THIS month over 5,000 people received Irish Citizenship at the Convention Centre, Dublin. Applicants from over 130 countries made a declaration of fidelity and loyalty to the State and became Irish ...

Hurley – like Mike Malone – is a second-generation basketball lifer. Danny, and his brother Bobby, played high school ball at ...

Quincy, Massachusetts has become the go-to place for thousands of Irish expats who have settled in the Boston area over the ...

In his recently published memoir, he lays himself bare on the altar of self-revelation – describing with searing honesty the ...

SEVEN police officers were injured in separate incidents which happened across Derry in one day. One female police officer was left bloody and battered after being kicked multiple times in the head ...

The Partnership’s philosophy has since evolved to read, “Honoring Our Heritage – Investing In Ireland’s Future,” says Clodagh Boyle, vice president of external engagement.

POLICE have appealed for information after a house in Co. Down was targeted in an arson attack. The incident took place in Kilkeel in the early hours of this morning, causing severe damage to the ...

Here’s an astounding fact — Brigid’s Day is the only national holiday honoring a woman in the world (except for feasts of the Blessed Mother, but then Mary is always the exception). Brigid’s Day is ...

Ireland commemorates the Famine. Colin Lacey reports. Addressing a near-capacity crowd of almost 5,000 at the opening of The Great Famine Event in Millstreet, Co. Cork, Irish President Mary Robinson ...

Burke (or Bourke) is one of the most popular Irish names of Norman origin. The name was introduced to Ireland through the person (and presumably extended family) of William Fitzadelm de Burgo, who ...

Duff McKagan reflects on his childhood, songwriting, why he’s called “Duff,” and his recent solo albums. At one point, Guns N’ Roses was known as “the most dangerous band in the world.” They were ...