Collon’s Church of Ireland, a historic landmark dating back to the early 19th century, recently hosted a successful concert ...

My all time favourite book is Umberto Eco’s The Name of the Rose. Imagine, then, my trepidation when asked to review this, ...

Upon his death in 2003, Edward Said was widely regarded as one of the world’s foremost public intellectuals. He first ...

Hundreds of meals were served at the RDS in Dublin this afternoon for the 100th annual Christmas Day dinner for the homeless ...

Pope Francis has used his traditional Christmas message to urge "all people of all nations" to find courage during this Holy ...

An Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashed today near the Kazakhstani city of Aktau, leaving at least 32 ...

There was a festive atmosphere around Dollymount as queues of people in Santa hats and reindeer ears waited their turn to ...

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James Tarkowski insists Everton’s players head to Manchester City expecting to get a result after some confidence-boosting ...

A 39-year-old man was shot dead by armed police on Christmas Eve. West Mercia Police said officers were called by West ...

Hundreds of people have taken part in charity Christmas swims across Ireland. In Dublin, swimmers braved the cold water on an ...

Norman Garbett says he is coming back to Ireland to help Dundalk become a Premier Division side once again, with the club ...