President Michael D Higgins has conferred the honour of Saoi of Aosdána on the poet Paul Muldoon.

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A WARM, emotional roller-coaster of a read for this cold and miserable time of year. Nurse Sarah and soldier Carl first lock eyes in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. They fall for each other on the ...

Róisín is a movement science researcher who has recently begun her role as a Teaching Fellow at Queen’s University Belfast. She earned her BSc in Psychology from the University of Liverpool, including ...

A man who attempted to “extort two innocent people” by threatening to slit children’s throats, burn down one of their family homes and kill them has been jailed for five years. Dylan Mangan ...

Conor Loftus was the hero for his club Crossmolina Deel Rovers as he kicked a penalty deep into stoppage time to win the Intermediate Club All-Ireland football Championship. With Crossmolina ...

"The man took her engagement ring and bracelet from her left hand, pushed his hand against her face, and managed to remove the lead, and run off with the dog.” Police are appealing for ...

It might not seem like the time of year to think about weddings, but spare a thought for all the people planning theirs. Last year, while winter turned to spring, I masterminded parts of mine from ...

When coach Joe McKeown traveled to Philadelphia in December for the Hawk Classic at Saint Joseph’s University, it wasn’t just another stop on Northwestern’s non-conference schedule.

Followed categories will be added to My News. Alli-Jane McKeown, 20, and Zak Christy John Trimble, 31, were arrested on Friday on the Bruce Hwy after police allege they took officers on a high ...

Pupils, staff and the local community joined Patron of the school, Bishop of Derry Donal McKeown as he performed the ‘turning of the sod’ ceremony on the school grounds. Also in attendance was ...