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Formation of world-famous Giant's Causeway may have taken just days, scientist says

The formation event behind Northern Ireland’s world-famous Giant’s Causeway may have taken just a few days rather than thousands of years, according to a new theory. The origin of the striking stones, which have attracted visitors from across the ...

06 Oct 2022 at 17:33

Northern Ireland

Historic war rooms and castles among sites set to open for heritage event

The Northern Ireland Regional War Room is among a host of historic sites set to open to the public for a special two-day event next month. The nuclear bunker is one of 250 buildings and landmarks to open to the public free of charge as part of ...

14 Aug 2024 at 10:44

Home

Calling on young people in Kilkenny to solve environmental issues

Young people in Kilkenny are being asked to put themselves forward to solve environmental issues in their local community Registration for ECO-UNESCO’s Young Environmentalist Awards are now open. The competition welcomes entries from young ...

03 Dec 2023 at 11:33

National News

Formation of world-famous Giant's Causeway may have taken just days, scientist says

06 Oct 2022 at 17:33

World

Great Barrier Reef ‘should be on heritage danger list’

A United Nations-backed mission is recommending that the Great Barrier Reef be added to the list of endangered World Heritage sites. The body says that without “ambitious, rapid and sustained” climate action, the world’s largest coral ...

28 Nov 2022 at 16:42

World

US returns smuggled ancient artefacts to Libya

The United States has returned a cache of smuggled ancient artefacts to Libya as the Mediterranean country struggles to protect its heritage against the backdrop of years of war and unrest. The repatriated items include two ...

31 Mar 2022 at 19:55

‘Tree against hunger’ flowers for first time at Kew Gardens

A tree scientists believe may hold the key to giving food security to millions of people across east Africa has flowered for the first time at Kew Gardens. The Ethiopian enset will produce a spectacular bloom, which could ...

12 Apr 2023 at 16:19

Northern Ireland

Bid to list Co Antrim Moravian church as cultural world heritage site

A bid to list a preserved Moravian site in Co Antrim as Northern Ireland’s first cultural world heritage site has been launched. The proposal to Unesco is part of a transnational bid involving three global sites – ...

06 Feb 2023 at 16:21

World

Argentina’s former detention site added to Unesco World Heritage list

Argentina on Tuesday welcomed a decision by a United Nations conference to include a former clandestine detention and torture centre as a World Heritage site. A Unesco conference in Saudi Arabia agreed to include ...

19 Sept 2023 at 22:11

Local News

Fossils older than dinosaurs found on beach in Donegal

A casual walk on the beach at Cruit Island took a Kincasslagh father and his two sons back in time ...300 million years in fact. Ben McGonagle and sons Liam (6) and Joseph (4) are always on the lookout for items ...

08 Mar 2023 at 18:33

World

Iraq reopens historic Mosul mosque eight years after Islamic State destruction

Iraq’s prime minister has presided over the official reopening of the historic al-Nuri Grand Mosque and its leaning minaret in the heart of Mosul’s Old City, eight years after it was destroyed by militants from ...

01 Sept 2025 at 14:12

What's On

Kilkenny singer's new single is inspired by Tír na nÓg and personal heartbreak

Patrick Dowling, a 24-year-old singer-songwriter from Slieverue, County Kilkenny, will release his second single Colossal today (Friday, June 6). The track follows Dowling’s debut Midsummer. While Midsummer ...

06 Jun 2025 at 06:33

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