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Significant Michael Collins artefacts go on display in Irish museum

To mark the centenary of the assassination of Michael Collins on 22 August 1922, Kilmainham Gaol Museum is displaying a number of very significant artefacts connected with Collins and his death at Béal na Blá. Several of the items once belonged to ...

22 Aug 2022 at 12:08

Arts & Entertainment

'A treasure' - Rare synagogue mural restored

A mural that was painted in a US synagogue more than 100 years ago by a Lithuanian immigrant — and hidden behind a wall for years— has been restored and listed as a rare piece of art. The large colorful triptych painted by sign painter Ben Zion ...

16 Aug 2022 at 15:19

Arts & Entertainment

Unpublished works by renowned Irish writers to be sold in aid of National Print Museum

A limited-edition collection of unpublished works by some of Ireland's most prestigious writers has been commissioned to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the National Print Museum. Six internationally renowned, prizewinning writers including ...

29 Sept 2022 at 17:32

Arts & Entertainment

Extra-terrestrial water found for first time in meteorite

Extra-terrestrial water has been found for the first time in a meteorite that has fallen in the UK. The Winchcombe meteorite, which crashed into a driveway in the Gloucestershire town last February, is also thought to hold clues about where ...

19 Sept 2022 at 13:40

National News

Fifteen Irish museums to benefit from €170k in shared funding

Newly announced grants worth over €170,000 will be shared among fifteen regional museums across Ireland. The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, confirmed news of the Regional Museum ...

28 Jul 2022 at 11:59

National News

More than 30 potential new species discovered living at the bottom of the sea

Robots have discovered 39 potential new species at the bottom of the ocean. Researchers at the Natural History Museum said the undescribed organisms represent a fraction of the undiscovered species from the deep sea, which ...

27 Jul 2022 at 15:36

National News

New museum campaign tackles negative perceptions of Irish people

A new campaign from the EPIC Emigration Museum is seeking to challenge negative stereotypes of Irish people. According to museum researchers, search data has shown that "many incorrect and misleading perceptions" of the ...

21 Jul 2022 at 12:05

National News

'Genius' artist with Irish roots to display decades of work at major exhibition

The first retrospective of the “genius” artist and playwright John Patrick Byrne for more than two decades opens in Glasgow on Friday. A Big Adventure charts the career of the polymath - born in the Scottish lowlands ...

27 May 2022 at 11:40

Lifestyle

Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn to align in cosmic treat for skygazers

Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will line up in the sky this week and could stay visible to the naked eye for a number of weeks. Skygazers will be treated to the sight from Wednesday all the way through to early May,...

22 Apr 2022 at 20:51

Local News

Formation of world-famous Giant's Causeway may have taken just days, scientist says

The formation event behind Northern Ireland’s world-famous Giant’s Causeway may have taken just a few days rather than thousands of years, according to a new theory. The origin of the striking stones, which have ...

06 Oct 2022 at 11:47

National News

'I am to die for Ireland' - New exhibition marks 100 years since first Civil War executions

The centenary of the first executions of the Irish Civil War is being marked in a new exhibition. Four young working class men - Peter Casidy, James Fisher, John Gaffney and Richard Twohig - were executed in ...

17 Nov 2022 at 14:35

National News

Museum displays LEGO-version of Irish landmark made from almost 50,000 bricks

A Lego-version of an Irish landmark made out of almost 50,000 bricks is on display at the National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology. The museum is set to host a weekend of events centered around the display ...

11 Nov 2022 at 16:55

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