I HAVE a confession to make. I am a British passport-carrying subject of Her Majesty and, for the first time ever, I am genuinely proud to put my hand up to it.

The Queen's historic visit to Ireland was hailed as a spectacular diplomatic triumph tonight.

The Queen has indulged her passion for horse racing with a visit to the National Stud.

AS a rule, heads of State don’t really get to have a holiday when performing official duties overseas.

A pipe bomb was found on a crowded bus on its way to Dublin just hours before the Queen was due to arrive in the capital today.

Security forces were on high alert tonight as the Queen prepared for her historic four-day trip to Ireland.

The biggest security operation ever seen in Ireland was swinging into place tonight ahead of next week's historic state visit by the Queen.

Winning the Derby continues to elude Her Majesty so will her trip to the National Stud ensure a winner, asks Margaret Carragher

GARDAÍ suspect that a dud pipe bomb was left near Dublin’s Connolly Station as a protest against next week’s visit of the British monarch.

THE British Ambassador to Ireland said he has “complete confidence” in the security arrangements being put in place for the visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Ireland later this month.

When I was a kid growing up with a huge interest in horses, there was one man you looked up to. That was Paddy Mullins. And as I grew older and competed internationally in eventing and became a trainer myself, that respect never lessened. If anything, it grew as you got to know him.

Four hundred jobs are to be created in Co Kildare, with the opening today of a €45m retail development.

BOYS and girls of all ages like toys, but getting to grips with the army’s batch is as good as it gets.