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You would be hard pushed to find an Irish person on this planet who doesn’t have a good grasp of the lyrics to ‘The Fields of Athenry’.

The steamy sex scenes in a new novel by French finance minister, Bruno Le Maire, have not caused anyone to bat an eyelid – this is France after all.

I’ve always seen myself as a republican and nationalist – with a small “r” and a small “n”, and no flag-waving. The thing about royalty is that it usually makes it hard for me to contain my indifference.

REGIONAL— Will it or won’t it? With fishing opener just over a week away, and ice still covering many North Country lakes as of late this week, whether that ice would clear in time for …

Otterbots, roll out! With Danville hosting Appalachian League Opening Night in just 33 days, the Otterbots are proud to announce the club’s 2023 roster. 20 colleges and universities from 15

A Fine Gael minister has clashed with the Green Party over a proposed €650m liquid gas storage plant that would ease the country’s dependence on Russian fuels.

On this day a century ago, one of the more awful events of Ireland’s bitter Civil War took place in Ennis, Co Clare. At 7.30am, two young Irishmen, one aged just 19, were taken out and shot by a National Army firing squad.

Medical prescriptions will soon be available to everyone via scannable barcodes – modelled on the successful Covid vaccination certificate system – the junior minister responsible for technology, Ossian Smyth, has said.

The growing assumption that Sinn Féin will inevitably lead the next government must be seriously challenged – and the influence of “hard-left think tanks and lobbyists” must be reduced, a former Fine Gael minister has said.

New updated laws on hate speech are currently making their way through the Oireachtas, but they are controversial.