THE attempt of members of Athlone Town Council to remove an exhibit from a local gallery should not be dismissed as an isolated case of parochial philistinism and should alert the public to the dangers of the Government’s plan to merge the boards of the National Library and National Museum

One of Ireland’s most renowned artists, Louis le Brocquy, has died, a family source has confirmed.

A ninth red kite has been found dead from illegal poisoning, park rangers have said.

ONE great former sporting captain watched as another opened a new €2 million tourism infrastructure project in the lakeside town of Killaloe yesterday.