A British local newspaper received an anonymous call about "some big news" in America 25 minutes before President John F Kennedy was assassinated, documents have shown.

Partial records from long-secret files relating to the 1963 assassination of President John F Kennedy have been released - capturing the frantic days following the killing as officials madly chased after tips, juggled rumours and sifted through leads worldwide.

US President Donald Trump does not intend to block the scheduled release of thousands of secret government documents related to President John F Kennedy's assassination.

In President Donald Trump, they have a surrogate. It is unclear how far they may go, writes Gerard Howlin

Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald and Garda Commissioner Noirín O’Sullivan will be joined by one-time US presidential hopeful Martin O’Malley and Bernie Sanders strategist Tadd Devine on a heavy-hitting schedule for this year’s Kennedy Summer School.

A suspect in the gun attack on police in the heart of Dallas told officers he was upset over recent police shootings of black men and wanted to kill white people, particularly police, according to officials.

HARDLY a summer goes by without riots erupting on the streets of American cities over the killing of black people by white policemen. 

A time capsule containing local memorabilia relating to the centenary of the 1916 Rising will be buried next weekend in New Ross as part of Ireland’s answer to the traditional Fourth of July celebrations.

In the early 1960s, a member of my family touched a star. 

Peniel E Joseph sets last week’s massacre at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston in the context of a climate of denial in America over national issues of racial inequality

While taoiseach in 1982 Charles Haughey fulfilled the invitation to the White House for St Patrick’s Day that had been extended to his predecessor Garret Fitz-Gerald. Mr Haughey then invited the president to Ireland on a state visit.

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Ryle Dwyer examines the Warren Report into Kennedy’s assassination 50 years after publication and finds its failure to examine all the evidence undermined its conclusions

Curb Your Enthusiasm actress Cheryl Hines and Robert Kennedy Jr are now husband and wife.

A man in Florida apparently got a dose of road rage karma when police say he was run over by his own pickup truck after getting out to bang on another driver’s window-

A High Court judge has granted temporary injunctions preventing a rare books expert from representing himself as the owner of letters to an Irish priest written by President John F Kennedy’s wife, Jackie.

The stunning suit worn by Jackie Kennedy the day her husband was shot dead in Dallas came from the hands of a Cork-born seamstress, reports Colette Sheridan

From Russia to Ireland, gay rights activists are asserting themselves as never before, writes Dan Buckley

On Sept 28, 1963, I saw, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, President John F Kennedy. At that moment, he became a hero of mine.

Fifty years after President John F Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas on November 22, 1963, thousands will mark the day with a solemn ceremony in Dealey Plaza, through which the president’s motorcade passed when shots rang out.

Today, the world is remembering what was one of the most highly publicised outrages in US history — the assassination of President John F Kennedy 50 years ago. Nobody has ever been convicted of that crime.

PRESIDENT John F Kennedy was assassinated 50 years ago today. The day after the assassination, an invitation was sent to the 37th Cadet Class of the Irish Defence Forces by Kennedy’s widow, Jackie, to perform a drill at his funeral in Washington.

Within hours of President John F Kennedy’s assassination, most Americans were familiar with the name Lee Harvey Oswald. Certain images of him — posing with a rifle, recoiling from Jack Ruby’s gun — have been ingrained in memory. Yet he remains an enigma.

Loose gatherings of the curious and conspiracy-minded at Dallas’ Dealey Plaza have marked past anniversaries of the assassination of President John F Kennedy.

President John F Kennedy ended his inaugural speech in Jan 1960 by saying that “here on earth God’s work must truly be our own.”

There is an old story about how people treasure being the recipient of an honour, and even if it may not be entirely true, it will serve to make a point.

Two new stamps marking the 50th anniversary of President John F Kennedy’s historic visit to Ireland have been printed.

1) Fota House & Gardens, Co Cork

The Taoiseach paid tribute to the “palpable strength of connections” between Ireland and America as he laid flowers at the memorial site for the victims of last month’s bombings in the city.

When President Higgins addressed the European Parliament recently he expressed recurring concern that the founding values of the European Union are being threatened and disregarded.

Siptu’s rejection of the LRC proposals on pay and reform can be a fresh start for all, says Colm Keaveney

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Zac Efron will star in JFK assassination movie 'Parkland'.

Monday marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis. Ryle Dwyer examines a tense fortnight when the world was on the brink of nuclear war

An exhibition of Monroe memorabilia in Italy proves that the iconic actress was a modern-day Venus, says Daisy Goodwin

Possibly the fittest couple in Ireland stole the show at a gruelling 50-mile walk through the rugged countryside at the weekend.

In 1962, in response to escalating hostilities between North and South Vietnam, allies of Russia and America respectively, President John F Kennedy authorised the creation of the Navy SEALs.

In the midst of all our economic problems, the three-day visit of Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping to this country is much more than a welcome diversion.