An exciting 1916 project is touring the country at the moment inviting local communities to have their 1916 family letters digitised and transcribed for posterity.

An academic conference focusing on the sinking of the Lusitania and the general sea war from 1914 to 1918 is to be hosted by University College Cork next week.

Fine Gael could become the biggest political force in the country in coming years, it was claimed today.