Violence in the North, the space race, and the infamous Chappaquiddick incident involving Edward Kennedy were in the headlines 50 years ago. All three issues were to appear in the headlines for the years and decades to come.

GAA dominates this weekend’s sporting fixtures, but hey, we love our football and hurling so bring it on!

The Chairman of a Co Clare GAA club has requested that a portion of the gate receipts from the All-Ireland senior hurling replay be allocated towards the respective county holiday funds

THE Irish priest murdered in Kenya yesterday had planned to retire next year and return home to his native Athea in west Limerick.