Yesterday, 8th May, President Michael D. Higgins, Taoiseach Simon Harris and Tánaiste Micheál Martin hosted the 100th Annual State Ceremony at Arbour Hill to commemorate the Easter Rising and the executed leaders of 1916 who are buried in the grounds of the Church of the Sacred Heart. This year will mark the 100th State Commemoration of the Arbour Hill Ceremony.

Dublin Port Company (DPC) has mapped its rich natural, industrial and cultural heritage in a new Conservation Strategy, launched this week by Minister of State Malcolm Noonan, T.D. 

The National Botanic Gardens has announced an exciting initiative for this year’s National Heritage Week. Under the theme of ‘Connections, Routes and Networks’, they are calling on visitors to share their stories and memories of the gardens for an upcoming exhibition, ‘Stories from the Gardens’ to be held in August.

Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan T.D., has announced that over €7.4 million will be awarded to 140 projects around the country through the 2024 Community Monuments Fund to help owners and custodians of archaeological monuments to help safeguard them into the future.

Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, will today open a new exhibition in the Coach House, Dublin Castle, which reflects aspects of life in independent Ireland, as revealed in the records of the state.

Today, April 10th, 2024, we celebrate National Siblings Day, a cherished occasion that grows in popularity each passing year. This informal yet beloved holiday is dedicated to honouring the special bond shared between siblings. In the spirit of this celebration, let’s delve into a remarkable tale from Irish history that beautifully illustrates this bond – the story of the Roche siblings.

Sceilg Mhichíl is one of ten World Heritage Properties selected to take part in the international ICOMOS-National Geographic Preserving Legacies: A Future for our Past project, and is the only European site selected. Other sites include Petra in Jordan, the Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras and Angkor Archaeological Park in Cambodia. The National Monuments Service (NMS) in partnership with the Office of Public Works (OPW) represent Ireland on the project.

The Office of Public Works is delighted to announce the reopening of heritage sites across Ireland from 16 March 2024. The new season offers a great opportunity for visitors to rediscover the rich and diverse cultural heritage of their local areas.

A public consultation has been launched today inviting members of the public and interested stakeholders to participate in the development of the first World Heritage Strategy for Ireland. A ‘Strategy for World Heritage in Ireland 2024-2034’ will set out a vision for World Heritage in Ireland with an aim to ensure that it is developed and managed in line with the requirements of the 1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention.

A largely forgotten story of Irish convicts and their interaction with Māori forms the basis for a series of history novels being released in Christchurch. Titled Irish Convict, the five…

The Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has obtained government approval to repeal the Censorship of Publications Acts. The decision follows a review undertaken in the Department to Justice on the…

This is an extract from “Have Ye No Homes To Go To? The History of the Irish Pub” by Kevin Martin. Before 1830 the majority of Irish immigrants to North America were…

Government has approved the masterplan for the National Centre for Research and Remembrance campus. The National Centre, which will be located on the site of the former Magdalene Laundry on…

Met Éireann, Ireland’s National Meteorological Service, has published a comprehensive summary of Ireland’s latest climate averages, for the period 1991-2020, showing Ireland has become warmer and wetter. These are the…

An exhibition developed by two descendants of figures from Ireland’s revolutionary years working with records from the National Archives will be unveiled. The installation explores how the architectural utopias built by the…

The Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan and the Minister of State for Transport Jack Chambers welcomed the transfer of Shannon Heritage from The Shannon Airport Group to Clare County Council. The necessary consents to enable the transfer…

Irish blessings have a long and storied history, with roots that stretch back centuries. These beautiful and poetic blessings have been passed down through generations of Irish families, and have…

Following extensive restoration, the Escape Gates will now form part of the permanent exhibition in Kilmainham Gaol Museum and will be displayed alongside its original padlock which the prisoners broke…

Postcards, as we know them today, are easily recognisable, and can be found in holiday stalls, museums, and even in your local everyday shop. People collect postcards to share memories…

The Dublin Festival of History has announced its 2022 return with over 100 in-person events taking place across the city. The festival last for three weeks between September 26 and…

An Garda Síochána has launched its Garda Centenary Online Photographic Archive 1922 – 2022 as part of its current centenary celebrations. In 2002, thousands of historical photographs captured by the…

When the Public Record Office of Ireland was reduced to rubble and ashes in the Irish civil war, seven centuries of precious historical documents were lost. Exactly 100 years later, the public…

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee addressed the annual Garda Memorial Day ceremony at the Garda Síochána Memorial Garden in Dublin Castle. The annual Garda Memorial Day is a significant day…

The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, launched ‘Burning the Big House: The Story of the Irish Country House in Revolution, 1920-1923’, a new…