By 1901, there was one nun per 400 members of the Irish population and many of these women left the country for missionary ...

The High Court has reserved its decisions on challenges by two TDs to the attendance of junior ministers at Cabinet meetings.

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued a Condition Red Forest Fire warning, in advance of hot weather ...

Pre-tax profits at the main Irish unit of US telecommunications giant, Verizon Communications last year increased by 52% to $1.44bn (€1.23bn) ...

The EU is considering giving its backing to member states that wish to block imports from illegal Israeli settlements at a national level, under measures set to be considered by the bloc next week.

Once only consumed on special occasions, ice cream has gone from being a luxury and to becoming a regular summer treat for the masses ...

US chemical supplier ChemPoint has opened its new Europe, Middle East, and Africa headquarters in Dublin, with the launch of ChemPoint Ireland.

MEATH HAVE NAMED the same starting side that defeated Galway in the All-Ireland quarter final, as they face Donegal in Croke ...

The Oliver Callan Show on RTÉ Radio 1 is hitting the road and heading Northwest for three outside broadcasts next week. On Monday (July 14), Oliver Callan will broadcast from Bundoran Beach in Co.

It's the penultimate weekend of the All-Ireland SFC, with four teams battling it out for those two places in the decider.

A Status Yellow high temperature warning has come into effect for 14 counties. The warning is in place for Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Cavan, ...