When Shivaun O’Casey first met Irish-born Nobel Literature Prize winner Samuel Beckett, she was a shy young girl of 16 studying acting in London. In the 32 years that have followed that meeting, she ...

Cohan’s father, Jerry Cohan, was widely known as one of the best traditional Irish dancers in all of New England. According to the Cohan biographer, John McCabe, Jerry Cohan’s specialty was working ...

Dr. David Kelly is the chief market strategist for J.P. Morgan Funds. With over 20 years of experience, Kelly provides valuable insight and perspective on the economy and markets to thousands of ...

A MAN has been arrested following a fire at an Islamic prayer centre in Dublin. Gardaí were called to the Al Madinah Hall in Talbot Street where a fire broke out at around 3.35pm yesterday afternoon.

A FIRE which ripped through the site of a former convent in Co. Down is believed to have been started deliberately. The former Convent of Mercy building in Downpatrick went up in flames on the evening ...

Remember that last scene in Yankee Doodle Dandy? An elderly George M. Cohan, played by an artificially aged Jimmy Cagney comes from an audience with Franklin Roosevelt. The U.S. has just entered World ...

There is a lovely story told about a day in the hospitable south of Ireland when a couple of American tourists rolled into the car-park of Lahinch golf club in a gleaming, rented limo. When they asked ...

POLICE have appealed for information after a man sustained head injuries following a serious assault in Co. down. It was reported that a man had been attacked by several males in the James Street area ...

ACCORDING to the Central Statistics Office, over 35,000 Irish citizens returned to Ireland in 2025, with Britain remaining the main source for people considering a move back, but it’s not always as ...

The 1993 Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans also carries a section on “Great Family Fortunes.” Unlike a similar list of the European great family fortunes, which would be top heavy with ...

GARDAÍ have appealed for information after an explosive device was discovered outside a house in Co. Cork. Residents were evacuated following the discovery of the device in Bandon on Thursday before ...

THE FAMILY of three brothers murdered by loyalist paramilitaries more than 50 years ago have received compensation and an apology from the PSNI. John Martin, 24, Brian, 22, and Anthony Reavey, 17, ...