WATERFORD’S claim to be Ireland’s oldest city is no mean boast and it is fully deserving of the opportunity to get a €10m facelift. 

Like Stalin, Putin has nurtured a climate of fear and lawlessness, in which those who rally behind the Kremlin feel a duty to eliminate the leader’s opponents however they can, says Nina L Khrushcheva

As the youngest unmarried makes several elastic laps at the melting butter from a steak knife at Christmas dinner, you might wonder — what’s the point of table manners?

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh declined to sample Ireland’s most famous export – a pint of Guinness this afternoon.

Rewilding could be seen next in the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Dublin City Council owns the River Liffey within its local authority boundary by reason of Royal Charters granted by King John in 1200 and 1215, a court has decided.

A JUDGE is to look at laws and charters going back to pre-Magna Carta days in a bid to settle a dispute over Dublin City Council’s legal right to lease out the fishing interests of the River Liffey.

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will make one of the shortest but most significant journeys of her 57-year reign when she travels to Ireland later this year. It comes more than 150 years after the trips by Queen Victoria. Ryle Dwyer looks at the first visits of Victoria and her predecessor, George IV.

PASTOR Terry Jones seems like an unlikely candidate for the title of America’s Enemy No 1, but that is what he has become, almost overnight, in his attempt to lead his band of Christian soldiers against the sword of Islam.

THERE would surely be no more popular winner of the week than if Henry Cecil’s Manifest prevailed in the Ascot Gold Cup today.

William Knight has pencilled in the Henry II Stakes at Sandown on May 27 for his stable stalwart Illustrious Blue.

Geordieland finally came up with the goods for Jamie Osborne at the 11th time of asking in the Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup.

Tungsten Strike is a 20-1 chance with Coral for the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot after making virtually all to land the Woodcote Stud Sagaro Stakes at the Berkshire track.

Amanda Perrett is targeting the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot with Tungsten Strike after her stayer made all to land the Group Three Woodcote Stud Sagaro Stakes at the Berkshire track.

A muscle injury prevented Wolfe Tone from fulfilling his potential in his Classic season, but he came back with a bang to win the Paddy Power Stakes at Newbury today.

Hughie Morrison has yet to decide whether Alcazar will take his chance in the Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup or wait for other opportunities.

YESTERDAY’S pictures and headlines about the royal wedding were relatively benign, in sharp contrast to those of the day before.

Former Star Trek actor Patrick Stewart is following in the footsteps of Peter O’Toole by playing Henry II in a film of The Lion In Winter.