Kilmainham Gaol's Collections Curator Brian Crowley is hosting the free tours as part of this month's Pride events. Kilmainham Gaol is hosting free tours that explore the prison's LGBT history as part ...

DUBLIN — They call it the Irish Bastille. But unlike the legendary French prison, Kilmainham Gaol still looks pretty much the way it did when it opened for business in 1796. To get the full effect of ...

On August 12, 1796, Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin received its first prisoners. Here's a look back at some of the famous figures in Irish history who have been held captive within its walls. Many famous ...

The Board of Works hand the keys of Kilmainham Gaol over to a restoration committee. In 1924 Kilmainham Gaol closed its doors, and over the decades the condition of the site and prison buildings have ...

SINGER Rod Stewart has told of how he was left "moved" by a visit to the church where Irish freedom fighter Grace Gifford was married before her husband was executed for his part in the 1916 Easter ...

The work of voluntary groups who save historic sites such as Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin from dereliction should be properly acknowledged by Government, according to Minister for State Simon Harris.

THE story of the Kilmainham Gaol escape is being retold to mark the centenary of one of the most dramatic episodes in the history of the prison. Tomorrow marks 100 years since the escape of IRA ...

TO COMMEMORATE the fiftieth anniversary of the Easter Rising, Kilmainham Gaol, which had been in a state of ruin for years, was put into order and was opened as a sort of national shrine. In November, ...

Kilmainham Gaol has been voted one of the top tourist attractions in the world, according to traveller reviews. The announcement came as TripAdvisor revealed its top picks for hotels, attractions and ...

The only surviving child of an executed leader of the Easter Rising has been honoured at a commemoration service in Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin. Fr Joseph Mallin (102) is a Jesuit priest in Hong Kong.