From Cork, after a day of heavy driving, it was time to stop at the town of Listowel. A bustling market-town of 4,000, Listowel is located on the north bank of the River Feale. According to tradition, ...

Groundbreaking new research identifies the Andes as the origin of the Irish potato famine pathogen, reshaping efforts to ...

MSC Cruises has revealed its biggest-ever familiarisation programme for travel agents in the UK and Ireland with opportunities to see three MSC ships ...

St Anthony's Church on Scotland Road has stood for nearly 200 years - and it has a little-known secret hiding beneath it ...

The mayor of Nice says he plans to ban larger cruise ships from the city as they only bring ’low-cost’ tourists that do not benefit the local economy ...

It sounds like a surreal scene from Father Ted or a bad taste joke from David McSavage's RTÉ sketch show The Savage Eye.

The American Irish Historical Society (AIHS) commemorates the 180th anniversary of Ireland's Great Hunger with a poignant ...

New Ross Sustainable Energy Community, in conjunction with the Climate Action Team of Wexford County Council and the Local ...

The Great Famine, which took place in Ireland between 1845 and ... infestans originated from an American ship traveling to Ireland for trade. The population of Ireland in 1845 was estimated to be just ...

2.The Irish potato famine was, in part ... "We could blow up a U.S. ship in Guantanamo Bay and blame Cuba. Casualty lists in U.S. newspapers would cause a helpful wave of national indignation." ...

Throughout America's history, there have been many, many attempts to overthrow our democracy — including "The Business Plot," a little-known coup in 1933 that involved right-wing financiers plotting ...

The five were in custody after a major Garda and Customs operation this week in a rural part of Kerry. The scale of the operation is believed to be close to the level of the MV Matthew, the 'cocaine ...