Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple have given experts more clues about the ancient metropolis of Eridu.

It was assumed for a long time that Stone Age tombs in Ireland were built for royalty. However, a new DNA analysis of 55 ...

This Celtic celebration of fire and fertility culminates in the marriage of the May Queen and the Green Man—and the arrival ...

Mary McAleese, Ireland’s former president, talks to Christiane Amanpour about the life of Pope Francis, and the potential for ...

If stones could speak, Ireland’s place names would be their voice—a living memory etched across fields, rivers, and mountains ...

THE Pope’s successor will be selected by a Conclave in an ancient and secret process that has remained unchanged for hundreds of years. The selection will be initiated after the death of ...

Amidst the decline of Catholicism in France, the reconstruction of the Abbey of St. Wandrille emerges as a powerful sign of ...

At that time, the Apostolic-Celtic Church was not under the authority ... from the 6th Century BC at the latest as evidenced by ancient Greek manuscripts such as Avienius's Ora maritima, that ...

A plague of flies has caused the closure of an iconic Irish church. The infestation at St Aengus’ Church in Burt in Donegal has led Parish Priest Fr Francis Bradley to fumigate the iconic round chapel ...

Irish whiskey distillery Church of Oak has appointed Enda O’Sullivan as its new CEO. O’Sullivan comes to the role with over two decades of experience in the global drinks industry. He most ...

For centuries, the Irish have, for the most part, embraced a lifestyle deeply connected to nature, nourishing themselves with whole foods and staying active through work on the land. This World ...

A man followed a woman through church grounds in west Dublin where he ... and taking her bag in the incident last year. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with all the ...