2018 - 20:38

Áras publishes details of spending by Higgins during first term

Food and beverages is the most expensive element of events, costing €125,589 in 2018

Thu Dec 13 2018 - 15:57

Margaret Thatcher on the new £50 note? Time for some Irish banknote nostalgia

The former British PM may be a woman of note, but putting her face on one is asking for trouble

Fri Nov 30 2018 - 05:00

Is this a golden age for children’s theatre? Oh, yes, it is

Work made for children used to be rare, but there's now a rich bounty of shows

Wed Oct 10 2018 - 05:00

Hume film reminds us of risks taken by Americans during early Troubles

America Letter: Stateside screening of movie shines light on lesser-known US connections

Sat Sept 22 2018 - 01:00

Syrian family of asylum seekers meet Pope Francis at Áras an Uachtaráin

President Higgins spoke to pope about hurt caused by child sex abuse perpetrated by some within the Catholic Church

Sat Aug 25 2018 - 12:57

Prohibition America trumped Ireland for drunkenness 'three times over'

An Irish Times reporter on a US assignment in 1928 witnesses the rise of speakeasies

Sun Jul 29 2018 - 10:52

In a word ... President

What more worthy regional accent was there in Ireland than that of Douglas Hyde?

Wed Jul 04 2018 - 16:51

No apologies needed for provision of Irish services, President says

Higgins says it is a sign of hope that newly arrived immigrants engage with language

Mon Jun 25 2018 - 21:17