By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist The Great Famine, which took place in Ireland between 1845 and 1852, is something many of us learned about to some degree in school. It was a tale ...

Those in the know say the adenoidal twang is a blend of 'Irish, Welsh and ... into Liverpool between 1840 and 1850, driven from their homeland by the potato famine. Their accents merged with ...

A cover story in The Economist, entitled, The coming food catastrophe, compiled sobering facts regarding worldwide food ...

The situation was made worse by the Corn Law, which kept the price of corn too high for Irish people to afford to buy it. However, the famine worsened when the potato harvest failed again in 1846 ...

Comfort food is the cornerstone of winter cooking in many homes - and nothing quite brings that cosy feeling like a hearty Irish stew ... perfectly with a soft potato topping.

Nadiya uses a crisp potato rosti mxture as the base of this cheese and chive quiche. Genius! You could use gluten-free flour to make it gluten-free too. Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4.

The drugs have been sent to the Forensic Science Ireland for analysis to confirm that they are cannabis herb and gardaí also hope the analysis will enable them to put a precise value on the drugs.

Guinness is, first and foremost, an Irish beer, and in Ireland, we have true respect for the potato. You don’t just buy a bag of generic spuds; you choose between varieties depending on how you ...

A good rule of thumb is: if it makes things hot, then it uses a lot of electricity, says the Sustainable Energy Authority Of Ireland (SEAI). After your electric shower, tumble dryer and cooker ...

People who attended a lecture in Wexford Library recently, learned that the inventor of the modern stethoscope, Dr. Arthur Leared practiced medicine in Oulart during the Great Famine (1840s ...