This path was abandoned for 400 years but was revitalised and reopened thanks to a clever priest and 64 obliging landowners ...

MANILA, Philippines — This October, in honor of the Month of the Holy Rosary, the Filipino people commemorate a powerful event from 38 years ago that changed the course of Philippine history ...

Sex offenders and other high-risk offenders should be considered for early release to relieve the overcrowding crisis in Irish prisons, a group of senior officials has suggested to Minister for ...

Saoirse Brady, executive director of the Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT), said the State is not only in breach of international standards, it is also in violation of its own prison safety limits.

The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) has said the State must prioritise alternatives to the expansion of prisons to deal with overcrowding. A report released under a Freedom of Information request ...

DUBLIN, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris said on Tuesday that he plans to call a parliamentary election later this week, likely setting up a polling date for the end of the month.

BALLYHEALY, Ireland, Oct 18 (Reuters) - An elderly Irish couple fear they are running out of time to save their family home as accelerating coastal erosion brings the sea ever closer to their ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday (October 17, 2024) questioned the logic behind a penal law which considers wrongful confinement, criminal intimidation and assault of a wife by her husband as ...

What's the craic, lads? Craic is the Irish word that most confuses outsiders, yet it is a relatively simple concept. It is the atmosphere, fun, and carry-on surrounding a particular night out.

They've been threatened with gardaí, rotten eggs and even the rosary.However, a group laying claim to the title of Ireland’s ...

Irish coalition leaders Simon Harris, Micheál Martin and Roderic O'Gorman are set to meet next week Tánaiste (Irish deputy prime minister) Micheál Martin has said a general election date will ...

A fluent Irish speaker, he attended Coláiste Feirste in Belfast and went on to study politics in the University of Ulster. Mr Ó Donnghaile became heavily involved in Sinn Féin activism and ...