Irish and British government ministers will today jointly lay the foundation stone of a new monument in Dublin to commemorate soldiers from all over Ireland who lost their lives in the two world wars.

The Irish Examiner joins with the Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht, and Limerick Education Centre on a series of articles about our archaeological legacy

TO celebrate International Women’s Day today, Third Age would like to honour and praise several influential Irish women who have changed our society and lives for the better.

Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan has today announced that the Kerry female red deer has been removed from the open season for hunting.

AIB is giving 39 of its finest art pieces worth over €5m back to the taxpayer.

CREDIT Union pioneer Nora Herlihy is to be honoured in her native Duhallow tomorrow with a conference on the role of rural women in a recession and the launch of a book to commemorate the centenary of her birth.

A REPORT has identified the film sector as a key area of growth and employment in the Irish economy over the next five years.

Elton John has been forced to pull out of a second major UK show after his flu symptoms failed to improve.

Brian Lenihan seems to be the only senior Government politician who attempts to give effective leadership. FF’s minor upward blip in the polls is due to his assertive confidence ... He can chart a course for future positive direction for the nation, based on realism and straight speaking

AS walking becomes an increasingly popular past-time, opening up the countryside been a key issue for lovers of the outdoors.

JOHN O’Donoghue’s arrogant and pathetic explanations for his outrageous expenses are yet another expression of the contempt with which the Government regards the people.

Opposition parties demanded a full apology from the Ceann Comhairle John O’Donoghue tonight claiming his explanation of lavish expenses claims was insufficient.

IT is usually said the only thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from it.

WHAT is it about some Government ministers that when they represent this country abroad, they tend to splurge taxpayers’ money as if there was no tomorrow.

DISAPPOINTMENT has been voiced in Killarney following the exclusion, yet again, of an historic, old house from Fáilte Ireland funding.

A COMMUNITY development centre in Dungarvan is set to provide a home for many local organisations, from childcare providers to services for the elderly.

Culture Night is to become a nationwide event next year, the Dáil heard today.

THE Claret Jug coveted by golfers the world over made a return journey to Dublin last night as Open champion Pádraig Harrington came home to a hero’s welcome.

WATERFORD Institute of Technology is gearing up for next week’s world-class business and education conference which will feature representatives from 20 countries and guest lecturers from Malaysia and the US.

A €400 MILLION development planned for an iconic location in Waterford will create more than 3,000 jobs for the city when completed, backers said yesterday.

Brian Cowen's wife Mary and daughters Maedhb and Sinead watched from the Dáil's visitors' gallery today as Mr Cowen became Taoiseach.

Brian Cowen is set to be elected as the new Taoiseach in the Dáil this afternoon following Bertie Ahern's formal resignation from the job yesterday.

POOR broadband access in Co Tipperary could result in the loss of up to 150 jobs, the Dáil heard yesterday.

Poor broadband access in Co Tipperary could result in the loss of up to 150 jobs, the Dáil heard today.

Poor broadband access in Co Tipperary could result in the loss of up to 150 jobs, the Dáil heard today.

A teenager from a small Co Carlow village could become one of the youngest ever Oscar winners.

THERE is something about the Aga Khan trophy that tickles the interest of the Irish.

“I suppose he was my brother in many ways.”

THE stylish dash of uniformed Army officers on horseback, the elegant glamour of Miss Ireland Blathnaid McKenna and a background of rare and glorious sunshine made a cocktail to whet the appetite of any romantic.

Irish people made 1.57 million visits overseas in the first quarter of 2007 compared with 1.48 million visits to Ireland by tourists from abroad.

ARTS, Sports and Tourism Minister John O’Donoghue is giving away a section of his constituency in an attempt to oust Jackie Healy Rae from Kerry South.

A BLAZING row flared up yesterday between rival Kerry political dynasties over the An Daingean name change controversy.

AN election poll in Kerry North has suggested Sinn Féin’s Martin Ferris could lose a sizeable amount of his 2002 vote.

AS A man who likes a bet, even Arts, Sport and Tourism Minister John O’Donoghue would hardly be tempted to take the odds being placed on himself in the election.

ARTS MINISTER John O’Donoghue posed for pictures this weekend with the same property developer from whom Taoiseach Bertie Ahern tried to distance himself last year.

BERTIE AHERN yesterday set a new speed record for entering and leaving a pub.

FIANNA FÁIL has a serious chance of winning a second seat in Kerry South in the next election, according to the results of an opinion poll released last night.

FARMERS fearful of liability for accidental injury on their land can take some solace from a recent court decision which demonstrated the protection provided by the Occupiers Liability Act.

THERE is more to the Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show, which begins on Wednesday, than superb jumping and the fashionable social round.

IT may be relaxation time for Fianna Fáil chiefs at Galway Races, this week, but the party’s campaign for the next general election is underway in Kerry.

AT A time when archaeological remains are being bulldozed to make way for roads, shopping, farming and housing developments, some communities are taking a stand to protect their heritage.

THE spectacular success of British director Ken Loach’s film about the War of Independence, which scooped the Palme d’Or at Cannes, inevitably raises questions about the health of Ireland’s film industry.

FEARS that a Government announcement of €16 million for a new community hospital, in Dingle, could be a ‘political gimmick to buy votes’ were voiced yesterday by a potential Fine Gael candidate in Kerry South, Seamus (Cosai) Mac Gearailt.

THE sale of a 130-space car park as a site for decentralised Government offices, in Killarney, is adding to traffic congestion outside schools in the town, it was claimed yesterday.