Irish scientists have made a giant leap in the reconstruction of the appearance of extinct animals - thanks to fossilised frogs.

Keith Byrne, a married father of 3 originally from Cork, has lived in the US for 12 years and runs his own business.

To understand Charlottesville is to understand the divisive, divided, and vitriolic America we now know, writes Joyce Fegan.

Keith Earls has spoken of his relief at getting a new contract finalised ahead of schedule in an exciting year for both Munster and Ireland.

Ireland faded to tied 11th as the United States of America ended their 20-year wait for victory in the Women’s World Amateur Team Championships by hoisting the Espirito Santo Trophy aloft at Carton House.

Gods make their own importance

A former public servant in the North, Dr Maurice Hayes, has been remembered as a diamond standard citizen and servant of the people.

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas will no longer accept any US plans for peace in the Middle East because of the Trump administration's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Fáilte Ireland and the OPW have teamed up to give everyone an opportunity to watch the winter Solstice effect within the passage tomb at Newgrange.

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As many as 4,500 Corkmen died in the bitter battles in Europe during the First World War One.

A book of condolence will be opened today at Cork City Hall for the family and friends of those who died in the Las Vegas shooting.

The England 2018 World Cup bid team made a determined effort to win over former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner and "often accommodated his wishes, in apparent violation of bidding rules", the Garcia report has found.

The Handmaid’s Tale and Top Of The Lake have seen Elisabeth Moss continue her upward trajectory since Mad Men, writes Susan Griffin

The co-founder of one of Ireland's largest charities, Concern, has died.

The Taoiseach has urged European leaders to “break out of the bubble of politics”.

A draft executive order shows President Donald Trump asking for a review of America’s methods for interrogating terror suspects and whether the US should reopen CIA-run "black site" prisons outside the United States.

However, statements from both camps did reach out to the Cuban people to work for a better future between the two countries.

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Noel Baker details the rare, tragic case of a teen cancer victim who fought to be able to freeze her body

Lawyers say the girl's remains have now been taken to the USA and frozen.

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The post is a simple photo of his sleeping 1-year-old daughter, Sloane but it’s the caption of the photo that has us in an emotional state.

The eternally controversial George Hook has stayed true to form by placing a €200 bet on Donald Trump to be the next American president.

Multimedia displays and apps focusing on walking tours of the famous Battle of Kinsale look set to be developed by Cork County Council to promote tourism in the harbourside town.

Millions of Trump supporters have not a problem in the world disregarding the facts, says Terry Prone

A Government minister has strongly suggested Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald should take over as leader from Enda Kenny, saying she “demonstrates all of the qualities a taoiseach would need”.

After Leicester winning the English Premier League in recent weeks, our world has taken a different shape and now I’m “absolutely sure” the following will happen in the next 12 months:

Hillary Clinton made the prospect of her being elected the first woman president of the US a centrepiece of her campaign, then lost a critical nominating contest to a 74-year-old man, Bernie Sanders, in part because women preferred him.

It was little surprise that Sinn Féin, as part of its determined effort to highjack the 1916 commemoration, held its own August 1 event at the Glasnevin grave of Jeremiah O’ Donovan Rossa.

Understanding the genetic make-up of fruit flies could be a key to treating addiction, according to research.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie opened his 2016 campaign for president and, never one to aim small, declared he’s “out to change the world.”

The response to child sex abuse allegations was totally inadequate and ineffective, the former head of the Catholic Church in Ireland has said.

In his book, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, the late Dee Brown recounts the annihilation of the Native American Indians.

The horror that unfolded off the Old Head of Kinsale as the Lusitania began to sink after being crippled by a German torpedo can only be compared in the history of this century with what happened in New York on 9/11 when two passenger jets were flown into the Twin Towers in a terorist attack that shocked the world, writes Ray Ryan.

US senator Ted  Cruz opened the first major campaign of the 2016 presidential season yesterday with a kick-off speech courting cultural conservatives and declaring that he will devote himself to “reigniting the promise of America”.

This was the year that the Oscars got political.