The names of literary giants and great philosophers spawn adjectives, ‘Shakespearian’, ‘Marxist’, and ‘Platonic’, for instance. Few scientific celebrities are so honoured, although ‘Darwinian’ has entered the lexicon.

The first New Year celebrations have occurred!

A probe into a series of engine failures on Airbus’s smallest jet, the A220, is studying if a software change set off unexpected vibrations that damaged fast-moving parts and forced three emergency landings, people familiar with the case said.

Andy Farrell would have happily sacrificed a heavier deficit in the points difference column in exchange for a victory over Japan but if Ireland can return to form this Saturday it will have meant the lessons of that shock defeat have been learned.

Tadhg Beirne isn’t about to start fretting over Typhoon Hagibis and its progress through the Pacific.

The Japanese kamikaze pilots of World War 2 crashed into targets, but the modern use of suicide-bombing began when a boy of 13 sacrificed himself during the Iran-Iraq war in 1980, says Frank MacGabhann.

London faces a high stakes diplomatic balancing act going forward given its desire to form closer post-Brexit economic ties with Beijing, writes Andrew Hammond

Kerry Group’s share price shot up by almost 6% on the back of strong first-half earnings and revenue growth, positive full-year guidance, and the company claiming it is well-positioned to ride out any market disruptions borne by Brexit or global trade tensions.

Over 7,000 people work in the Irish financial technology - or fintech - sector, with most start-up companies operating in the space intending to extend their workforces by a minimum 50 additional employees by the end of this year.

Millions believe that Nasa hired a famed filmmaker to fake the 1969 moon landing Robert Hume explores the conspiracy theories, and seeks rational answers to them.

Cork is set to boldly go where few cities have gone before to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

The German Bank intends to completely exit activities related to the buying and selling of shares.

Which species of tree should be grown in Ireland, one of the best countries in the world for forestry?

More than 100,000 people are in Cork this weekend as Seafest gets underway in the city.

Cork city is preparing to welcome visitors from 90 countries and dignitaries from over 30 countries this weekend for the SeaFest festival and the Oceans Wealth Summit.

Sarah Outen has rowed oceans and survived typhoons, but the Lismore bound adventurer and travel writer tells Ellie O’Byrne that the toughest journey can sometimes be coming home.

This year, Berlin celebrates the life of a distinguished son; Alexander von Humboldt, who was born in the city 250 years ago.

Former US Secretary of State John Kerry will be a keynote speaker at a Cork conference on the so-called "blue economy" in June.

Former US Secretary of State John Kerry has been announced as a keynote speaker at Ireland’s flagship blue economy conference Our Ocean Wealth at City Hall Cork in June.

With the UK’s departure, Europeans will lose an economic and military powerhouse, a move symptomatic of our wider loss of influence and relevance, says Sigmar Gabriel.

From wine to after dinner beverages, Leslie Williams unveils his drinks menu for the festive season.

This week, a focus on Chile which is rather overdue given that Chile now holds 27% of the Irish wine market (and growing).

The fashionable attack on Trump-ology as fascism has enough basis to be credible, and sufficient foundation to inculcate fear, writes Gerard Howlin. 

It is a triumph to either the human spirit or man’s capacity for self-delusion that the tournament continues to be the repository of dreams...tune in, tun on and drop out, writes Michael Clifford

It’s about refusing to allow your dreams to destroy you, writes Richard Hogan

Ireland’s largest publishing firm, the stock market-listed Independent News and Media, has been thrown into crisis amid serious allegations by the State’s corporate enforcer that include claims of governance misdeeds and email hacks.

The best way to get the full experience of Hawaii, from its lava landscape to its amazing marine life, is by air, land and sea, writes Isabel Conway.

Fiji is entering a "frightening new era" of extreme weather, the leader of the Pacific island nation said after flooding from a cyclone killed at least four people.

A warning notice was issued to airlines after a rumbling volcano in Indonesia shot billowing columns of ash more than 16,000 feet into the atmosphere.

Scratch beneath the political permafrost and the frozen vials of Russian urine, set aside a far-from-thawed Cold War, and a Winter Olympics is threatening to break out in Pyeongchang.

Protesters gathered across Russia to support opposition leader Alexei Navalny's call to boycott the March presidential election, and Mr Navalny himself was arrested while walking to the Moscow demonstration.

The Department of Foreign Affairs looked for a Brexit war chest to manage Ireland’s interests as the UK prepares to leave the EU.

A tropical storm in the southern Philippines unleashed flash floods that swept away people and houses and set off landslides, reportedly leaving more than 120 people dead and 160 others missing, officials said.

Withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership will reduce US influence in Asia as China and Japan gain ground, writes Kevin Rudd.

The owner of a world-class plant collection in Kerry is set to realise his greatest professional ambition by exhibiting at next May’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

Over the last several years we’ve seen continuously increasing charges for the collection and the processing of waste, writes Paul Mills

Eight people aboard a US Navy plane that crashed in the Pacific have been recovered in good condition and a search continues for three other missing personnel.

Food, water, and energy depend on healthy, diverse ecosystems, but these are declining faster than at any previous time in human history, says Robert Watson

President Donald Trump has denounced China for unfair trade practices just a day after he heaped praise on President Xi Jinping in Beijing.

Kerry Group shares rose nearly 3% despite management cutting the upper limit of its full-year earnings expectations, writes Geoff Pervical.

Vanuatu officials have all but completed the evacuation of an island where a belching volcano has been threatening to erupt.

The game has been postponed for the third time for security reasons

Latest: US President Donald Trump's insult, calling leader Kim Jong Un "rocket man", makes "our rocket's visit to the entire US mainland inevitable all the more", North Korea's foreign minister said.