There are almost 400 Irish troops stationed on peacekeeping duties in Lebanon and they intend to remain in place even if Israel stages a full-scale invasion over the coming weeks. But where are ...

Sir THOMAS LIPTON is making it just a bit hard for some of us to preserve the pretty assumption that he is the most amiable of Irish Baronets -- that is, of all Baronets -- and that a simple ...

This brilliant guide of top tips for an Irish accent will have you sounding more like "The Commitments" than "Darby O'Gill," and that has to be a good thing. This is by far and away the most ...

Although our Halloween is less about dead spirits and more about having fun and dressing up, there are some traditional aspects of an Irish Halloween that we have kept going. Samhain was seen ...

Support for Fine Gael has increased significantly in recent months as speculation builds that Simon Harris will call an election before the end of the year. Fine Gael jumped up to 26 per cent ...

“Lawrence” was an assumed name. His father, an Irish baronet named Thomas Chapman, had eloped with the family maid. When Chapman’s wife refused to grant a divorce, he and his mistress ...

The Royle Family star Sue Johnston is miles away from sitcom matriarch Barbara Royle in Channel 4 ’s horror-comedy series ...

MCBRIDE, IAN 2013. THE EDGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT: IRELAND AND SCOTLAND IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. Modern Intellectual History, Vol. 10, Issue. 1, p. 135. Ellerton, Nerida ...

An investigation by The Irish Times has found that mortgage-approved buyers are unable to buy second-hand apartments that require remediation works – in some cases as simple as replacing out-of- ...