Irish novelist Elizabeth Bowen who penned such wonderful novels as The Death of the Heart and Demon Lover, and helped establish the ‘Big House’ in Irish literature, failed in her own efforts to save ...

GARDA investigating the disappearance and murder of Fiona Pender have revealed a new search at a… News from Ireland and happenings in Irish America..

THE sod was turned this week on a much-anticipated social housing project in Dublin. Construction work has officially begun on Blackbird Park in Cabra, north Dublin for the Focus Housing Association ...

A WOMAN in her 70s has died following a collision involving a bicycle and a tractor in Co. Clare. The incident occurred at around 12.45pm on Saturday on the L3180 at Toonagh, Tulla. Gardaí have now ...

A WOMAN from Co. Donegal has died in a two-vehicle collision in Co. Tyrone. Bernadette (Bernie) Cranley, 82, from Lifford died in the incident outside Omagh on Saturday afternoon. Ms Cranley was ...

THREE women have died following separate road traffic collisions on Ireland’s roads in the space of just a few hours on Saturday. Yesterday lunchtime, a female cyclist aged in her 70s died following a ...

TAOISEACH Micheál Martin has said that US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs of 50 per cent on all goods from the EU is ‘disappointing’. Earlier this year, Trump announced 20 per cent ...

SIMON HARRIS has said he plans to seek government approval to suspend trade with businesses within the occupied Palestinian territories. Mr Harris, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, also ...

TRIBUTES have been paid to a teenager who died after an accident while swimming in Co. Kerry last week. Luke Silles, 18, was rushed to hospital following the incident at Fenit Pier on Saturday, May 17 ...

A MAN from Limerick has been charged with attempted murder following a police raid on a Traveller site in England. James Galbraith, 28, has also been charged with threats to kill and has been remanded ...

POLITICIANS in the North have condemned the arrest of an elderly pro-Palestinian demonstrator in Belfast, with one saying he was ‘disturbed’ by the incident. A video circulating online showed the ...