Number of Irish in both wars unknownThousands of Irishmen living in Britain at the outbreak of war also signed upMon Jun 09 2014 - 01:00
Alex White describes Callinan departure as ‘very bad practice’Hopeful for leader of Labour says party should have been told of Taoiseach’s moveFri Jun 06 2014 - 16:04
Irish D-Day veteran remembers fateful day 70 years onMichael d’Alton (93) said he signed up to Royal Navy to stop ‘awful German monster’Fri Jun 06 2014 - 01:00
Tuam deaths need further investigation, says academic expertProf Liam Delaney says deaths cannot be explained by social conditionsFri Jun 06 2014 - 01:00
Pressure builds for Tuam babies inquiryArchbishop of Tuam says archdiocese would co-operate with any inquiryThu Jun 05 2014 - 01:09
Tuam case ‘reminder of a darker past in Ireland’Government actively considering Tuam mother-and-baby home deaths, says Charlie FlanaganWed Jun 04 2014 - 21:00
An Irishman’s Diary on an Irish nurse in wartimeA Galway woman at the Battle of NormandyTue Jun 03 2014 - 01:00
Philomena Lee visits Roscrea home where son was taken from herMichael Hess went on to become chief counsel to the Bush and Reagan administrationsMon Jun 02 2014 - 01:00
Flatley dances out of retirement for one last Irish showTwinkle toed superstar (55) to make a return in ‘Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games’Fri May 30 2014 - 19:40
President says Bloom festival highlights ‘real economy’Higgins praises Phoenix Park event and says food producers give real hope for the futureFri May 30 2014 - 00:34
John Bruton: Ireland faces 10 more years of austerity budgetsFormer Taoiseach says only 30 per cent of Ireland’s debt is from bank bailoutWed May 28 2014 - 17:20
All change in Leitrim as Independents and Sinn Féin surgeCounty turns away from Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, reflecting national trendsSun May 25 2014 - 12:13
Penrose says Gilmore should have chosen economic ministry‘Now is the time to steady the ship’Sat May 24 2014 - 15:58
Jimmy Gralton: a deported Irishman’s returnJames Gralton was deported in 1933 as a subversive. Now his story is being told by Ken Loach, in his new film, ‘Jimmy’s Hall’Sat May 24 2014 - 01:00
Protesting Paris Bakery workers owed €130,000 in wages‘Five years of my life I have sacrificed to build this company’Fri May 23 2014 - 15:20
Letters from Willie Redmond reveal pride in Irish at Somme‘I saw enough to be lost in admiration at the bravery of these Irish soldiers’Fri May 23 2014 - 12:19
Adams ‘relaxed’ over poll doubting his denial of IRA membershipSinn Féin president says people have more important things to worry aboutWed May 21 2014 - 10:39
Leitrim profile: Traditional support for ‘big two’ unlikely to changeFianna Fáil and Fine Gael dominate constituency - though Sinn Féin could prosperWed May 21 2014 - 08:47
Ray Davies: ‘Sometimes the great songs write you’The Kinks legend comes to Dublin to promote new book AmericanaTue May 20 2014 - 17:08
Rape Crisis Midwest to close due to lack of fundingCentre will shut temporarily due to a shortfall of €120,000Tue May 20 2014 - 09:40
Has our national lust for alcohol been cured?Our national alcohol consumption is down 25 per cent from its peak levels, so are Ireland’s drinking days over?Tue May 20 2014 - 01:00
Boxer Kenny Egan keen to prove he is a contenderThe Olympic medal winner’s fame helps, but so too could his focus on local issuesSat May 17 2014 - 06:09
Public takes WWI treasure trove of medals, letters to GlasnevinRelatives of Irish veterans bring hidden memorabilia to light revealing horrors of conflictFri May 16 2014 - 19:35
Churchill obsessed with Irish D-Day leaksBritish PM described German presence in Dublin as an ‘abominable state of things’Fri May 16 2014 - 01:00
Water charges will cause hardship to 20,000 with bowel disease, society claimsTue May 13 2014 - 01:00
Rabbitte tells agriculture to back energy infrastructureGreen paper on energy looks for submissions from the public about future policyMon May 12 2014 - 22:35
Green Party launch local elections manifestoLocal referendums among measures announced as party targets a dozen seatsMon May 12 2014 - 00:29
Prescription requirement for 20 medicines to be removedPharmacists express ‘outrage’ at withdrawal of medical cards in recent monthsSun May 11 2014 - 19:32
RTÉ to introduce new way of choosing Eurovision entryIreland’s recent abysmal record in competition prompts a rethinkSat May 10 2014 - 11:03
Rural communities urged to use contacts to bring emigrants homeGAA-backed initiative seeks to improve employment prospects in four countiesFri May 09 2014 - 13:18
Metallica to headline GlastonburyVeteran thrashers become first heavy metal band to headline the festivalFri May 09 2014 - 12:41
Independent panel to draw up alternative routes for EirGrid pylon projectsFurther public consultations expected as Energy minister seeks to resolve public angerThu May 08 2014 - 01:02
Bishop in plea for tolerance at Arbour Hill memorial to RisingAnnual commemoration honours those who died in Easter 1916 rebellionWed May 07 2014 - 16:09
Shortage of neurology specialistsLate diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) affects 8,000 people in IrelandTue May 06 2014 - 01:00
Singing priest Fr Ray Kelly offered deal with music labelSony, Universal approach priest after hearing his version of Leonard Cohen’s HallelujahMon May 05 2014 - 16:34
Hospital consultant says Caesarean rates ‘almost a national crisis’Declan Keane says medics ‘tend not to listen’ when told home birth is safeMon May 05 2014 - 01:00
Bone-dry Punchestown watered for second day of festivalHeavens open over course in morning for the first time in a long whileWed Apr 30 2014 - 19:22
Shatter recounts ‘racist abuse and attack’ over JewishnessMinister for Justice says racism a personal issue for him because of his backgroundTue Apr 29 2014 - 19:38
Son (16) of Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD found after going missingLorcán (16) had not been seen since SaturdayTue Apr 29 2014 - 18:37
Census records thought lost in Civil War explosion put onlineRemains of 19th century censuses give valuable window into pastMon Apr 28 2014 - 20:54
Copenhagen – the city of the bicycleFor decades the Danish capital has been a model of how to build a cycling cultureFri Apr 25 2014 - 08:43
National Library expands online archive with 10,000 imagesPrints, engravings of Daniel O’Connell and Charles Stewart Parnell availableThu Apr 24 2014 - 16:33
Teenager dies in Tipperary after stolen car hits wallSteven Carney (18) died at the scene of the accident outside Roscrea this morningMon Apr 21 2014 - 20:40
Criminal Assets Bureau sells Rolex on eBay for €8,200Timepiece was one of three seized in Dublin raids along with BMW worth €50,000Sun Apr 20 2014 - 20:12
Priceless Easter Rising footage made available onlineSeminal events in Irish history among 85,000 films in British Pathé archive on YouTubeSun Apr 20 2014 - 20:00
‘If you think GAA is for everybody everywhere, then the criticism is unfair’The controversial GAA broadcast deal is good for emigrants, according to GAA director-general Paraic DuffySat Apr 19 2014 - 01:00
Brian Ború remembered 1,000 years on as Clontarf gets ready for re-enactmentsThe former high king of Ireland is still a revered historical figureFri Apr 18 2014 - 01:35
Local property tax paid by 90% of homes, Revenue saysBody has sent letters to 250,000 over arrears on unpaid €100 household chargeWed Apr 16 2014 - 15:21