Irish spellings are often replaced with an anglicized version, and those old spellings could be less popular in years to come ...

Today in History for Jan. 1: In 1622, the Roman Catholic church adopted Jan. 1 as the beginning of the year, rather than March 25. In 1653, Newfoundland's Coat of Arms was granted by King Charles I.

From shamrocks to horseshoes - superstitions found in old Irish folklore that'll give you pause for thought. A look at the ...

NOW the weather has plummeted, we’re all looking for ways to keep warm. And while a puffer coat does do the job, it doesn’t ...

If you're expecting a new addition to the family in 2026, choosing the perfect name is one of the most exciting parts of the journey. Many parents-to-be are on the hunt for unique names that will help ...

The mayor of London has been granted permission to use the coat of arms that once belonged to the Greater London Council (GLC). The King issued the warrant to the Greater London Authority (GLA) last ...

The popular watering hole is now known as The Condo Hotel, in a nod to the suburb of Condon, where it was built in 1998. Owned by ALH Hotels, who operate a portfolio of over 350 licensed venues across ...

All members of an Irish Defence Forces battalion "are well and accounted for" after they came under "small arms fire" in south Lebanon. The incident happened at about 18:30 Ireland time (20:30 Lebanon ...

Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon escaped injury when they came under small arms fire from militants on Thursday. The incident occurred at around 6pm near the village of Bint Jbeil in the Irish area of ...

Members of the Irish Defence Forces have come under "small arms fire" in south Lebanon. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said the peacekeepers were on patrol when they were approached by ...

The government has announced major changes within the leadership of the National Police Service (NPS), with former Nairobi Regional Police Commander Adamson Bungei being appointed the Director of the ...

Gardaí in Cork will examine guns found in a suspected dissident republican arms dump to see if they were used in the commission of any crime, including the murder of a senior dissident IRA figure.