When I first began writing, I had my own blog. The most popular piece I ever posted was when I shared embarrassing period stories and asked other women to comment underneath with their own, writes Louise O'Neill.

Donald Trump called off a planned December trip to Israel, shelving what was shaping up to be an awkward visit by the Republican presidential front-runner following comments that managed to offend Muslims and Jews alike.

President Barack Obama has offered Kanye West advice on running for office.

In the first of three articles on the history of the presidency, Ryle Dwyer highlights the early importance of the office. It was not the partition but the head of state issue that led to the Civil War.

A woman who spoke on the telephone to the most powerful man in the world after his Dublin address told him it was an honour.

WE have a new government and there is a sense of hope in the country again.

SECRETARY of State Hillary Clinton, who has travelled to Ireland a number of times, including when she was First Lady, said she would love to take part in Mr Obama’s trip in May.

An agent for the US FBI said today that a grenade found near the podium in the Georgian capital where US President George Bush gave a speech last week had been thrown and was live but apparently failed to explode due to a malfunction.

Sang-Hun Choe, Seoul

IT’S reassuring, isn’t it, to hear Taoiseach Bertie Ahern declare unequivocally that Ireland is an al-Qaida-free zone?

Will Smith believes he could one day be President of the US.

750 National Guard troops have reported at armories in New York.