Josepha Madigan, Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, said that the discoveries will “transform our understanding of Brú na Bóinne”. Details of archaeological discoveries described as “stunning” and “remarkable” at the World Heritage Site of Brú na Bóinne at Newgrange have been released to mark the annual winter solstice. In an interim report released […]

7 years ago

The once-in-a-lifetime event takes place this week. By “once-in-a-lifetime”, we don’t mean the Winter Solstice, because that happens every year, like clockwork, for five days around the shortest day of the year, December 21. No, what we mean is that your opportunity to get to see it is pretty much once-in-a-lifetime, as to actually get […]

8 years ago