Coverage: 1859-2011
This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
The Irish Times from 1995 - present
The Irish Times Digital Archive
https://search.proquest.com/hnpirishtimes/index?accountid=10594
European Newsstream
Newspapers can be a useful resource as a starting point for general research, scientific research and opinions of the day.
Here is some advice from Paperpile on using newspaper articles in research:
Newspaper articles as primary sources
Newspaper articles are great starting points for research, and can sometimes be invaluable vaults of information, but when you want to use a newspaper article in your paper, you need to know why. Many people assume that newspaper articles are primary sources, but it's important to ask yourself some questions about the article before you include it in your research.
- Who wrote the article? An expert, a journalist, an eyewitness to an event?
- Why was the article written? In response to a current event, to spread news, to share an opinion?
- When was the article published? Was the article published before or after the event it discusses?
When is a newspaper article a primary source?
This very much depends on the answers to the questions you asked of the article earlier. These answers are the basis of whether or not the content is original or, an analysis or, an opinion. If you come to the conclusion that the content is original, then, yes, the article qualifies as a primary source. If the article is a feature about a new innovation in technology or a current trend, then it is a secondary source. Likewise, if it is an interview, because the interview will have been edited.
Articles written and included in daily newspapers, before the internet, were the latest and most up to date reports of events. Often, there was a morning and an evening edition of a daily, and as such, these are often regarded as primary sources.
However, it is important to remember that a newspaper is put together by an editor, and the editor can cut and paste articles in a particular order and in a particular way to fit the editorial style they are looking for.
