A commemoration group is attempting to track relatives of a number of passengers aboard the torpedoed cruise liner Lusitania, almost 100 years ago.

This is the day we, or at least the great majority of us, declare and celebrate our pride in being Irish even if that happy possibility is occasioned more by an accident of birth rather than any particular achievements.

Nice wan, like — the People’s Republic of Cork is getting its own “rebel passport” to mark the Gathering.

For many thousands of years humankind has delved deep into the earth in search of tin, coal, copper, and precious stones. And the treasures uncovered have played a significant part in humanity’s evolution. The Bronze Age, for instance, produced some incredibly beautiful artefacts and the first durable weapons, while coal fuelled the accelerated expansionism of the Industrial Revolution.