Hillary Clinton appointed Chancellor of Queen’s University
Hillary Clinton is to be the new chancellor of Queen's University, Belfast (QUB). Secretary Clinton, who received an honorary doctorate from Queen’s in October 2018,...
Number of Irish citizens in UK up by nearly 100,000 in 2019
Record number of passport applications behind huge spike
By Bernard Purcell
The number of Irish citizens in the UK has jumped by nearly 100,000 –...
Irish grandfather’s bedtime story picked up by Westfield
By David Hennessy
A Colindale-based Mayo grandfather’s bedtime stories meant only for his granddaughter have gone on to find a much broader audience, being placed...
Warwickshire GAA footballer is UK’s brightest cardiac science trainee
By Annie Driver
Warwickshire footballer, Gareth Mackin, 25, achieved the highest score in the UK in the Cardiac Scientist Training Programme in 2019. He is...
Raising the bar for 60 years
Speaking to Mags McGagh, 'Britain's oldest barman' Tommy Grogan, from Mayo, reflects on the changes he has seen in his lifetime.
Next week ‘Britain’s oldest...
UK arrest in Limerick murder of Rose Hanrahan
A person has been arrested in the UK in connection with the investigation into the murder of Limerick woman Rose Hanrahan.
Rose Hanrahan, 78, was...
Jeremy Corbyn’s Birmingham Six campaign ‘not helpful’
Former SDLP party leader John Hume referred to Jeremy Corbyn’s Birmingham Six campaign as ‘not helpful’ according to documents recently released under the 30-year...
Record number of nearly 1 million Irish passports issued in 2019
A record number of more than 900,000 Irish passports were issued in 2019, up 7% from the year before. Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign...
Tributes Paid to ‘Mother Teresa of Birmingham’ Sister Sabina
By Annie Driver in Birmingham
Tributes have been paid to Sister Sabina of Sisters of Charity of St. Paul the Apostle, Selly Park after her...
London High Court rules John Downey responsible for Hyde Park bomb
The High Court in London has ruled that IRA member John Downey was responsible for the 1982 Hyde Park bombing which killed four British...