Tom Mccaughren News Today

Believe it or not, a man I got to know shortly after coming to Dublin confessed that he had once gone to Belfast and opened fire on a group of people waiting for a bus.

At the time, it was reported as “the world’s greatest art robbery”.

One of the strangest stories about our involvement with the United Nations peace force in the Congo hit the headlines in 1961.

A major force behind Irish children’s literature

Three Irish children’s authors pick the books they will be choosing for the children in their lives this year

Most of us remember where we were on momentous occasions, such as that moment on November 22, 1963, when we heard of the assassination of US president John F Kennedy. Also etched in my mind is what occurred on November 22 three years earlier.

November 2 1973 Israeli Prime Minister Mrs Golda Meir said yesterday that President Nixon had assured her the security and wellbeing of Israel were of major concern to the United States.

When foxes dig small holes in gardens and golf courses, people get annoyed about this intruder causing problems. But I often wonder, is the fox the intruder or are we? In other words, were these fields their hunting grounds before we decided to come and live there?

Sara Keating recommends titles by Irish authors that offer home-grown alternatives to international works

It doesn’t seem that long ago since Molly Malone was at the centre of controversy when someone suggested she sold cockles and mussels by day and something else by night. The Dubs didn’t like it, and now I see they are rising to her defence once again.