Ireland News

I noted the serendipity of Paul McCartney's 71st birthday occurring at the same time as the G-8 summit of global leaders in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

The event took place in Dublin, Ireland. Our country was represented by heads of the Belarus Free Theatre Natallia Kaliada and Mikalai Khalezin .

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A serial sex offender was on Wednesday sentenced to life for the "savage" rape and murder of an Irish woman in a Melbourne street, a random killing which shocked the nation and led to an outpouring of emotion.

U2 frontman Bono and his wife, Ali Hewson , reportedly had a VIP lunch with first lady Michelle Obama and her daughters on Tuesday at a pub outside Dublin, Ireland.

Part of the flame is taken from President John F. Kennedy's memorial June 18, 2013, at Arlington National Cemetery and is being transported to New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland, where it will be placed at a memorial to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Kennedy's visit to Ireland.

Michael Grandage's new West End production of Martin McDonagh's The Cripple of Inishmaan , starring Daniel Radcliffe in the title role, opens June 18 at the West End's Noel Coward Theatre, following previews that began June 8, for a run through Aug. 31. The production marks the third in the Michael Grandage Company's resident season at the Noel ... (more)

Daisy Wyatt has newly joined the Independent online team as an arts and entertainment writer.

Jurys Doyle Group 146 Pembroke Rd., Ballsbridge Dublin 4, Ireland Phone: +353-1 607 0070 Fax: +353-1 667 2370 Visit Website Formally the General Manager of The Kensington Hotel, London, - one of the capital's finest pied-a-terre hotels offering exceptional comfort, elegance and period charm - it took only 14 months until his forward thinking and ... (more)

To celebrate the release of their new album Chop Chop on Friday June 28, Bell X1 will open pop-up shops in venues around Ireland.

New study data presented at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, demonstrate a high prevalence of NSAID prescriptions in patients at risk of ischaemic heart disease .

US President Barack Obama, center, reacts as the sun comes out as he works alongside British Prime Minister David Cameron, left, helping students as they work on a school project about the G-8 summit during a visit to the Enniskillen Integrated Primary School in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, Monday, June 17, 2013.

Daniel Radcliffe has been learning an Irish brogue for his role in Martin Mc Donagh's The Cripple of Inishmaan.

Binghamton Mets first baseman Joe Bonfe hits a walk-off solo home run in the top of the ninth to wrap up a 5-4 victory and a series win against the The Binghamton Mets and Bowie Baysox collide in the rubber match of a three-game series at NYSEG Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

The West Tipperary branch of Arthritis Ireland will be holding the next Rheumatoid Arthritis/Osteoarthritis coffee morning on Wednesday 26th June at 11am in the Cavery Cafe in the Tipperary Shopping Centre.

Even the President's daughters want to brag about their Irish roots. Malia and Sasha Obama said they were looking forward to telling their friends about their visit to Dublin, where they and their mother Michelle were treated to a lesson about their family's ancestry.

Michelle Obama has arrived in Ireland for a 24-hour visit while the G8 summit takes place.

Eigg's islanders took a while, but in the end they voted for a buyout that changed their lives.

SLIGO, Ireland - After decades of violence in Northern Ireland, peace there serves as a "blueprint" for ending conflicts around the world, President Obama said today, though cautioning that "there's still much work to do."

James Joyce penned his epic novel 'Ulysses' about a simple day-long stroll around his native city, from his places of exile in Zurich, Trieste and Paris.