Category: Publications

Inside ‘A history of Ireland in 100 words’: Ríomhaire

Did you know that Saint Columba could ‘number the stars’ and predict the course of the moon? Find out more in today’s entry on star-counting.

Inside ‘A history of Ireland in 100 words’: Caoch

Why can’t the one-eyed man be king? Find out in today’s entry on blindness, blemishing and being ‘blind drunk’!

Inside ‘A history of Ireland in 100 words’: Grá

What exactly is a ‘love-spot’? Find out in today’s entry on affairs of the heart.

Inside ‘A history of Ireland in 100 words’: Cróga

Why does this Cú Chulainn have apples spiked on his hair? Find out in today’s entry on bravery, bloodiness and the infamous ‘warp spasm’!

Halloween special: ominous birds and banshees

Discover the origins of the word ‘badhbh’ in our book A history of Ireland in 100 words

325-million-year-old amphibian bones discovered in County Clare

The fossilised bones of a tiny amphibian-like creature that scurried around the shores of County Clare 325 million years ago have been discovered.

Call for papers: Irish Studies in International Affairs

We are seeking good quality papers from academics, policy-makers and PhD students

435 million year old fossil starfish discovered in Maam Valley

A new species of fossil starfish discovered in the Maam Valley of County Galway is described in the latest issue of the Irish Journal of…

DIFP X (1951-7)

Launched by Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Charles Flanagan TD

Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks: Aspen 5+6, Brian O’Doherty

Aspen 5+6, Brian O’Doherty, 1967

Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks: Tom Murphy

A Whistle in the Dark, Tom Murphy, 1961