The first draft of the national anthem, Amhran na Bhfiann, goes under the hammer in Dublin, later today, in what has been billed as the most significant auction in Irish history.
Penned by Peadar Kearney in 1907, the Soldier’s Song, is expected to attract bids of up to €1.2m.
The lot marks the first time pen was [...]

Rare early photographs of Irish rock band U2 are expected to fetch thousands of euros next week when they go under the hammer at a Dublin auction house.
As the band continues to fill arenas across the US during their sell-out Vertigo world tour, the sale will ensure they stay in focus at home.
Having already achieved [...]

This year marks the 90th anniversary of the Easter Rising - but it also marks the largest collection of 1916 memorabilia ever to go on sale.
The collection, much of it on view to the public for the first time, goes under the auctioneer’s hammer on Sunday and Wednesday.
The 1916 Easter Rising marked the symbolic birth [...]

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A tatty programme for Manchester United’s first match at Old Trafford sold for £4,300 at auction yesterday.
A global boom in interest in memorabilia relating to the Premiership club ensured the rare item - dating back to February 19, 1910 - exceeded its guide price of £3,500.

UK Auction News
Bidders in an internet auction are offering over 13,000 euros (9,000 pounds) for a wartime German encoding machine, similar to ones whose messages were cracked by British code breakers in World War Two.
The portable Enigma encryption machine made in 1941 has a keyboard and a series of rotors designed to scramble messages. It [...]