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Annie Murphy, a young American woman, gave birth to a son fathered by an Irish bishop decades ago. Effects of the scandal reverberate to this day.

When Dunnes strikers crossed from sideline empathy to frontline action there was scant support for the shopworkers’ anti-apartheid protest

1984 was a seminal year in Ireland. Forty years on, our writers look back at some of the scandals and stories that made the headlines and helped shape the Ireland of today

1984 was a seminal year in Ireland. Forty years on, our writers look back at some of the scandals and stories that made the headlines and helped shape the Ireland of today

McCarthy reported on pivotal events during a time when women from Annie Murphy to Mary Robinson forced Ireland towards a fairer future

Historian Dermot Keogh, who has died aged 78, was a leading academic and the author of more than a dozen books who previously worked as a journalist at The Irish Press and RTÉ.

This new collection from Britain’s Daily Telegraph is full of oddballs, mavericks and cranks.

The funeral takes place tomorrow in the city of the celebrated artist, playwright, novelist and poet, Patricia Burke Brogan who passed away in Castlegar Nursing Home earlier this week.

President Michael D Higgins called Jim Fahy

TRIBUTES are being paid to former RTE Western Editor Jim Fahy who has passed away after a short illness.The 75-year-old, who retired in 2011, was the