Along with writing, Flanagan spent a decade as the editor of Musician magazine. His 1995 book, U2 at the End of the World, ...

Seán MacBride’s career spans the history of independent Ireland. His father was executed by the British after the 1916 Rising, when Irish independence was first proclaimed. As a teenager, he fought in ...

A MILESTONE has been achieved in the Irish Defence Forces this week as a senior medical officer became the nation’s first graduate of military medicine. “History was made this week as Ireland ...

IRELAND will effectively go into lockdown overnight as it braces for the impact of what is being forecast as the “worst storm it has ever seen”. Storm Éowyn is set make landfall in the early hours of ...

In global news, Donald Trump’s Presidential Inauguration and its aftermath is the only show in town. And the world was watching. Washington DC on Inauguration Day means being surrounded by tens of ...

A COUNCIL in Ireland has rolled out a scheme placing vitamin L light boxes in libraries to help the public overcome the winter blues. Dublin City Council confirmed this week that the initiative would ...

FOUR men have appeared in court after being arrested for disruptive behaviour at Dublin Airport this morning. The four men, aged in their late 30s and 40s, were arrested for breaches of the Air ...

TWO Irish entrepreneurs are in the running to be Lord Alan Sugar’s next business partner in the latest series of The Apprentice Series 19 of the popular television competition will air this month, ...

FIANNA fÁIL leader Micheál Martin has accused his opponents of subverting the constitution after the failure to elect a new Táoiseach in the Dáil today. Mr Martin is expected to be nominated for the ...

SAXOPHONE player and singer Paddy Cole has died at the age of 85. A familiar face from Ireland’s showband scene, the popular jazz artist hailed from Castleblayney in Monaghan. His death comes after he ...

EVERY school in Northern Ireland will close tomorrow due to the expected arrival of Storm Éowyn. The Met Office has issued a red alert, which covers all of Northern Ireland, from 7am on Friday until ...

SOME 298 people were arrested on suspicion of drink or drug driving in December in Northern Ireland police figures reveal. Data released by the PSNI show hundred of drivers “ignored the warnings” over ...