Eighteen-year-old Arya Satheesh created her award-winning Eco Purge to help address the global problem of plastic pollution

Diana Janney, author of A Man of Understanding, on the inspiration behind and the themes explored in her compelling new novel, The Zen Violinist. My intention in all my novels is to make big themes accessible, through strong, interesting characters and a compelling plot. Being chosen as the Runner-up in The People’s Book Prize for my previous novel A Man of Understanding…

An impromptu civilian road safety investigation unit emerged in Kerry, where residents counted collisions, measured footpaths and cross-referenced design standards

Join us for the annual conference of the Catholic Historical Society of Ireland.

Greater awareness of common EU values is needed to foster educational ties between higher education institutional systems across the continent.

We’re surrounded by buildings, but do we know how to talk about them?

The Mjølkevegen was once used to bring milk from high pastures to the towns below. Now cyclists are discovering the road’s breathtaking panoramas of peaks and lakes, dotted with cosy inns

Dancer and choreographer Edwina Guckian on The Devil’s in the Dancehall, how angry her research into the show made her, and the liberation of dance

Education is at a crossroads, argues the author and academic. Should we embrace new technology in the name of efficiency, or is it time to fight back?

More than merely keeping the tradition of the Aran sweater alive, the company is recognised internationally for the design and quality of its high-end knitwear

From Georgian Dublin to the 20th century, the headquarters on Merrion Square boasts a staggering collection of photographs and drawings

Reader immersion is widely recognised as one of the defining characteristics of effective fiction. When readers become fully absorbed in a story, they no longer feel like passive observers but instead experience events alongside the characters, sharing their thoughts, emotions, and surroundings. This encourages readers to form deeper emotional connections with the narrative, making stories more memorable and impactful. I have compiled some articles and podcasts that discuss how to create immersion in your fiction that captivates readers from beginning to end.

History and Archives in Practice (HAP) is an annual partnership event, co-hosted by the Royal Historical Society, The National Archives, and the Institute of Historical Research. Now in its fifth year...

Irish writers, agents and producers reveal why homegrown novels are increasingly becoming sought-after television dramas for global audiences

The Society's academic journal, Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, publishes a wide range of content from historians of all disciplinary backgrounds and career stages, worldwide. This inclu...

From Tonn Tuile to Flood Tide: the daughter and translator relates. Eithne O'Neill on translating her father's Tonn Tuile: a landmark of mid-century Irish fiction, now in English for the first time. Translating my father's first novel had the makings of an incestuous gesture. Tonn Tuile tells of the Ulster-born protagonist's start in the South as a writer and newly-wed. At the same time, its span of two years, from 1939-1942, coincides significantly with my own beginnings, a first-born and the object of considerable attention.

Editorial: Literature, the arts and social sciences must not be sacrificed as higher education funding is squeezed

The science behind Europe’s extreme heat is clear. The response isn’t.

We are pleased to share that EThOS (E-Theses Online Service) is now available again following restoration work after the cyber-attack.

William Johnson - aka Chief Warraghiyagey - saw himself as an Irish chieftain and was the only authorised mediator between the British empire and the Indian nations

Despite breathless reporting on how AI is going to change the world, Hannah Cyrus, a Bangor librarian, said that, in her experience, most library patrons aren’t finding it helpful.

by Michele Horrigan   Memory is a tricky preoccupation. It can take the form of saccharine nostalgia, a little soft at the edges, and tinted yellow with age. It can emerge as clear and bright as the midday sun, or it can be ephemeral like snippets of a conversation or remembering something read in a […]

One of 11 surviving copies of ‘Exeter printing’ and only one known outside US was taken from American privateer ship

With the British Museum’s blockbuster Bayeux tapestry exhibition opening soon, we follow in the footsteps of William the Conqueror and King Harold’s armies around Battle and Rye