The first theatre show has been announced for this year's Galway International Arts Festival (GIAF), which runs from July 15-18.

Theatre: The Threepenny Opera

When Jonathan Swift was appointed Dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral exactly 300 years ago, he wasn’t that impressed. Robert Hume explains why.

President George Bush’s plan to grant legal status – at least temporarily – to millions of illegal immigrants working in the United States has provoked anger from all sides.

The number of immigrants living illegally in the United States jumped by a million in under four years, the government reported.