Sculptor Martin Milmore of Boston (1844-1883), admired for his Civil War sculptures and for his classical statuary and busts ...

This week, after 35 years of campaigning by his family, the British government finally agreed to establish an independent ...

YOUNG Irish magician Cillian O’Connor has set a Guinness World Record for performing the most magic tricks in one minute. The 15-year-old, who shot to fame last year when he finished third in ...

The families of McMahon and O’Mahoney are related only by the common derivation of their names from the Irish name Mahon (in Gaelic Mathuna) which was a personal name, meaning a bear. The O’Mahoney or ...

Although Ireland itself remained neutral during World War II, Irish Americans provided some of that war’s most celebrated heroes. There were aviators Colin Kelly, Thomas B. McGuire, and Edward H.

A MAN from Ireland been convicted of hunting a fox with hounds in Cheshire, England. John Finnegan, 39, from Dean Hill, Hayse, Navan, Co. Meath was found guilty of one count of hunting a wild mammal ...

AN IRISH woman has reportedly died in the sea off the coast of Sardinia. L’Unione Sarda reports that the 62-year-old tourist was swept into the water at the seaside village of Portu Maga on Tuesday.

THE WIDOW of solicitor Pat Finucane has welcomed the announced today that an independent public inquiry will finally be held into his death. Despite recommendations over the years, there has been no ...

A MAN has been hospitalised after being attacked by a gang armed with baseball bats in Newry. The incident occurred in the Helen’s Terrace area of the city at around 10.20pm on Tuesday. Investigators ...

A WOMAN in her 80s has died following a collision in Dublin. The incident occurred at around 10.30am today at Hillside Drive in Rathfarnham, Dublin 14. According to gardaí, the woman was fatally ...

AN ATTACK on a young family in south Belfast is being treated as a racially-motivated hate crime by police. The incident, which happened on Monday night in the Vernon Street area of the city, has left ...

Like most Americans, my ancestry is mixed immigrant. Mom’s people were Italian; Dad was a storytelling Irish rover. I inherited his wanderlust and his love of words. When I decided to dig up the ...