Major celebrations will take place in Valentia Island, Co Kerry today to mark the 160th anniversary of the first cable message sent across the Atlantic.

Canada is taking a lead role in seeking Unesco World Heritage status for a residential Irish island.

Valentia Island’s telecommunications history is “of outstanding universal value” and it should be inscribed as a Unesco world heritage site, 200 delegates at a convention will hear this weekend.

Sexual allegations are not new in US presidential politics, but Ryle Dwyer notes that Donald Trump has plumbed a new low.

US presidents vary between authoritarian figures and nappy changers, writes Olivia Kelleher

When the first transatlantic telegraph cable was laid under the Atlantic Ocean between Europe and north America in the 1800s, it was even more revolutionary in its day than fibre optic transmission is now.

ANYONE who has ever known anyone with an Irish wolfhound declares an Irish connection for St Patrick’s Day.

PRESIDENT Barack Obama’s visit in May will evoke memories of other celebrated visits of American presidents.

WHEN President Barack Obama met the press on Tuesday morning to discuss his budget proposals, he was sporting a green tie to mark St Patrick’s Day. “Green tie, not bad, huh?” he began.

A new postage stamp to be launched today marks the 150th anniversary of the first cable message from Europe to America.

AFTER Ireland’s defeat to Italy in the quarter-final of the 1990 World Cup, Charlie Haughey went down on the field to salute the Irish crowd, but he was roundly booed.

FROM engaging in sexual relations with an intern to letting the Vietnam War escalate, US presidents have been blamed for some egregious errors.