History History View from Ireland 48 years ago today when America landed on the moon July 20th 1969, a moment of history that stopped the world as we knew it and made sure it would never be the same again. 471
History History Remembering the great Irish Antarctic explorer Tom Crean Kerry man’s extraordinary achievements during three expeditions to the Antarctic at the start of the last century lay dormant for almost 80 years. 16
Food & Drink Food & Drink How Guinness became one of the most popular drinks in Africa Secrets from St. James’s Gate reveal how Nigeria is now the largest consumer of Guinness in the world. 240
Travel Tips Travel Tips How Harland and Wolff’s Belfast office is being converted into $36m Titanic Hotel Titanic Hotel Belfast will open its doors to the public this September 206
History History Iconic artworks inspired by the Irish Famine coming home to Ireland in 2018 Quinnipiac Great Hunger Museum artwork to travel to Dublin and Cork in major exhibition. 84
History History JFK 100: Where John F Kennedy was happiest Curator Christine McCarthy talks about "A Centennial Celebration" of JFK in Hyannis – an unmissable new exhibition in Provincetown. 608
History History How Irish immigrants forever changed the US immigration system Much of the cultural diversity in the US unwittingly came about through pressure from Irish American leaders. 191
History History Anointed twice - The real story of JFK's health just emerging Four surgeries on his lower-back left the young president in constant excruciating pain and walking using crutches. 105
History History The three greatest love letters to famous Irishmen In these modern fast-moving times it's nice to remember a more romantic time...when people wrote love letters. 6472
History History How the Russians helped John F Kennedy win the election Donald Trump Jr isn’t the only relative of a candidate to have been approached by Russians about a US election. 754
History History Famine era letters to the US document the horrors of the Irish holocaust Letters addressed to an Irish-born priest during the time of the Great Hunger showcase the pain felt by those who remained in Ireland. 392
History History You’ll be amazed what JFK gave to Queen Elizabeth on their only ever meeting During the 65-year reign of the British monarch it seems that JFK’s 1961 visit made quite an impression. 612
Other Writers Other Writers The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem taught me about Orangemen’s Day Celebrate July 12 in song with the Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem. 1031
News News Catholic Irish soldiers too drunk to fight at Battle of the Boyne Catholic Jacobite captain's account reveals more than 1,000 Irish Catholic troops were "dead drunk" on July 12, 1690 1020
Irish Voice Irish Voice A deceitful life: a Nazi’s treason and life as an Irish impostor Review of "Masquerade: Treason, the Holocaust, and an Irish Impostor" by Mark M. and Vera Moynes. 72
History History Stunning new evidence shows Amelia Earhart and her Irish American navigator may have survived crash Has the Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan mystery been solved? Or has it deepened? 387
History History Tragic lives of wife and children of Easter Rising martyr Thomas MacDonagh Marking the centenary of the death of Thomas's widow, Muriel MacDonagh, who died leaving their children orphaned. 207
History History Can you help find this Irish woman, a crack World War I codebreaker? Catherine Hayes Osborne from Co. Donegal was one of the first six members of a team employed by the British Army to crack German WWI codes. 133
Genealogy Genealogy 9 Irish American surnames explained by the experts From Murphy to O'Connor - the popular Irish family names now big names in the United States. 262
History History Unanimous House vote for D.C. park to be renamed after Irish rebel leader Robert Emmet Emmet was an early leader in the cause for Irish independence who drew inspiration from the American Revolution. 636
History History The great unsolved mystery of the stolen Irish Crown Jewels The heavily-jeweled star and badge of the Order of St Patrick went missing from Dublin Castle in 1907. The crime has never been solved. 361
History History JFK, Martin Luther King and the battle over human rights 'Kennedy and King: The President, The Pastor, and the Battle Over Civil Rights' by Steven Levingston hit bookstores last week. 36
History History 5 Irish facts about Independence Day you may not know From the Declaration to the Star Spangled Banner – the Irish and the Fourth of July. 503
History History George Washington’s greatest sniper was an Irish marksman Some say he changed the course of the critical battle of Saratoga when he gunned down two British generals, at 300 yards. 8552
Other Writers Other Writers The Irish who signed the Declaration of Independence The eight Irish, three born in Ireland, who signed the iconic US document. 23059
