In the first sea fight of the Revolutionary War, the American sloop Unity, in command of Capt. Jeremiah O’Brien of Machias, ...

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 ?

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

DÓNAL LUNNY, a colossus of Irish music, has died at the age of 79. One of the most influential figures in Irish music, he was a member of Planxty, the Bothy Band and Moving Hearts, and was at the ...

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 ...

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 ...

In fact, oats were one of the original domesticated grains in human history. Thousands of years ago, when the first Celts ...

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 ...

A MAN has been charged over a hit-and-run incident in Co. Antrim last year that left one pedestrian dead and a second with serious injuries. The single-vehicle collision occurred in the Ballyeaston ...