The Royal Irish Regiment is to be axed in Northern Ireland as part of a major plan to cut troop numbers in the Province, it has emerged. Military authorities plan to scrap all three Home Service ...

Irish merchants drawn by the island’s growing economic opportunities. A map of the Canary Islands. Image: Public Domain During the 17th and 18th centuries, many Catholic merchants left Ireland ...

It has also been revealed that a suspect in the murder was believed to be a serving member of the Royal Irish Regiment, while another suspect held a personal protection weapon and was regularly ...

More than 20,000 students who had exemptions from studying Irish at second level on the grounds of having a learning disability were studying other languages such as French, German and Spanish ...

Irish law allows US citizens to apply for citizenship through descent, if those seeking passports are able to prove that a grandparent was born in the European country. There were a whopping 3,692 ...

Titled “Versailles: Science and Splendor,” a new exhibition illustrates how the royal court encouraged innovation ... The show spans the 17th and 18th centuries, covering the reigns of Louis ...

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh are making an official royal tour to Nepal this week. Edward and Sophie are set to arrive in the South Asian country on Tuesday for a six-day stay to celebrate ...

SAN ANTONIO -- The Memphis Grizzlies were without star Ja Morant for Friday night's 140-112 win against the San Antonio Spurs due to right foot soreness. Morant missed his 18th game this season ...

Avant Money has informed its customers that it has begun the process of becoming the Irish branch of Spanish lender Bankinter. In April 2024, Bankinter announced that it intended to use its ...

An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been reported in Germany. It is the first outbreak of the disease in the country since 1988, involving a herd of water buffalo in Brandenburg ...

Right now, when I’ve talked to the players over the last two seasons, no one wants to play an 18th game. No one." Goodell's solution to adding a full 60 minutes of regular season play is to ...

Lee’s feat deserves that accolade, confirmed in this valuable appraisal. Daniel Carey is Secretary of the Royal Irish Academy and teaches at the University of Galway.