Mitchelstown man of the land Maurice Walsh swapped the soil for the salon when he was enlisted to help out hairdressers in Tallaght, writes Ruth O’Connor

Kya deLongchamps considers the emotional and political significance of the Chequers Ring, one of the few surviving objects connected to the very private life of Elizabeth I, Queen of England.

Saoirse Ronan felt "really disappointed" to turn down a role in 'The Hobbit'.

KARL Marx, who died of a chest complaint in 1883, was buried on St Patrick’s Day at Highgate Cemetery in North London.

IF the Almighty had sent down the injunction to be fruitful and to multiply to what is commonly called the Bible, his word could not have been more adequately fulfilled.

THESE are not golden days for the Scots.

IT was a rare display of human connection from a Pontiff so often dismissed as distant and dogmatically out of date.

TRAVELLER sisters Maria and Teresa Connors yesterday staged a spectacular double-wedding at a Limerick church.