Growing up in Cork, Stephen Bradley dreamed of becoming an actor.

The idea of trophy hunting, once almost a rite of passage for young men of a certain ilk, is at best anachronistic.

The Pirbright Institute is entering into partnership with a Belgian company to develop the first antiviral drugs against African swine fever (ASF).

Distance in today’s world erects no barriers to the spread of contagion, which is why Agriculture Minister Michael Creed and the president of the Irish Farmers’ Association have issued warnings about the westward path of African swine fever, an infection that threatens no harm to humans but which kills pigs and wild boar.

Isabel Conway spots the travel trends for the year ahead.

In Dublin teachers at the English language school Grafton College have occupied the building.

Hector Ó hEochagáin gives us a unique insight into the incredible highs and bone-chilling lows of his latest travel adventure from Siberia to Saigon, airing on TG4 tonight.

After six years of seclusion, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un seems to want to get out and see the world.

Increased migration in the developing world has weakened communities and the bonds that ensure survival. Apps can replace this loss of shared data and help guarantee food security, writes Leah Samberg.

Hunited for its meat on the steppes of Central Asia, the horse seems to have been domesticated by the Botai people of Kazakhstan five and a half millennia ago. The noble beast was revered even then; horse skulls were buried with their snouts facing the rising sun.

A probe has been launched into a cyber attack against a Lithuanian TV station.

Our regular contributors select their highlights of the year.

If we are serious about ending torture and capital punishment, we must do more than make lofty promises, writes Jorge Faurie, Cecilia Malmstrom, and Tsend Munkh-Orgil

Children's rights activist Christina Noble has been held a knife point in her own home.

I am a concerned, ill and disabled older woman aged 64. I know the 'lay of the land' as a former nurse and social worker. 

As the final instalment of her Ruby Redfort series is released, Lauren Child reflects on the quirky kids and teen detectives that have made her so popular, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

Launched in 1998 as a small but perfectly formed vehicle for the masses, the Focus was an immediate success, being named European Car of the Year.

Italian police are investigating claims that an Irish woman was sexually assaulted while staying in a hotel in Turin, with reports that a man has been arrested by Italian police.

Italian police are investigating claims that an Irish woman was sexually assaulted while staying in a hotel in Turin, with reports that a man has been arrested by Italian police.

Scores of people were arrested on suspicion of immigration offences in the UK during a crackdown on alleged illegal working in nail bars.

The Dalai Lama has preached to thousands of supporters in Mongolia, during a visit set to test the country's ties with China at a time when it is seeking a critical aid package from its powerful neighbour.

Hawkers and falconers from around the world have gathered in the village of Sneem, Co Kerry, for a worldwide conference on birds of prey and the ancient art of falconry.

A three-year-old boy who spent 72 hours in a Siberian forest after getting lost has been rescued.

We’ve all heard of speed dating, but speed friending? Lorraine Courtney goes in search of friendship and puts it to the test.

Chinese and Russian interests have long collided in the far east, writes Peter Marino

After midnight, driving home from Cork Airport — the last leg of our 15 hour journey from La Gomera, a small island off Tenerife in the Canary Islands — we came upon a fortunate, if regrettable, treat.

Austria will step up deportations of migrants and is adding Morocco, Algeria, and other states to a list of countries it deems safe, enabling it to send people back there more quickly, government ministries said on Sunday.

Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and company returned to action over the weekend - mercifully ending an off-season remarkable for the infighting and incompetence of those running Spanish football.

Acclaimed composer James Horner passed away this week but that doesn't mean you've heard the last from him.