So where does the name Ireland come from? Well, the name evolved over many centuries from the old Irish word for a Goddess; Ériu, as she was called, has been described as the matron Goddess of ...

And I was very fond of my hardy mother, who lived to 92. No need here to explain the age-old special relationship between Irish mother and eldest son. Once, writing for another newspaper ...

Ardboe Galler/FacebookRaymond McElroy is pictured with the antlers and skull of an Irish elk that he found in Northern ...

Micheál Martin became Ireland’s taoiseach (prime minister) for the second time in his political career on Thursday, a day later than planned.