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Most historians agree that two Revolutions at the end of the 18th century ushered in the modern era. The Americans sent the British home and put th...

Eamonn Ceannt’s now iconic Uilleann pipes were presented on loan to The Jackie Clarke Collection in Ballina

As part As part of our special tribute to Christy Dignam in the current issue of Hot Press, we look back at a fascinating, previously unpublished interview w...

In the first of our 2023 series of holiday-themed reads, the Cork author recalls a memorable daytrip with the North Mon school 

IrishCentral Contributor Brendan Farrell recounts his granduncle James Glynn's involvement with Éamonn Ceannt's death.

The songwriter’s debut solo album was born out of a feverish spell of lockdown creativity, unmoored from any requirement for radio-friendliness

Éamon de Valera, former President of Ireland, became the third President of Ireland on June 25, 1959. Nicknamed ‘Dev,’ Éamon de Valera was one of Ireland's most dominant political leaders of the 20th century, particularly during the country's fight for independence.

In June 1963, President John F. Kennedy made a series of state visits throughout Europe. To Germany, where he made his famous Ich bin ein Berliner speech; to Italy; to England; and to Ireland, the country his great-grandfather Patrick Kennedy had left in 1848. Dave Powers, assistant and close friend to the president, described JFK’s

Television: Michael Connelly served with the RIC and then left the newly independent Republic to join the fledgling RUC

It might have been the tastiest lesson, but learning the correct way to drink Guinness wasn’t the only memorable activity crammed into 48 hours in Dublin. I took a crash course in Irish music, developed a better understanding of the complicated Irish-British relationship, and learned some of the reasons why millions of Irish have left the island over the centuries.