Stone Pages Archaeo News: Ireland Archives

Index of news related to Ireland

18 December 2021: Sligo Neolithic site sold to private buyer
27 December 2020: Prehistoric discoveries in County Sligo
: Cork standing stone reinstated by farmer and druids
30 December 2019: Large scale feasts drew crowds from across Iron Age Ireland
15 December 2019: Were Neolithic log boats used in the construction of Newgrange?
30 November 2019: Conservation plan needed for Queen Maeve cairn
2 September 2019: Unknown monuments identified close to Newgrange
26 February 2019: Irish Neolithic cairn at high risk of irreparable damage
23 September 2018: Megalithic passage tomb discovered in Co Meath
21 January 2018: Neolithic ritual cave site discovered in Mayo
12 January 2018: Unique winter solstice experience in Ireland
6 January 2018: Ancient Kerry fort closed after storm damage
20 December 2017: New app to help preserve British and Irish rock art
17 October 2017: First evidence of dismemberment in prehistoric Ireland
: Illuminating discovery at megalithic tomb in Kerry
5 August 2017: Ancient funeral practices at Carrowkeel
23 December 2016: Newgrange 'sun trap' might be a modern invention
7 November 2016: Dublin dig uncovers prehistoric rock art
: 9,000-year-old axe sheds light on Irish burial practices
1 June 2016: Bones under pub change what we know about the Irish
4 January 2016: Scientists sequence first ancient Irish human genomes
23 November 2015: 5,000-year-old tomb discovered in Ireland
23 September 2015: Neolithic burials found inside Irish portal tomb
21 May 2015: Newgrange to be X-rayed
19 May 2015: Volunteers help repair ancient cairn in Ireland
18 April 2015: Prehistoric sites on Ireland's largest island
27 March 2015: Survey of a Neolithic henge in Northern Ireland
: Prehistoric rock art discovered in County Mayo
20 February 2015: Retired policeman convicted of damage to a protected site
19 January 2015: Dairy was an important food source in the Irish Neolithic
10 November 2014: Ancient art and architecture influenced by sound
13 October 2014: Prehistoric pit discovered on Irish beach
20 July 2014: Ancient log boats found in Irish lake
6 June 2014: 3,000-year-old remains of an infant found in Ireland
5 June 2014: Northern Irish Mesolithic settlement lost
4 June 2014: Ancient standing stone at Hill of Tara vandalised
12 April 2014: Log boat dating back 4,500 years found in Ireland
5 March 2014: Neolithic bones discovered in Irish cave
6 February 2014: Storms unearth Neolithic bog in Ireland
14 November 2013: Donkey sanctuary threatens Bronze Age sites in Ireland
27 August 2013: Lough Gur Heritage Centre redeveloped
11 August 2013: Irish 'bog body' said to be world's oldest
17 July 2013: Volunteers to map ancient hill forts
9 July 2013: Snail trail reveals ancient human migration
24 May 2013: Remains of ancient oak boat found in Ireland
22 December 2012: Crowds gather at Stonehenge and Newgrange to mark winter solstice
13 December 2012: Museum to examine remains found in Irish bog
5 July 2012: Sacred Irish monument vandalised
11 May 2012: 6,000-year-old settlement found in Ireland
19 April 2012: Prehistoric animal remains discovered in Irish cave
7 February 2012: Plan to protect Hill of Tara
16 January 2012: Achill-Henge may be built over prehistoric site
11 January 2012: Stargazing at Irish stone circles
10 January 2012: Mystery of the fulacht fiadh
14 December 2011: Don't move megaliths, or Irish fairies may wreak revenge!
7 December 2011: Man faces jail for demolishing ancient Irish ring fort
23 November 2011: Two large enclosures found near Knowth
11 November 2011: No sign of a second chamber at Newgrange
29 October 2011: Prehistoric site found near Belfast
20 October 2011: In search of a second passage at Newgrange
29 September 2011: Rock art found in Ireland could date back to Bronze Age
16 August 2011: Prehistoric body discovered in Irish bog
14 August 2011: Underground chamber unearthed in Irish garden
30 June 2011: Ancient Irish stone tools go on display
5 May 2011: 'Bog butter' from 3,000 BCE found in Ireland
29 April 2011: Protection plan for Bru na Boinne meets opposition
25 February 2011: Bronze Age skeleton found in Irish garden
24 December 2010: Winter solstice celebrations at Stonehenge and Newgrange
24 November 2010: Unravelling the secrets of Irish Iron Age bog bodies
8 November 2010: Neolithic knives found at Tirnony Dolmen
20 October 2010: Excavations start at 5,000-year-old Irish dolmen
8 October 2010: Irish fish trap may date back to Mesolithic
6 September 2010: Mysterious Bronze Age oak road discovered in Ireland
2 September 2010: The sites and sounds of prehistory
18 August 2010: Two ancient Irish ring-forts destroyed
12 August 2010: A possible Bronze Age settlement unearthed in Donegal
3 July 2010: Irish crannÃ³g site revealed after lake's level drops
: Anglers catch prehistoric canoe in Ireland
29 June 2010: Irish Police wade through rubbish to save ancient artefacts
6 June 2010: Mesolithic axe head unearthed in Ireland
31 May 2010: At war with the blots on Irish landscape
: Missing ancient bones returned to Irish museum
24 May 2010: Irish tombs given reprieve as development is put on hold
10 May 2010: Irish National Monuments Bill in final stage
16 March 2010: Spring equinox sunrise at Loughcrew
: Prehistoric remains block broadband plan in Ireland
: Discovery of an Irish ring fort puts roadworks on hold
: Irish ring fort may have held Bronze Age sports arena
: Irish port must be moved to avoid ancient tombs
21 February 2010: Many objectors to bypass near Irish prehistoric sites
16 February 2010: New tool improves accuracy of radiocarbon dating
24 January 2010: Motorway bypass would run close to Newgrange
29 December 2009: Midwinter's sunrise at Newgrange
20 December 2009: Campaign launched to save ancient Irish monuments
: Bronze Age burial discovered alongside new Irish road
13 December 2009: Winter soltsice events at Newgrange
27 October 2009: Tara Symposium
11 October 2009: 6,000-year-old axe found in Ireland
: Céide Fields: an extensive Neolithic site in Ireland
3 October 2009: Visitors littering Burren with mini-dolmens
19 September 2009: 4,500-year-old arrowhead found in Burren excavation
: Controversial motorway in Ireland is 90% complete
5 September 2009: Port threat to Irish passage tombs
30 August 2009: Artefacts uncovered during roadworks give hints on early Irish life
22 August 2009: 3,000-year-old butter found in Irish bog
: Additional information on the timber circle found in Tyrone
15 August 2009: 5,000 year-old sites found in Derry
8 August 2009: Array of archaeological sites and finds uncovered in Ireland
1 August 2009: 5,000 year-old circular site discovered in Northern Ireland
19 July 2009: Children find ancient bones at Irish golf club
7 July 2009: Additional news from the dig in County Down
29 June 2009: Bronze Age finds during road construction in Ireland
14 June 2009: Damage to prehistoric monuments in Northern Ireland
: Prehistoric mounds under threat near Dublin
7 June 2009: Galway may have had 'major' ancient settlement
19 April 2009: 3,000 year-old bracelet found in Northern Ireland
14 April 2009: Huge ditch circle found at Tara
8 April 2009: Irish Police find stolen Bronze Age jewellery
: 8,000 year-old axe head discovered in Ireland
10 March 2009: Lough Gur proposed for heritage status
: Knowth damaged in ancient times by early 'vandals'
15 February 2009: Hill of Tara nominated for World Heritage Site status
12 February 2009: Archaeologist believes Newgrange is a multi-period mound
31 January 2009: Tara Landscape for UNESCO Tentative List
20 January 2009: Ancient tombs near Dublin saved from development
: Time Team uncovers ancient artifacts in Northern Ireland
11 January 2009: Early Irish were just visiting
27 December 2008: Research boost for Brú na Bóinne complex
20 December 2008: Newgrange got new lease of light in 1960s 'rebuild'
6 December 2008: Treasures on Irish roadside
30 November 2008: Iron Age pottery and flint tools unearthed in Ireland
16 November 2008: The secrets of Knowth
8 November 2008: Anger over plans to move ancient Irish stone
4 October 2008: Proposed landfill could destroy a prehistoric Irish enclosure
14 September 2008: M3 motorway through Tara may open early
: Remains from 2500 BCE found in Ireland
17 August 2008: Ancient souterrain unearthed in an Irish garden
: Ancient cremated bones unearthed in Ireland
28 July 2008: Protection plan to be piloted in Tara valley
: Flint hints at existence of Palaeolithic man in Ireland
5 July 2008: Findings on Tara were altered, says archaeologist
28 June 2008: Archaeologists to demonstrate ancient brewing
23 March 2008: M3 work near Rath Lugh site moves ahead
16 March 2008: Controversy over M3 motorway in Ireland still rages on
: Loughcrew Equinox Dawn March 2008
3 March 2008: Heaney claims motorway near Tara desecrates sacred landscape
: Archaeological treasures found in Ireland
10 February 2008: High Court action to protect Lismullin henge
2 February 2008: Tara Solidarity Vigil
30 December 2007: Another perfect Solstice watch at Newgrange
15 December 2007: Winter solstice webcast from Newgrange
: Ancient cairn complex unearthed in Ireland
2 December 2007: Megalithic art found at Lismullin souterrain
21 October 2007: 'National monuments' found on Irish hill
9 October 2007: Irish Minister makes order to protect fort near Tara
29 September 2007: Beltany Heritage Conference: all about Tara
23 September 2007: Court battles loom in fight to save Tara Hill
16 September 2007: Bronze Age workshop in Ireland
4 September 2007: New court challenge on Tara
: Hilltop fort from 1200 BCE uncovered in Ireland
26 August 2007: US expert says Lismullen must be preserved
12 August 2007: Ancient Irish monuments may have been Bronze Age breweries
: Tara group vows legal action over burial site dig
7 August 2007: Protest at M3/Tara ends peacefully
30 July 2007: Hill of Tara protest CD launched
22 July 2007: People arrested during Tara protests
17 July 2007: Outrage as Irish dolmen is turned into 'baked potato'
: No M3/Tara re-routing despite EU warning
9 July 2007: Irish Minister to review heritage protection
6 July 2007: Bulldozers razed ancient Irish site near Tara
1 July 2007: Roche approves resumption of work at Tara
27 May 2007: Bronze Age urn discovered in Ireland
7 May 2007: Discovery of a henge halts M3 work in Ireland
8 April 2007: An Taisce takes action to save Tara
25 March 2007: Fundraising for archaeological report on Tara / M3
18 March 2007: Irish dolmen damaged by builders
10 March 2007: Bronze Age settlement found in Wicklow
15 January 2007: Land protection near Tara still debated
: Ancient Irish site on a new documentary series
6 January 2007: Thousands of feet are destroying Maeve's Cairn
10 December 2006: Newgrange big draw at Winter Solstice
15 October 2006: Irish passage tombs explored in a new documentary
8 October 2006: Is the 'Battle of Tara' over?
1 October 2006: Grianan fort restoration an 'act of cultural vandalism'
19 August 2006: Archaeologist disputes ancient village claim
18 August 2006: Boyle Heritage Week tunes in to prehistory
12 August 2006: Iron Age village unearthed in Ireland
22 July 2006: Sun brings archaeologists to Ireland
16 July 2006: Tara protesters told to move
1 July 2006: Hearing Date for Hill of Tara M3 case postponed
24 June 2006: 'Bog men' on display in Dublin
12 June 2006: 'New Routes to the Past' seminar in Ireland
11 June 2006: Irish archeology nears crisis point
: Dig reveals ancient sites in Ireland
19 March 2006: Tara motorway campaigner is hit with costs for court battle
12 March 2006: Court defeat clears way for motorway near Tara
12 February 2006: Irish Bronze Age settlement will not halt road
4 February 2006: High Court decision day in M3-Tara case is 1st March
: Archaeology lectures at Sligo Institute
3 February 2006: Bronze Age burial site unearthed on Rathlin Island
21 January 2006: Schoolgirl finds Bronze Age tool in playground
20 January 2006: Hair-gelled Celt may have been sacrificed
12 January 2006: M3 case opens in Irish High Court
: A highway to the past of Ireland
: Irish farmers urged to be countryside guardians
7 January 2006: Iron Age 'bog bodies' unveiled in Ireland
31 December 2005: Divisions emerges in Tara Valley campaign
24 December 2005: Welcome return of the Hollywood Stone
: Cloud cover ruins annual Newgrange solstice spectacle
19 December 2005: Several finds unearthed on Irish road route
12 December 2005: Irish Govt's chief archaeologist 'has no excavation experience'
26 November 2005: Weather's role in early Irish building
30 October 2005: Prehistoric sites discovered near carriageway in Ireland
16 October 2005: Unique insight into the Bronze Age in Wicklow
8 September 2005: 6000 year-old sites found in Connacht
: Ancient rock art discovered at Teltown site
25 August 2005: Figures up on last year at Carrowmore
21 August 2005: Campaigners unveil alternative route away from Tara
13 August 2005: Tara Day
9 July 2005: Permission to challenge Tara Hill motorway plans
25 June 2005: Academics plan motorway protest at Tara
29 May 2005: Rows over protection of Tara
12 May 2005: Motorway through Tara gets go-ahead
30 April 2005: Ancient communal cooking places found in Limerick
1 April 2005: Reports that Tara motorway plans have been approved
: Are Irish travellers the remnant of a pre-Celtic culture?
13 March 2005: Navan centre could be a 'tourist mecca'
27 February 2005: Tara decision due within three weeks
3 February 2005: The fight against proposed road continues at Hill of Tara
23 January 2005: Workmen find body in bog machine
14 January 2005: Hill of Tara campaigners deliver submissions to Transport Committee
22 December 2004: Solstice illumination at Newgrange
17 December 2004: Irish Minister has no power to alter Tara motorway
25 November 2004: A march to save Hill of Tara
: Boyne valley sites threatened by an incinerator?
21 November 2004: Bronze Age sites in co Wicklow are now protected
11 November 2004: Decision due on Hill of Tara motorway
6 November 2004: 10,000 signatures delivered to preserve Hill of Tara
4 November 2004: Dunaverney Flesh hook back to Ireland
24 October 2004: Irish Bronze Age artefact on display
7 October 2004: Newgrange solstice draw is made
29 September 2004: Airborne survey of ancient Irish sites
21 September 2004: 5,700-year-old house found at bypass site
8 September 2004: Archaeological sites under threat from Irish road-building
1 September 2004: Neolithic homes unearthed in Northern Ireland
24 August 2004: New archaeological sites discovered at Tara
14 August 2004: Ireland named as latest Atlantis
26 July 2004: Ancient Irish lake settlement found
24 July 2004: Motorway threatens Hill of Tara
17 July 2004: The start of Irish megalithic tradition
22 June 2004: Destruction of a Prehistoric fort in Ireland
18 June 2004: Bronze Age findings in Donegal
: Irish Monuments Bill a backward step for protection
: Ulster's ancient heritage explored
11 June 2004: Northern Ireland Archaeology Day
11 May 2004: 4000-year-old wood pipes discovered in Ireland
1 May 2004: 4,000-year-old artefacts found in Londonderry
17 April 2004: Ancient burial site found in Ireland
12 April 2004: International campaign to save the Hill of Tara
10 April 2004: New study to discover ancient coastal sites
: Committee to consider Hill of Tara motorway
27 March 2004: New survey of Northern Ireland's monuments
6 March 2004: Researchers uncover giant depiction of ancient warrior
11 February 2004: Ancient remains found in Northern Ireland
: Saving the Hill of Tara from motorway defacement
7 February 2004: Showjumping around an Irish Neolithic site
22 December 2003: Protest at Boyne battle site
: Irish crowd for solstice watch at Newgrange
8 December 2003: Enormous Irish monument discovered underground
1 December 2003: Visitors Centre at Navan Fort to reopen
27 November 2003: Bronze Age site unearthed in Ireland
6 November 2003: Neolithic acoustics
6 September 2003: Culmore axe goes on display
: Farmers urged to protect ancient sites
3 September 2003: 9,000 year-old stone axe found in Northern Ireland
22 August 2003: Important Bronze Age finds in Ulster
20 August 2003: Irish bypass site yields prehistorical findings
16 August 2003: Dúchas to be closed down
25 July 2003: Northern Ireland's heritage treasures lost through list omissions
20 July 2003: 5,000-year-old settlement found in Ireland
4 June 2003: Further digs planned for Irish midlands bog
19 May 2003: Decapitated bog-body believed to be centuries old
7 May 2003: Burial chamber found on the grounds of a multi-million home
23 April 2003: Irish megalithic sites linked to the Sun and the Moon
13 January 2003: 9,000-year-old tools uncovered in Northern Ireland
22 October 2001: Irish Bronze Age trove found at sewage site
: A Bronze Age settlement in Londonderry?
27 March 2001: Suspended reconstruction of an Irish megalithic tomb
14 November 2000: 4,000 year old settlement discovered in Kerry
2 July 2000: Waste plan threats Irish ancient site
30 April 2000: Protecting unexcavated Irish sites
30 January 2000: Winter solstice televised from Newgrange
23 October 1999: 5,500 year old tomb discovered in Ireland
11 September 1999: 4,000-year-old grave uncovered in Northern Ireland
29 April 1999: A 5000-year old Moon map
: Irish tomb aligned to both Sun and Moon
12 March 1999: Tara: enormous henge found
5 August 1998: The oldest tomb in Western Europe (Carrowmore - Ireland)
: Two Irish henges larger than Stonehenge (Limerick - Ireland)