“It was a beautiful day and Vincent, who is a fabulous chef, did a great job. He had a party out in the garden for the kids.”

RTÉ have announced the death of broadcaster Keelin Shanley following an illness.

The light from a strong winter sun shone down on the funeral cortege as it arrived at the church.

Nellie Browne may not only be one of the west of Ireland’s oldest apple growers, but she may also be one of the wisest participants in Galway 2020, the city’s European capital of culture.

For more than a week, Nóra Quoirin’s parents have waited anxiously for news of their missing daughter — but this morning they hope to hear how their beloved 15-year-old girl died.

The 15-year-old’s body was identified by her family, hours after it was discovered following a large-scale search operation.

Leafing through a tome for 3.5 hours a week can add almost two years to your life, researchers have found. Margaret Jennings talks to people aged over 50 about their reading habits Reading by the book to expand your lifespan.

Barnardos will be asked to drop Danone as sponsor of its 'Big Toddle' by a group of academics and child experts, who claim the involvement of a breast-milk substitute manufacturer breaches the WHO Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes.

Polling stations across Ireland are reporting a slow and steady turnout for the local and EU elections.

It will involve a series of engagements in Dublin, Westmeath, Galway and Clare, and include a meeting with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and President Michael D Higgins.

Organisers of a large scale event in Dublin tomorrow to mark 20 years since the State apology to victims of clerical child sex abuse and a decade on from the publication of the Ryan Report have said they "regret" a lack of consultation with many survivors over the schedule and related issues.

Mr Quinn served as a Senator from 1993 to 2016.

Tributes have been paid to 29-year-old journalist Lyra McKee who was shot dead during riots in Derry last night.

Racism and religious intolerance or attempts to demonise the faith of another cannot be allowed to assume even a token tone of respectability and reasonableness, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has said.

President Higgins said that it would be a working Christmas, with 16 pieces of legislation to be signed by him between 25 and 27 December.

On International Men’s Day, Donal O’Keeffe asked some well-known Irish men for their thoughts on what it means to be a man, and what they’d tell their younger selves about masculinity

Pre-concert, Mr Higgins posted this backstage photo of himself with the band.

It was a tense sort of homecoming for U2 as they took to the stage in Dublin for the first of four nights this week.

Presidential candidate Gavin Duffy has admitted he was “fully responsible” for a car crash 40 years ago that left a woman with severe injuries, after it was revealed that he was sued under a different name.

The Pope has paid tribute to the dignity of the homeless as he kissed a baby at a day centre in Dublin.

Pope Francis then planted an Irish oak tree on the grounds of Áras an Uachtaráin, becoming the second Pope to plant a tree on the presidential grounds.

It wasn’t quite the African safari or Caribbean escape that avid royal watchers had anticipated for Harry and Meghan’s first overseas trip as a married couple, but sure, as they say, when the sun shines in Ireland, you could be anywhere.

It was meant to be Harry and Meghan’s moment but their spotlight was very nearly stolen by another audacious couple.

It was meant to be Harry and Meghan’s moment but their spotlight was very nearly stolen by another audacious couple.

President Michael D Higgins has sharply denied he timed his announcement to seek a second term in order to block other candidates from challenging him.

Okay folks, it’s showtime! The late PJ Mara’s open invitation to electioneer and party would have nothing on President Michael D Higgins, writes Gerard Howlin.

The public should know the official result of the Eighth Amendment referendum this afternoon after a strong turnout in the historic vote.

Last Sunday, the great and the good gathered on a cold and breezy O’Connell St for the annual Easter Rising commemoration, writes Daniel McConnell.

TWO reminders of the horror of the Holocaust emerged yesterday, one in the German town of Luneberg near Hamburg; the other in Dublin.

Ireland’s wildest visitor attraction has landed a blooming fantastic new addition to its suite of educational resources.

Áras an Uachtaráin hosts garden tea parties at this time of year, and one was held on 20 June. It welcomed 20 representatives from each of 24 of Ireland’s islands.

A beaming Leo gave it socks, while everyone gushed over the bromance, says Lise Hand

If Mr Murphy, Mr Barry, or Ruth Coppinger wish to claim victory for what Jobstown was, they have shown they are unfit to hold public office, writes Daniel McConnell.

Just a few hours after paying tribute to fallen police officers at the opening of a memorial in Belfast, Prince Charles and his wife Camilla visited Áras an Uachtaráin where they saw the Peace Bell which was designed in 2008 to mark the 10th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

It was a busy day of parades across the country yesterday...

TK Whitaker, dubbed the “architect of modern Ireland”, wanted to be remembered simply as a civil servant who did his best, mourners at his funeral Mass heard.

A burglar who played guitar and sang during a presidential visit to Cork prison got a sentence of three years for his latest crime yesterday.

President Michael D Higgins and wife Sabina yesterday visited the headquarters and training centre of Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind in Cork to mark the organisation’s 40th anniversary year.

DARK shadows hanging over Ireland’s participation in the Olympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro, were lifted briefly by two sparkling events over the weekend. 

One hundred years ago in the poppy fields of Northern France, July 1, 1916, saw the single most hellish day of armed conflict, with the start of the Battle of the Somme.