Hildegarde Naughten said the meeting in Athlone is a ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’ to shape Ireland’s education system ...

The number of cases linked to the meningitis outbreak in Kent, England has risen to 34, up from 29 previously, as hundreds of ...

Joan Delany, wife of Irish Olympic gold medal winner Ronnie Delany, has died just a week after her husband, and two days ...

One of the children injured in a fall from a second story apartment balcony on Friday in Waterford city has been released ...

Conflict seen as ‘greatest global energy security threat in history’ as Simon Harris says major global economic shock cannot ...

At the Irish Ambassador’s house, the crisp sandwiches, green McDonald’s milkshakes and tricolour M&Ms went down a treat ...

Their names were Rory O’Connor, Liam Mellows, Joe McKelvey and Richard Barrett, prominent IRA leaders. All four had publicly ...

To 30-somethings hoping to start a family, the connection between the lack of available homes and the State’s falling ...

You must pick your battles when dealing with Gerry,’ noted one senior Belfast lawyer, not at all surprised by the outcome of ...

Elsewhere, Iran launched a new wave of drone and missile attacks on Saudi Arabia and Israel, meanwhile, after supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei claimed to have dealt a “dizzying blow” to his country’s ...

In the short term, lower-income homes could be helped by special fuel allowance payments – for which 470,000 households ...

The brothers were ordained in 1956 and, as they approach the platinum anniversary of that event, both reside at Little ...