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 ...

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 ...

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, 13 May 1916 - 14 men have been executed in Kilmainham Gaol for their involvement in the recent Dublin rebellion. The executions were carried out by firing squad at dawn. The men had earlier ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Kilmainham Gaol is planning a new website to show a collection of autograph books owned by prisoners at the time of the Easter Rising, in time for next year's centenary events. The Office of Public ...

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, ...

DUBLIN — It is not often that a prison is a must-see tourist attraction. Welcome to Dublin, where the Kilmainham Gaol is a national treasure. It has been called an Irish Bastille. The aging prison, ...