Des O’Sullivan reviews a forthcoming show of work by the artist who was brave enough to paint the Famine. 

The 19th century Cork artist, Daniel MacDonald, was the only painter brave enough to paint the Famine as it was happening, and Professor Niamh O’Sullivan is appealing to people in the Cork area to scour their attics for his valuable work.

After the excitement of National Cup, it’s back to Premier league action this weekend, with Belfast Star and Travelodge Swords Thunder topping the bill.

Barack Obama has been voted the worst US President of the modern era in a poll of 1,446 registered voters.

BRAZIL NUTS

Áine McKeever was only 10 at the time but she remembers being in awe of Victoria Mallet.

While he grew up in New York, John Lahey recalls, the Famine was almost a taboo topic.

The Irish famine was almost a taboo topic while he grew up in New York, John Lahey recalls.

FIRST Lady Michelle Obama has topped a new poll purporting to show how warmly Americans regard their leaders, beating even her husband President Barack Obama.

A NEW sheaf of opinion polls show Americans sharply divided on President Barack Obama’s first year in office, as his ratings on key issues like healthcare and the economy hit new lows.

BARACK OBAMA conceded yesterday that he has lost a bit of weight and become somewhat greyer during his first year as US president, but said he remains healthy despite the relentless demands of his job.

The decision by the daughter of murdered US president John F Kennedy to abandon her bid for a US Senate seat sparked an ugly swirl of accusations today and feverish speculation over whether she jumped or was pushed.

BARACK OBAMA stands on the brink of history today as polls last night gave the Democrat a solid lead over John McCain on the last day of campaigning for the most dramatic US presidential vote in a generation.

Presidential hopeful Barack Obama has pulled ahead in key swing states, a new poll revealed today.

Barack Obama has “better answers” for the United States, former President Bill Clinton said as polls showed the Democrat had regained the lead in the race to the White House.

Senator John Kerry has opened narrow leads in Florida, Michigan, New Hampshire and a handful of other battleground state polls since accepting the Democratic nomination, increasing pressure on President George Bush to regain lost ground at the Republican National Convention.