On this Day in History 10th to 15th March History does not have preferred days or dates, therefore events that change the world can happen at any given moment. On this day, will be giving you some of the facts which happened between the 9th and the 15th of March, which have shaped the politics and the world. 9th of March The Tokyo bombing, the single most destructive bombing raid in history, commenced on this day in 194...
The Contraceptive Bill of 1985 The Contraceptive Bill made headlines and covered tens of newspaper pages at the beginning of 1985. Journalists tried to cover the subject from all perspectives and people and organisations from all over Ireland wanted to express publicly their view on the matter. Politicians were under immense pressure to vote freely as their “conscience dictated” on such matters. Three deputy members of...
This week in history 9th - 15TH February This week in history has been a turning point politically, for South Africa, a major stepping ground for sports and the entertainment industry. In recent years, this week has been a week dedicated to Saint Valentine's Day. 9th of February In 1895 W G Morgan invented the game of Volleyball in Massachusetts. He first called it “Mintonette”. This week in history marks new beg...
As our last competition was such a success and many of our subscribers participated, we are holding a second one. This week we have a great competition running on Facebook, with an amazing prize. You could win a month’s free subscription to Irish Newspaper Archives, worth €30! So you could have a one month's free access to our archives. If you are interested, go to our Facebook page and like & share the post and...
We are very happy to announce that starting tomorrow, Friday, the 14th of November, our subscribers will be able to access online a new resource. We are adding new content from the Leinster Express (1831 - 1949) to our vast archive, and there will be more to come in the next few weeks.
We are running a great competition on our Facebook page for a great prize. We are giving away an A3 (16" x 11") framed newspaper front page of your choice worth €75. You will be able to select the newspaper, the year and the day. If you are looking for a special gift for an anniversary, birthday, or for Christmas this could be it. Go to the Irish Newspaper Archives Facebook page, LIKE & SHARE the post about t...
Citation Information is now included when you save an article to Pdf. This information will include the publication, date & page number for easy future reference of saved articles. INA-Article Click the above link to see an example.
Multi-Publication Search is now available. This will allow you to search across a selection of newspaper titles rather than just one or all. From the 'Filter by title' drop-down you can select which titles you would like to search by checking their check-boxes. You can still search across 'All titles' by checking the 'All titles' check-box.