Sean Scully started his life in poverty in Inchicore. He returns to the Dublin suburb as one of the world’s most acclaimed living artists, writes Richard Purden.

Sean Scully started his life in poverty in Inchicore, but as he turns 75, he returns to the Dublin suburb as one of the world's most acclaimed living artists, writes Richard Purden.

After his resignation in 2013, Pope Benedict chose to live in the Vatican in silence. But his presence, his influence, and a growing campaign is causing problems for Pope Francis and threatens to undermine his papacy, writes TP O’Mahony.

Corkman Edward Kenealy, a self-declared messenger of God, was disbarred for outlandishness, says Robery Hume.

A hailstorm in Germany injured several people yesterday, police in Bavaria have said.

Three bodies have been found with crossbow bolts in them in a hotel room in Germany.

Retired pope Benedict XVI has published an analysis on the Catholic Church's clergy sex abuse scandal, blaming it on the sexual revolution of the 1960s and church laws that protected priests.

The warning from Austrian and German authorities comes after several people died in weather-related incidents.

UK liberals want a second Brexit vote to reverse the decision to leave the EU. But it would generate class war, writes John Lloyd

“A colourful character, incredibly exuberant, he spent his life teaching people about the set dancing and the music of the area he loved.”

I’M in Czechia, the new and less cumbersome English name for the Czech Republic, writing this in a caravan in the shade of a Scots pine on my son’s half acre of recreation land in the ‘moldavite belt’ of Lower Bohemia, north of the Sumava National Park and the Austrian border.

Buzzards are returnees. Extinct in the late 1800s, they slowly began recolonisation in the 1930s, writes Damien Enright

A violent storm has left some 200,000 households without power across France, including 30,000 in the Paris region, the national electricity provider said.

The current crisis in Catalonia is just one of a number of separatist issues being looked on with disfavour and alarm in Europe’s corridors of power, writes John Lloyd    

German chancellor Angela Merkel has won a fourth term, but now faces the tricky prospect of forming a coalition with two disparate new partners after voters weakened her conservatives and a nationalist, anti-migrant party surged into parliament.

As Munich celebrates another Oktoberfest, Conor Power visits the city and finds it has far more to offer than beer-soaked streets. Expect history, culture, fine food and shopping on a visit to the annual festival

Chelsea 6 FK Qarabag 0: Chelsea will face tougher tests than this, a stroll in cruise control against Champions League rookies Qarabag, but the Blues are back in the big time and showed how much they want to reprise their 2012 triumph.

Bayern Munich midfielder Renato Sanches has joined Swansea on a season-long loan, the two clubs have announced.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday stood by her decision to open Germany's borders to hundreds of thousands of refugees two years ago.

German car giant BMW insists it did not "seek or receive" any assurance from the Government on post-Brexit trade before deciding to build a fully electric version of the Mini in the UK.

HAD he lived John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th president of the United Sates would have been 100 years old yesterday — even if such longevity seems unlikely for a man of his profession and legendary appetites.

Here Majella O’Sullivan takes a look at some of the most common conditions named after those who discovered them and the people whose names they bear.

On a sunny, mild day, guests sat outside the monastery on Vatican City grounds where Benedict has lived since he became the first pontiff to resign in 600 years.

A former Islamist has started a foundation to combat extremism among Muslims - and has made a lot of enemies in the process, writes Thomas Chatterton Williams

Arsene Wenger saw Arsenal humiliated again as their 10 men crashed out of the Champions League after another five-goal mauling at the hands of Bayern Munich.

Arsene Wenger insists the curtain will not come down on his managerial career even if he announces his departure from Arsenal in the next two months.

Munich may be known for its beer halls, but it has much more to offer, writes David Linnane.    

Angela Merkel is telling Germans that their country is stronger than terrorism and the government will do everything to ensure "security in freedom".

As Germany tries to come to terms with the latest terror attack to hit Europe, Angela Merkel must ready for the populist hard-right declarations, writes Josh Lowe

Bayern Munich bounced back from defeat to Borussia Dortmund a week ago with a 2-1 win at Bayer Leverkusen which cemented second place in the Bundesliga on Saturday.

A knifeman yesterday attacked passengers on a train in western Austria, seriously wounding two.

A man who attacked passengers on a crowded Swiss train with a knife and a burning liquid has died of his wounds, as has one of his victims, police said.

German chancellor Angela Merkel was among those paying tributes to the victims of the July 22 shooting in Munich which saw nine people killed.

Update 6.11pm: The so-called 'Islamic State' group has claimed responsibility after a Syrian blew himself up outside a wine bar in Ansbach, injuring 15 people.

German police last night arrested a 16-year-old friend of the teenager who killed nine people during a shooting rampage in Munich.

The teenager behind the deadly shooting rampage at a Munich mall had planned his attack for a year and chose his victims at random, investigators said.

A German railway dispatcher has been charged with negligent homicide over a crash between two commuter trains in Bavaria which left 12 people dead.

A couple have gone on trial in Germany after the remains of eight babies were found at their apartment in Bavaria last year.

Lidl has latched on to consumer movement against use of genetically modified feedstuffs on dairy farms, by listing GMO-free milk in all its stores across Germany.