Stone Age Ireland was likely not ruled over by incestuous “god-kings” 5500 years ago, as previously thought, a team of archaeologists has found. A skull fragment unearthed in the tomb chamber of the ...

The 5,000-year-old tomb was once thought to be the preserve of high society but new research suggests that's not the case.

The tomb is 5,200 years old - older than the Great Pyramid of Giza - and is also renowned for a winter solstice phenomenon ...

Meanwhile, the Southern Hemisphere will greet winter with its winter solstice ... Several locations around the world are particularly known for celebrating the solstice, including Newgrange in Ireland ...

The summer solstice will occur on Friday, June 20, and it will be both the longest day and shortest night of 2025 in the ...

Over 2,000 people gathered at Newgrange in Co Meath for the Winter Solstice - the astronomical phenomenon that marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year.

Ireland's first male interfaith minister was among those leading winter solstice festivities at Newgrange on Saturday. Enda Donnellan, who lives close to the area and was ordained as Ireland’s ...

Stonehenge and the Solstice Several locations around the world are particularly known for celebrating the solstice, including Newgrange in Ireland.

Newgrange, a 5,200-year-old "passage tomb," was built so that direct sunlight enters the monument through a small opening on winter solstice, illuminating an inner chamber for 17 minutes.

The sun rises with a rainbow effect as people watch on during the Winter Solstice at Newgrange on Dec. 21, 2023, in Newgrange, Ireland. (Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) ...

The passage at Newgrange was partially illuminated during the Winter Solstice as hundreds of people gathered at the Co Meath site to celebrate the event.