Dublin Zoo celebrates birth of endangered baby bongoJust 140 Eastern bongos left in the wild due to hunting and uncontrolled timber fellingThu Apr 09 2015 - 13:09
Taoiseach should visit graves of British soldiers killed in 1916, says ex-Tory MPPatrick Mercer believes such a gesture would be the ‘ultimate reconciliation’Wed Apr 08 2015 - 22:16
Cystic Fibrosis inpatient beds need to treble, says charity65 Roses Week will hope to raise €100,000 to aid sufferers of the chronic diseaseWed Apr 08 2015 - 22:06
Jim Breen to run 1,400km for Cycle Against SuicideBusinessman has been running more than a marathon a day since March 30thWed Apr 08 2015 - 16:13
Rare Easter Rising photographs to be publishedImages taken by journalist TW Murphy will be made public for the first time in 95 yearsTue Apr 07 2015 - 16:18
Three Mobile fault leaves two million customers off messageCustomers unable to make phone calls or send text messages due to technical faultMon Apr 06 2015 - 23:11
Easter Rising: Glasnevin researchers reach definitive death tollCivilian deaths accounted for over half of 485 casualties in 1916 eventsMon Apr 06 2015 - 01:00
Three men taken to hospital after stabbing incident on the LuasSecurity guard knifed as he intervenes to stop fightSun Apr 05 2015 - 23:42
Look Closely: an interactive guide to the 1916 ProclamationFrom great phrases to typographical quirks, there's mystery at the heart of this 'strangely moving' documentSat Apr 04 2015 - 06:00
UCD to host major Easter Rising conference in 2016Event will give global context to 1916 as part of university’s centenary commemorationsThu Apr 02 2015 - 21:29
Center Parcs: Longford takes pole position on tourism gridHard work pays off for county quietly building its tourism offering in recent yearsThu Apr 02 2015 - 01:00
Easter Rising documentary to be screened across the worldThe Irish Rebellion’s premier will be simulcasted in Irish embassies to local audiencesWed Apr 01 2015 - 20:32
Easter Rising commemorative programme revealedEvents a ‘once in a lifetime invitation’ to public to participate, says TaoiseachTue Mar 31 2015 - 20:04
Easter Rising site at Moore St bought by State for €4 millionCommemorative centre to be built on site where rebels agreed to surrender in 1916Tue Mar 31 2015 - 15:00
Rising commemoration programme to be unveiled at Collins BarracksHeather Humphreys says commemorations will not ‘glorify violent bloodshed’Tue Mar 31 2015 - 08:26
The Soldiers’ SongsInside an unassuming Berlin building lies a collection of recordings made in German prisoner of war camps during the first World War. Among the thousands of shellac discs are recordings of Irish soldiers and their songs, poems and stories. A century on, they come to life again here: the soldiers’ songs, and how they came to be sungTue Mar 31 2015 - 06:00
‘Savagery and brutality of the worst kind’: stories of the Irish held in German POW campsAt least 10,000 Irishmen spent all or some of the first World War in a German campMon Mar 30 2015 - 01:00
Halawa family call for public support to get brother releasedDepartment of Foreign Affairs claims ongoing communication with Egypt governmentFri Mar 27 2015 - 18:38
Russell Crowe’s ‘The Water Diviner’ praised for its portrayal of GallipoliAustralian embassy in Ireland says film promotes relations between Australia and TurkeyThu Mar 26 2015 - 11:41
Higgins to launch Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa centenaryPresident will inaugurate series of international events in honour of the Fenian leaderWed Mar 25 2015 - 21:21
Windfarm locals must be given energy policy role, White saysMinister for Energy says citizens need stake for Ireland to meet targets on renewablesWed Mar 25 2015 - 20:36
BAI says campaigning broadcasters should not be on airBody advises that presenters who actively campaign should be absent before referendaWed Mar 25 2015 - 18:36
New strategy aims to attract higher-spending tourists to IrelandRevenues envisaged to grow by 40% with target of 10m visits per year by 2025Mon Mar 23 2015 - 22:08
Home are the heroes as agony gives way to ecstasy with Six Nations triumphIrish team greeted as they return in triumph to Dublin AirportMon Mar 23 2015 - 01:00
Six Nations: Ireland team arrives at Dublin Airport after winNo official homecoming but crowds turn out in their hundredsSun Mar 22 2015 - 17:59
Injuries Board payouts rise 15% to €281mBoard says insurers are increasingly using its services to settle claimsSat Mar 21 2015 - 01:00
President Higgins hosts reception for those who work with the homelessPresident says homelessness a ‘failure of social and economic policy’Wed Mar 18 2015 - 01:02
Programme had ‘positive impact’ on nation’s health‘Operation Transformation’ is more than just another reality showTue Mar 17 2015 - 01:00
McCoy shows clean pair of heels to win Ryanair Chase‘We’ll miss you AP’ flashes on big screen as champion jockey enters winner’s enclosureFri Mar 13 2015 - 01:00
New research suggests 485 people were killed in the Easter RisingGlasnevin Cemetery claims it has published the most definitive list of fatalities.Thu Mar 12 2015 - 13:09
Cheltenham: Double on the day for Michael O’Leary‘Hail Mary’ prospect Rivage D’Or obliges to secure win in dramatic cross country finishWed Mar 11 2015 - 20:04
Bookies breathe again after ‘£50m fall’ at CheltenhamClean sweep for Mullins-Walsh partnership but horse falls at the last fenceWed Mar 11 2015 - 06:08
Tony McCoy gets ready to saddle up for final race at Cheltenham festivalSend-off of all send-offs expected for retiring championTue Mar 10 2015 - 01:00
Higgins hosts event to honour Irish sportswomen on Women’s DayPresident praises female sports stars as role models and says they deserve more coverageSun Mar 08 2015 - 22:36
Former UAE ambassador pays compensation to domestic workersEmployment Appeals Tribunal awards €240,000 to three women treated like ‘slaves’Sun Mar 08 2015 - 22:28
‘Jailbreak’ challenge won by two TCD studentsHugh Wedlon and Ahmad Mu’azzam first to reach the final destination of Lake Bled in SloveniaSun Mar 08 2015 - 14:41
GAA defends decision not to allow referee to wear gay symbolAssociation says it must not be a ‘vehicle for other people’s political messages’Sun Mar 08 2015 - 13:57
Jailbreak teams head for mystery Balkan destinationSome 88 pairs of students fan out across Europe in attempt to get there firstSun Mar 08 2015 - 10:58
President to meet students researching Battle of the SommeYoungsters from the 32 counties have each ‘adopted’ a soldier from their own countySat Mar 07 2015 - 17:40
Arts Council to provide €1m funding to mark the centenary of the Easter RisingMajor funding project is part of Government’s centenary programmeFri Mar 06 2015 - 18:15
‘Irish Times’ journalist Róisín Ingle launches ‘The Daughterhood’Ingle collaborated with Natasha Fennell on book about mother-daughter relationshipsThu Mar 05 2015 - 20:20
General who had Easter Rising leaders shot was ‘able, level-headed and clear-sighted’TCD historian Eunan O’Halpin believes no British general would have acted differentlyThu Mar 05 2015 - 17:22
Dubliners singer Jim McCann dies at the age of 70McCann also had a successful career as a solo artist and a member of the Ludlow TrioThu Mar 05 2015 - 15:32
Audrey Hepburn letter to her Irish stepmother to go on sale at auctionActress agonises over her second divorce in hand-written correspondenceWed Mar 04 2015 - 16:07
Giessen, 1917: Telling the story of five Irish POWsThousands of Irishmen imprisoned in German army camps during first World WarWed Mar 04 2015 - 15:59
Electric Picnic festival may have capacity of 47,000 this yearFlorence and the Machine and Underworld confirmed as headlinersWed Mar 04 2015 - 12:55
The story of the Irishmen executed by the Germans is a compelling dramaThe execution of the Iron 12, six of whom were Irish, by the Germans remains one of the great unknown stories of the first World War. Here Hedley Malloch tells how he came across the story and organised a memorial to the unfortunate men.Mon Feb 23 2015 - 12:38
Six Irishmen executed in one day by the Germans during the first World WarMichigan judge Michael J Riordan remembers his unfortunate ancestor, John Nash from Kerry, who was executedMon Feb 23 2015 - 12:23
How the Iron 12 lost their way and ended up being executed by the GermansRoyal Munster Fusiliers and Connaught Rangers were faced with overwhelming oddsMon Feb 23 2015 - 12:06
An Irishman’s Diary: The Iron 11, executed in France during the first World WarMon Feb 23 2015 - 01:00
