Russia has accused Britain of deliberate concealing evidence in the escalating war of words over the Salisbury nerve agent attack.

Fionnuala Doran began her career as a Ninja Turtles fan, but has just published a graphic novel on Roger Casement, writes Don O’Mahony

Claims by the GAA’s hierarchy that the Sky Sports deal has been good for the association have been contested by a leading sports academic, says John Fogarty.

"This remembrance ceremony pays tribute to the soldiers who expressed, a hundred years ago, their humanity by playing football together."

Loud noises and crowds can cause sensory overload and anxiety for lecturer Stuart Neilson, who has Asperger Syndrome, he tells Colette Sheridan

A non-scientific explanation of how some frogs cheat death by freezing their hearts and other organs has won a Cork researcher an international award.

Hate-filled sectarianism should be rooted out of society in Ireland, President Michael D Higgins said last night.

The decision for Kilkenny footballers to withdraw from the national league and junior championships was not “a kneejerk reaction” but a carefully thought out decision according to GAA president Liam O’Neill.

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A British Council has been asked to explain its plan if Santa's sleigh crash lands in the town.

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The monthly average of armed clashes, roadside bombings and other violence in Afghanistan is running 39% ahead of last year’s figure, the United Nations reported, with more complex suicide operations involving multiple bombers and gunmen.

The monthly average of armed clashes, roadside bombings and other violence in Afghanistan is running 39% ahead of last year’s figure, the UN has reported, with more complex suicide operations involving multiple bombers and gunmen.

SUICIDE attackers stormed a British compound in the Afghan capital yesterday, killing at least eight people in a series of explosions in more than eight hours of gunfighting on the anniversary of the country’s independence from Britain.

Suicide attackers stormed a British compound in the Afghan capital Kabul today, killing at least eight people in a series of explosions and more than eight-hour gunfight.

Two suicide bombers attacked a British compound in the Afghan capital Kabul today, killing at least three people and leaving two others injured.

THE poet, Louis MacNeice died suddenly in 1963 of viral pneumonia, contracted while recording sound effects in an underground cave in Yorkshire for his last radio play, Persons from Porlock.

Ministers and scientists unveiled a Google Earth map today showing potential impacts of global temperature rises of 4C, as they acknowledged the need to rebuild public trust in climate science.

A five-year-old British boy was kidnapped today after his relatives were ambushed by gun-wielding robbers in Pakistan.

COLLEGE registration fees will have to rise if the quality of education for third-level students is to be maintained, the head of the country’s second largest university has claimed.

More than 50 Britons were in quarantine tonight after four schoolchildren were diagnosed with swine flu during a trip to China.

Degree classifications in the North are no longer fit for purpose, Reg Empey said today.

Dmitry Medvedev’s victory in the Russian presidential election was greeted cautiously across Europe today, as leaders said they hoped he could mend relations damaged during Vladimir Putin’s presidency.

LONDON accused Moscow of “reprehensible” conduct yesterday after the British Council suspended the operation of Russian offices following a secret police crackdown on the cultural body.

Relations between Britain and Russia deteriorated further today after it emerged that the director of the British Council in St Petersburg had been detained.

A BRITISH cultural organisation reopened offices in two Russian cities yesterday in defiance of an order to close, drawing an angry response from Russia, which called the decision a “deliberate provocation” and promised punitive measures.

Russia responded angrily today to Britain’s defiance of its order to close two offices of a cultural organisation.

British Council offices in two Russian cities opened without incident today following a holiday break, despite Moscow’s warnings that defying a closure order would worsen already tense relations.

INDUSTRIAL action has been confirmed at the British Council in Dublin.

Eight Ethiopians who had been captured along with a group of European tourists who were released earlier today made their way back to the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa after being held for 52 days in one of the most inhospitable areas on Earth.

Ethiopia today accused bitter rival Eritrea of orchestrating the kidnapping of five Europeans and eight Ethiopians, describing it as an act of terrorism.

Five freed British Embassy hostages are to be reunited with family and loved ones after being kidnapped in Ethiopia and held captive for 13 days by an armed rebel group, officials said today.

President of Ireland Mary McAleese will today become the first Irish head of state to address Britain’s leading voice on cultural relations.

ISRAELI forces smashed into a West Bank jail with tanks and bulldozers yesterday, seizing a Palestinian militant leader.

Israeli forces burst into a jail today in the West Bank town of Jericho, demanding the surrender of prisoners, including the mastermind of the killing of an Israeli cabinet minister.

When Harry Potter author JK Rowling saw a newspaper photo of a child in a caged bed in the Czech Republic almost two years ago, her initial instinct was to turn the page.

IT was a long time coming - about 800 years, give or take a few skirmishes - but Ireland’s ‘ould enemy’ is about to become our NBF, or New Best Friend.

The British Council today unveiled its autumn programme in Dublin which includes political debate, drama, an exhibition on climate change and a conference looking at the challenges and responsibilities of the media in an increasingly multicultural Ireland.

Computer services group LogicaCMG today forecast growth in all divisions this year after its performance as an enlarged company exceeded hopes.

A report has found that the Irish and British people have moved closer than ever.

Atomic Kitten today said they hope to reverse the “Britflop” image in the US with an aggressive assault on the lucrative American market.

A bomb placed against the wall of a British cultural centre in Beirut exploded tonight, causing minor damage, police said.

A BRITISH psychiatrist who has been accused of acting unprofessionally while working in an Irish hospital says he is prepared to travel here to defend his name.