‘The last time a pope visited Ireland, homosexuality was a crime. Now Ireland’s prime minister is gay’

Bottle found on Alaskan shore is traced to a cousin of Oscar-winning actor Brenda Fricker

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The band’s first UK and Ireland tour in more than seven years was called off due to an injury

St Patrick’s Festival says it does not plan to cancel any Bank Holiday Monday events

Christmas week expected to see falling temperatures as low as -4 degrees

John Taylor castigated ‘Irekabd’, ‘Irekand’ and ‘Southern Urekand’ for ‘scheming’ with the EU

Scattered remains discovered in Wicklow Mountains earlier this year

The African Union has 55 countries, but Nambia isn’t one

CyberSafeIreland finds one third of children have not discussed online safety

Broadcasters may be restricted from reporting on election today, but this didn’t stop the papers giving a final push

If you have been affected by the BA systems outage it is important to know your rights

‘All hail the orb’: Twitter’s take on the US president’s state tour

In a survey of more than 3,000 road users, almost half encountered motorists using phones daily

Four people, including members of UL Bohemians rugby squad, escape uninjured

Investigations are ongoing in conjunction with the UK authorities to identify all the owners of the property seized

Group founded by L Ron Hubbard wants to tackle homelessness and drug abuse

Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry are getting the big-budget movie treatment, and so are Tetris, Asteroids and Roller Coaster Tycoon

Pogues singer (57) injured after he reportedly fell ‘doing a complicated dance move’

It’s a tough week to be a One Direction fan

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When you’ve had the same hairstyle since you were three, it takes courage – or terrified indecision – to agree to a hair makeover (...)

Five development programmes were nominated for the recent Dochas award, with Plan Ireland taking the title home

Cinema-goers love Jurassic World and Harry Potter, but our film reviewers usually take a dim view of the movies that make the most(...)

The masterchefs and celebrity foodies at Taste of Dublin may have met their match when the minions check in for a special appearan(...)

The first official trailer for the new Fallout 4 has been released, but we have a few weeks to wait for the real information

Ubisoft have announced the launch of Assassin's Creed: Syndicate with its first trailer and gameplay walkthroughs and, at last, yo(...)

The 22-year-old singer revealed that he is leaving the band days after dropping out of One Direction's live tour

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Priced at €19.99 in Early Access, Victor Vran’s game play just isn’t innovative enough, says Emer Sugrue

If you want to relax after a hard day of work, then Dying Light is not the game for you: it’s terrifying - and frustrating

The small games market is getting a far too easy ride with reviewers, writes Emer Sugrue, and if we don’t toughen up the whole sec(...)

We grew up thinking of game testing as a dream job, but the truth is we are all game testers now and we’re paying for the privileg(...)

Video games have long been blamed for turning gamers into zombies, but some developers are turning this idea on its head with grea(...)

Development teamTurtle Rock Studios celebrated getting their game to market with a great new teaser trailer (and a team haircut fo(...)

Gaming could be in for its biggest year yet. Emer Sugrue rounds up our top five to watch out for and another five that she simply (...)

What you’ll do after you graduate is simultaneously the thing you think about most during college and the thing you try hardest to(...)

Many college leavers believe the employment market is worse than it actually is, and are missing opportunities