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Maybe the recession isn't all bad. Police in the Republic have revealed that drug seizures have plummeted to a near 15-year low and are now back at...

Scientists at Queen's University in Belfast have developed a new drug for Cystic Fibrosis suffers by targeting the so-called Celtic gene, which is ...

Okay, it was Santa Monica not Santa Sligo or the like but the Whitey Bulger saga may well throw up a few Irish surprises given that he was quite po...

Nobody can accuse Sheila Houlihan of not going above and beyond the call of duty in her efforts to learn Irish. Over the past three years, she has ...

Two men are being held by gardaí after what is believed to have been a significant find of bomb-making material in County Louth. The men, both in t...

With the highest birth rate in the European Union it's no surprise that Ireland needs a lot of classroom space to educate its children. With this i...

Thousands of people descended on Dublin at the weekend for the annual Gay Pride parade through the city center. It was estimated that around 25,000...

Over the last decade, Irish golfers have made incredible strides on the world stage. This week, the spotlight has shone most brightly on Holywood, ...

A spare head for one of Ireland’s most iconic statues is to go under the hammer - figuratively speaking - at auction next week. The piece, for the ...

BOSTON - Ending a 16-year international manhunt, legendary Irish-American gangster James "Whitey" Bulger was arraigned in a Boston courtroom last w...

It was a big week for Irish winners. Writer Colum McCann captured a major among literary prizes when he scooped the International Impac Dublin Lite...

The Irish presidential race is a little clearer this week, as several candidates have stepped forward to throw their respective hats into the ring ...