# History
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Poll: Should British Empire inspired Irish street names be changed?
17 Feb 2017
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alternative history
Experts are disputing a documentary which says a fire was partly to blame for the Titanic sinking
11 Feb 2017
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asylums
"We have always found ways to lock up mentally ill people": The disturbing history of Irish asylums
14 Jan 2017
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Word processing problems
The government brought in word processors in the 1980s - and civil servants weren't too happy
3 Jan 2017
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Voices
Arthur Corrie Lewin - the Irishman who went missing while flying over Africa
Turtle Bunbury
3 Jan 2017
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Voices
Soldiers, sailors, diplomats: The forgotten Irish who changed Latin America
Tim Fanning
30 Dec 2016
538
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Big Money
Oscar and the top 5 most expensive signings in the history of Chinese football
23 Dec 2016
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Know your history
'People definitely don't realise the depth of the historical treasures around them'
19 Nov 2016
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Looking Up
'We've poked the bear' - Schmidt's Ireland eye more history against All Blacks
14 Nov 2016
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Special Occasion
Treat yourself to all the highlights from Ireland 40 New Zealand 29 right here
6 Nov 2016
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The City of the Tribes
Back in time: The Galway of 600 years ago shows just how much of the city has survived
2 Nov 2016
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pricey papers
Controversy over €8.5 million price tag for Mary Robinson's Presidential library
28 Oct 2016
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Voices
The making of Dracula: How Bram Stoker's 'in-betweener' status inspired horror
Jarlath Killeen
26 Oct 2016
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History
'They are just 15 blokes on a field' - Heaslip hungry for shot at All Blacks
26 Oct 2016
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delving deep
DNA is helping Irish people find their ancestors from centuries ago
16 Oct 2016
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improving ireland
Volunteers are reclaiming this motte and bailey after decades of neglect and bonfires
1 Oct 2016
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window into the past
A Nazi programme and GAA medals are among pieces of Irish history soon to go on sale
17 Sep 2016
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History
Transgender soldier becomes first woman to serve on frontlines of British Army
17 Sep 2016
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now you know
This is how you can see everything you've ever searched for on Google
10 Sep 2016
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Conflict
Half-century-long war in Colombia comes to an end as historic ceasefire takes hold
29 Aug 2016
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History
Scott Evans battles from a set down to become first Irishman to win an Olympic badminton match
12 Aug 2016
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Acceptance Speech
'Herstory' - Hillary Clinton accepts Democratic presidential nomination
29 Jul 2016
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Assassination
John Hinckley, the man who shot US President Ronald Reagan, is now a free man
27 Jul 2016
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past and future
"I'm losing money every day while nothing is being done... it's a nightmare" - How Moore Street's traders have been forgotten about
9 Jul 2016
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Voices
Remembering the Irish murderer who made it to the Wimbledon final
Elizabeth O'Malley
3 Jul 2016
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World War One
'Heaps of wounded and dead. Showers of dust and earth and lead. Deafening explosions and blinding smoke'
2 Jul 2016
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History
Amy Perrett to make history as Super Rugby's first-ever female match official
29 Jun 2016
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