But they are, in fact, amongst Ireland’s most northerly mountains, ranging roughly from Donegal Town northwards towards ...

Did you know that Ireland is the true Home of Halloween ?

It is a measure of Brian Friel’s stature or modesty-as a playwright of international acclaim that he is very surprised to hear mention of The Diviner, a collection of ten short stories he first ...

Hunger – or thirst – may then tempt you towards the Temple Bar district on the River Liffey, a touristy but lively area to ...

MEN’S ACTION NETWORK coordinator Michael Lynch has warned of a growing demand for men’s mental health support as the Derry charity struggles with funding and reduced staffing. Michael Lynch, a ...

We met the afternoon before he was to be interviewed on “Good Morning America” about his newest novel, An Occasion of Sin. He had just finished a vigorous swim as we sat down for some steaming hot tea ...

THE headquarters of Ireland’s leading Irish language organisation is getting a makeover. A sum of €5.4m has been approved to cover the further costs of renovating the Conradh na Gaeilge offices in ...

When Lord Mountjoy lamented in Parliament in April 1784, “America was lost by Irish emigrants,” he probably had in mind the stunning naval feat of six Irish brothers from Machias, Maine. After Capt.

DISGRACED politician Jeffrey Donaldson is being investigated over the alleged rape of a woman in the Houses of Parliament. BBC News reports that London’s Metropolitan Police are investigating the ...

A CANDELIT ceremony was held this week for families who are grieving the loss of a child in Northern Ireland. The Little Forget Me Nots Trust hosted the Wave of Light event, during which personalised ...

GARDAÍ say they are continuing to ‘investigate all of the circumstances’ following the discovery of two bodies at a house in Bray, Co. Dublin this morning. A man in his 30s and a woman in her 40s were ...

The O’Reilly family name comes from the Gaelic O’Raghailligh, meaning descendants of Raghaillach. The O’Reillys were the most powerful sept of the old Gaelic Kingdom of Breffny, and the family remains ...