Rupert Grint cast a spell on crowds of well-wishers today as the Harry Potter star carried the Olympic Torch.

The world’s first permanent war crimes court opened nearly a decade ago, promising accountability for brutal tyrants, justice for victims and swift trials for perpetrators.

The darkest of colours is the focal point of Dubh, an exhibition of contemporary objects that moved from New York to Dublin, says Tina O’Sullivan

IT is not clear why Cork city councillor Joe O’Callaghan has chosen to lob a political grenade into the public domain at this point.

THE state needs actively to integrate Muslims into society, to prevent an alienated and possibly violent sub-culture developing, Muslim experts have warned.

A CONTROVERSIAL and highly influential Muslim religious leader, banned from Britain and US, is holding a five-day conference in Ireland with top Muslim clerics from here and abroad.

Students fighting to stop education cuts in the UK were divided tonight over the justification of violent clashes at the headquarters of the Tory party.

THE alleged economic benefits of a lavish flood protection project “miraculously” increased as the cost of the scheme almost quadrupled.

It is time to subject our flawed jury system to impartial judgment, writes Paul O’Brien.

BBC bosses are launching a Saturday morning edition of Top Of The Pops to mount a challenge to ITV1’s CD:UK, it was announced today.