Between 1845-1850, the Great Potato Famine created a mass exodus from Ireland, forcing two million citizens to board ships in search of better lives in the U.S. Jeanie Johnston was perhaps the ...

The 22nd edition of the True/False Film Fest, kicking off Feb. 27, will feature a lineup of 30 feature documentaries and 24 ...

Six men who are due to go on trial in relation to a raid on a Panamanian cargo ship that resulted in the largest cocaine seizure in Irish history have failed in a bid to have the charges against ...

The ships in the U.S. Navy are not just known for their roles in battle, but for their roles in historical preservation and importance. At the same time, many state-of-the-art ships — even as ...

Gill will be speaking on ‘Islands, Goddesses, and Contemporary Art: Swimming with Circe and Mother Ireland’. Join us at 3.30-4.45pm on Wednesday 5 February in 1.H029, School of Humanities. Drinks ...

Art as extreme subjectivity. Throughout it all, he’s favoured the human voice (he’s a regular in a local choir, and remains obsessed with gospel and doo wop). His own articulation as a writer ...

The Princess of Wales took a school bus to the National Portrait Gallery with a group of young children and joined them on an interactive trail exploring their emotions through paintings. Kate ...

A band plays in Crane Lane, Tadhg Hickey tells jokes in Irish in The Roundy. A woman dies peacefully in hospital. Any time it veers towards an Instagram-friendly ad for nightlife in Cork ...

So it’s not surprising that various code words or crew lingo can become widespread on ships. Cruise ship worker Cass, who posts under @cass_stefanie, shared how she’s been to more than 46 ...

The blurb of The Famine Plot claims that Tim Pat Coogan is Ireland’s leading historian. This is not exactly right, but it is true that Coogan’s works sell widely and have a significant influence both ...

Another natural feature, the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland, also attracts thousands of visitors each year as people want to go and see the amazing hexagonal shaped rocks that stretch into ...

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