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Dublin’s O’Connell Street wears its past clearly. On John Henry Foley’s statue at the top of the street, in the chest of Daniel O’Connell and in the arm of the figure below him, the Maid of Erin, bullet damage is visible. Both sides of this street witnessed dramatic days, from the Easter Rising to the intense battle for Dublin that began the Civil War. It seems likely O’Connell took a few bullets on both occasions.

An inquiry dedicated primarily to one social class and exclusively to one religious denomination will be undermined before it even begins

From the introduction of Christianity the Good Friday Agreement - key moments in the Emerald Isle's past, eleven moments that changed Irreland's history.

While we could name 1,000 things to do before you die in Ireland, here are the top ten things to do in the Emerald Isle before you pass.  This is our bucket list of things to do in Ireland before you die.

A letter from Dr Gerald Morgan:

The partner of murdered journalist Lyra McKee has said it’s “pathetic and sad” that violence is erupting in Northern Ireland again.

IRELAND lost two of its greatest leaders when General Liam Lynch and General Michael Collins perished in the Civil War, Deputy Mayor of Cork County Cllr Deirdre O’Brien told a commemoration in North Cork on Sunday to mark the centenary of the death of General Lynch in the conflict.

Police said the pipe bombs were discovered in City Cemetery in Creggan following a republican parade on Easter Monday. They have described it as a sinister and worrying development.

A police vehicle in Londonderry, Northern Ireland was attacked with Molotov bombs and set on fire on Monday, that is a day before US president Joe Biden arrives in Belfast for a visit of the country and the Republic.