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Irish would-be assassin Violet Gibson makes feature film debut
Thursday, 5 March 2020Forgotten for many years, the Irish woman who shot Benito Mussolini is the subject of a new film premiering at the Dublin International Film Festival this month. Read the DIB's recent entry on her remarkable life.
Inside 'A history of Ireland in 100 words': Ríomhaire
Thursday, 5 March 2020Did 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.
European Academies of Science: European GMO Laws no Longer fit
Wednesday, 4 March 2020The current EU rules on genetically modified organisms (GMO) are not fit for purpose anymore, leading scientists warn in a newly released EASAC commentary.
New DIB 'missing person': Mary Young
Wednesday, 4 March 2020Another fascinating missing person recently added to the DIB, Mary Young (aka Jenny Diver), was a thief from the north of Ireland who gained notoriety as head of a gang of pickpockets in early 1700s London.
Inside 'A history of Ireland in 100 words': Caoch
Tuesday, 3 March 2020Why 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
Sunday, 1 March 2020What 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
Saturday, 29 February 2020Why does this Cú Chulainn have apples spiked on his hair? Find out in today's entry on bravery, bloodiness and the infamous ‘warp spasm’!
A history of Ireland in 100 words is all over the city
Friday, 28 February 2020Spot us on the citywide banners during Seachtain na Gaeilge
The IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land
Thursday, 27 February 2020Insider perspectives on the 7 August 2019 approval session and key policy messages
Thom 'The Diceman' McGinty: street performer and Dublin legend
Thursday, 27 February 2020It is twenty-five years since the death of Thom McGinty: street performer and gay activist and icon, known to Dubliners as 'The Diceman'.