November sees the centenary of Percival Lowell’s death. 

War reporter Tim Butcher and Irish nomad Manchán Magan are among those telling their tales at the Immrama festival in Lismore, writes Orlagh Ní Arrachtáin

IN 1855 David Livingstone, a Scottish missionary, became the first European to set eyes on Tokalaya Tunya, the ‘thundering smoke’.

THE true location for the source of the Nile has been found by a dedicated team of explorers.

The first letter written by James Joyce as he offered his debut work for publication is set to fetch up to £30,000 (€45,000) in an auction starting today.