Allegations that Lee Harvey Oswald was connected to the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) were "totally unfounded", say newly released documents regarding president John F Kennedy's assassination.

A Catholic priest shot and killed Patrick Pearse and two other Irish republicans in west Cork during the Civil War, leading anti-Treaty IRA members later claimed, writes Niall Murray.

Politicians shot down plans to honour Nelson Mandela with the Freedom of Dublin just five years before he was eventually awarded the accolade, classified files have revealed.

CONDITIONS in Portlaoise Prison became a volatile issue in early 1977 with leading republicans, including current TD Martin Ferris, staging a hunger strike.

Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave told a meeting about the economy that Ireland’s future as a society depended on success in bringing down inflation, writes Caroline O’Doherty.