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Over the past six weeks, Longford Viking Guide, Rachel Rafferty and her mother and past Girl Guide Melanie have been trawling through the Longford Leader archiv...

A remarkable transformation awaits visitors to Ireland’s most historic exhibition center and home when it reopens this week for the first time in 32 months. Lissadell House, the childhood home of 1916 hero Countess Constance Markievicz, opened to the public on Friday, June 17.

By explaining the lives of Irish LGBTQ people abroad and contributions of those who returned, 'Out In The World: Ireland's LGBTQ+ Diaspora,' now at the GLBTHS Museum, can help us understand how Ireland became such a welcoming place for Irish queer folk.

Olivia O’Leary’s foreword to Irish Women’s Speeches: Voices That Rocked The System

The new resource pack brings Out In The World: Ireland’s LGBTQ+ Diaspora into the classroom to explore LGBTQ+ history and human rights.

ERIC Sweeney – composer, performer, teacher and friend – was a modest man of immense musical talent whose contribution to the arts in Waterford was truly…

Leon O’Cathasaigh returns to replenish his soul and refill his imagination in the green mountains of Sligo and Leitrim. A long time ago in the sleepy summers of my youth, I discovered the magic scenery and green mountains of Sligo and North Leitrim.

Book review: A rich tapestry depicting intolerances of nation, ethnicity, class and gender

Although St. Patrick’s Day celebrations may not involve rowdy parades in the streets, the “City Lights” team is still excited to honor and enjoy Irish traditions and show our shamrock pride. Host Lois Reitzes was joined by two recent Atlanta transplants from Ireland: Ciara O’Floinn, Consul General of Ireland for the Southeastern U.S., and Elaine Cosgrove, a poet from the town of Sligo and author of “Transmissions .” Both O’Floinn and Cosgrove read poems, as well as discussed the S...

Professor Paul Salveson is a historian and writer and lives in Bolton. He is visiting professor in ‘Worktown Studies’ at the University of Bolton and author of several books on Lancashire history International Women’s Day on Monday was a reminder of the many Bolton women who have played an important role in society – not just locally, but on the national stage. Four of them are Sarah Reddish, Alice Foley, Alice Collinge and Susan Isaacs Sarah Reddish (centre) with the the Bolton...