The body of a British soldier executed and buried in Co Clare almost 100 years ago has been exhumed and will be reburied in Dublin.

British Prince Harry has thanked staff at Veterans UK for their "amazing work" as he marked the 25th anniversary of its helpline service.

Robert Mulhern meets the Limerick man who joined the Peshmerga to fight in the battle against the forces of the so-called Islamic State

Parents must not reduce their child’s First Holy Communion to “an orgy of materialism with miniature brides”.

Britain: An orangutan called Rocky has outperformed Sylvester Stallone in the movie of the same name by displaying an ability to emulate human speech.

Tommy Barker says ‘Glencree’ in mature suburban Browningstown has been tastefully — and thoroughly — renovated and upgraded.

It was not meant to be a recruiting drive but it was little wonder the sight of both the defence minister and chief of staff of the Defence Forces led to scores of national schoolchildren pledging to join up when age permits.

David Cameron launched a blistering attack on Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn as he told activists: “We cannot let that man inflict his security-threatening, terrorist-sympathising, Britain-hating ideology on the country we love.

A quiet afternoon of gardening ended with the bomb squad being called to a house in Cork City at the weekend.

President Michael D Higgins led the nation in memory of those who died in overseas service and on UN missions.

Irish people who lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars will be commemorated at a national ceremony this afternoon.

Des O’Sullivan anticipates keen interest in a sale at Cork Auction Rooms.

Thousands of people will experience the hidden places of beauty and peace along the pilgrim paths of Ireland over the Easter weekend.

When he died on a WW1 battlefield Basil Maclear was an Irish rugby star and acknowledged by many of the early game’s greats

A planet-wide conflict that claimed as many lives as the first two world wars combined would hardly make any difference to the world’s exploding population, according to a study.

The day-to-day impact of the First World War on the lives of a Co Tipperary family is captured in an unique archive project opened at the University of Limerick.

Michel Deon

NO mistaking where I was — Bordeaux airport has grape vines planted close to arrivals with a red rose at the end of each row to encourage bees to help with pollination.

Adam, Ahern, Black, Bolger, Brennan, Breslin — the names read like poetry under the Menin Gate. Molloy, Moran, Morgen, Mulvihill, Murphy, Murray — all buried in unknown graves in Flanders soil.

I refer to your article announcing “Ireland’s first board game festival”. I fear that your headline claim may be misleading.

President Bashar Assad says Syria will start submitting data on its chemical weapons stockpile a month after signing the convention banning such weapons.

A war memorial stone was smashed and poppy wreaths shredded during an overnight attack.

A member of England's royal family has laid a wreath at a memorial to rebels who fought and died in the 1916 Easter Rising.

The Buddha in the Attic

Kilkenny 3-22 Galway 3-11

The Olympic Games were formally opened in London yesterday.

MILLIONS of people across Britain observed a two-minute silence yesterday to remember those killed in conflicts past and present on Armistice Day, the anniversary of the end of World War I.

BARACK Obama’s and Queen Elizabeth’s visits are a badly-needed boost for financially ailing Ireland and should be welcomed by all.

Under-fire Ipswich manager Roy Keane has been left with no choice but to field a young side for tomorrow’s Carling Cup quarter-final with West Brom.

WHERE were your great- or even great-great-grandparents on the night of March 31, 1901?

American teenager Melanie Oudin continued her giant-killing run at the US Open when she knocked out a third Russian seed in succession Nadia Petrova at Flushing Meadows.

TONY GREGORY, who died yesterday at the age of 61, was the quintessential community politician.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard admits the team’s fine start to the campaign has raised hopes of a first league championship since 1990.

Former soldiers from Ireland and the North stood shoulder to shoulder today to honour servicemen killed in the First and Second World Wars.

A JOHN McCAIN presidency would herald a new tax regime enticing American companies to redirect the €2.5 billion they pump into the Irish economy.

Ian Paisley today attributed his good working relationship with Bertie Ahern to the Taoiseach's acknowledgement that unionists did not want to be part of a united Ireland.

Finn Harps will kick-off their 40th season in League of Ireland football when they welcome First Division Champions Cobh Ramblers to Finn Park on Friday evening (kick-off 8.00pm).

Iran is not building its nuclear capabilities to destroy Israel but to gain influence and prestige in a hostile region, writes Shlomo Ben-Ami

A COUNTY Limerick town is bracing itself for pitched battles over the August holiday weekend.

The government of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi today announced a three-day official mourning period and cancelled all celebrations of Eid.

The Ladies Gaelic Football Association have negotiated a deal which will see the first ever women’s International Rules Series between Ireland and Australia take place this autumn.

Democratic Unionist Party councillors have criticised planned commemorations of the 1916 Easter Rising in Derry this year.

HAITIANS attempted to vote yesterday in a presidential election ballot marred by scuffles and disorder.