Surprisingly, the Sun popped out last Sunday, and as I haven't started my weekend tours yet, I thought a visit to a little ...

The Newgrange tomb is an even more sophisticated “cosmic calendar” than was thought, according to new research. A Galway-based researcher says he has deciphered the famous spiral carvings on ...

A reanalysis of ancient DNA shows that a major cultural change took place in Ireland after four centuries of farming.

If you’ve been lucky enough to visit Newgrange, you can attest to the fact that it’s a pretty impressive structure - so you can imagine just how impressive it was when first constructed over ...

Analysis: New research into ancient DNA shows that Newgrange's tombs were not just the burial places for the elites of Neolithic Irish society The world heritage site of Brú na Bóinne is located ...

The researcher say their findings ‘deconstructs the myth that only important individuals were socially active’.

The Office of Public works [OPW] calls for the public to join them, and the National Monuments Services [NMS] to mark the shortest day of the year at the Winter Solstice live at ancient tomb Newgrange ...

The solar alignment of the passage tomb at Newgrange to face the rising sun on winter solstice is a significant astronomical finding of global importance. Originally re-discovered by Professor Michael ...

The footage, released by Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue, shows crews tackling the blaze at Newgrange Care Home in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, on 8 April 2017. Newgrange of Cheshunt Ltd ran the home ...