A plan for an Irish-medium school in east Belfast was "causing polarity and volatility in the community," according to a loyalist leader. The chair of the Loyalist Communities Council (LCC ...

This brilliant guide of top tips for an Irish accent will have you sounding more like "The Commitments" than "Darby O'Gill," and that has to be a good thing. This is by far and away the most ...

You might have heard that the Irish language has been having a revival (or an ‘athbheochan’). The rumours are true. Tá an athbheochan faoi lán seoil (the revival is in full swing).

Celtic’s pre-match price of 1/5 odds-on favourites, meanwhile, felt like a bold expression of faith in a team with just one home win in the Champions League in the last 10 years. A side who hadn ...

An Irish woman has died after being swept out to sea off the coast of Sardinia in Italy. The woman is understood to be aged in her 60s. Her body was removed from the water near the village of ...

The SPHE book that has since been removed by publishers EdCo from the Junior Cert curriculum An Irish schoolbook publisher has apologised for its portrayal of a “traditional Irish family” in ...

Celtic Park was rocking on Wednesday as the Bhoys defeated Slovan Bratislava 5-1 in their Champions League league phase opener. While some of that was a celebration for Brenden Rodgers' side ...

It is finding the Holy Grail of Irish films - our island’s ‘lost’ first feature length talkie, Irish Hearts (released in the USA as Norah O’Neale), which hit the big silver screen in ...

Under the shadow of the Mourne Mountains, some of the biggest names in golf began their pursuit of the Irish Open title at Royal County Down on Thursday. All eyes are on the prestigious Newcastle ...

However, Padraig Harrington, playing in his 29th Irish Open at 53 years of age, believes the Tour will set up the course to compensate for the conditions. "It's a lot easier to set a difficult ...

Celtic started the new Champions League format with a 5-1 win over Slovan Bratislava which eclipsed their biggest victory in the group stage era. Brendan Rodgers declared before the game that his ...

One of the abiding images of the last time that the Irish Open was staged at Royal County Down Golf Club was that of Rickie Fowler, looking thoroughly miserable as the rain and wind combined to ...