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  1. Ireland faces massive clean-up bill for worst flooding in living memory
    November 20, 09

    When it rains it pours for the Irish. The country is facing a multi-million euro clean-up bill after some of the worst flooding in living memory.

  2. 10 fun facts about gay Ireland
    October 21, 09

    Ireland is fast becoming the country with a thousand welcomes for the gay and lesbian community. Here are 10 interesting tit bits about gay Ireland.

  3. The Malone clan
    September 13, 09

    The name Malone derives from the Gaelic O'Maoileoin meaning follower of St. John. The family originally came from Ballynahown, County Offaly.

  4. Weekly news from around the 32 counties of Ireland
    September 08, 09

    News from the 32: Antrim, Armagh, Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Derry, Donegal, Down, Dublin, Fermanagh, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Tyrone, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow

  5. Irish army planned to invade Northern Ireland in 'Bay of Pigs' crisis
    August 30, 09

    The Irish Army made plans in 1969 to invade Northern Ireland and blow up the BBC's Belfast headquarters and the city's main airport in what some critics said would have been a "Bay of Pigs" fiasco. Codenamed Exercise Armageddon, the planned "unconventional operations" were in response to a statement by then Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Jack Lynch that his government could no longer stand by and watch innocent people get hurt.

  6. The Caulfield clan
    August 02, 09

    The name Caulfield is one about which much confusion arises. A name of several origins, few patronymics have acquired so many anglicized versions, the more common being MacCaul and MacCawell. Other variations include MacCall, MacHall, MacCarvill, MacCowhill, Callwell, Howell, Campbell and Gaffney.

  7. Tug o' My Heart : A towing dynasty
    June 04, 09

    Marian Betancourt highlights the McAllister Towing Company, a family business that has been working the waters of New York since 1876.

  8. The Doherty, O'Doherty clan
    June 02, 09

    The Doherty or O'Doherty name has many variations, including (O) Dougherty, Daugherty, Docherty, and Doharty. The name, derived from the Gaelic O'Dochartaigh, means (descended) from Dochartach. Dochartach was a descendant of the infamous "Niall of the Nine Hostages," who was king of Ireland in the fourth century.

  9. Houston, we've got a problem
    April 30, 09

    At a moment when Ireland faces its worst ever financial crisis, public spending doesn't need trimming - it needs to be slashed dramatically.

  10. Mary Queen of Ireland
    March 10, 09

    ALL things going according to plan, Scarlett Johansson is headed to Ireland later this year to star in a high-profile project that will give a massive boost to the Irish film industry.

    She's set to star in a $50 million film called Mary Queen of Scots, an historical epic about the Scottish queen. The Irish government's generous tax breaks for filmmakers enticed the producers to set up shop in Ireland instead of Scotland.

  11. Army Trucks Collide
    March 09, 09

    THERE have been calls for improved safety measures for Irish Army trucks following a multi-vehicle motorway pile-up in which 28 soldiers were injured.The Labor Party urged improved protections as soon as possible, and the rank and file soldiers' representative organization PDFORRA called for military trucks to be taken off the roads pending the installation of upgraded safety fittings.Sixteen of the 28 soldiers were released from hospital within hours of admission on Tuesday.

  12. Troops Under Fire in Chad
    March 09, 09

    DEFENSE Minister Willie O'Dea went ahead this week with a three-day visit to Chad despite rising tension after Irish troops came under fire last weekend in fighting between government troops and rebel forces.Irish Defense Forces chiefs said they were unsure whether the Irish were deliberately targeted or whether the shots fired at them were stray bullets in the clash between the rival forces near the town of Goz Beida.The Irish had to fire warning shots from heavy machine guns during the five-hour battle on Saturday.

  13. News Irish Soldier Killed By Taliban
    March 09, 09

    An Irish soldier killed in Afghanistan while serving in the British Army on September 4 grew up in Miami with his Irish parents.

    Justin Cupples, 29, was on foot patrol in the Northern Helmand province of Afghanistan, a strong Taliban occupied region, last Thursday morning, September 4, when he stepped on a tripwire trap laid by the Taliban, according to the U.K.

  14. News Bomb Found at Shell Offices
    March 09, 09

    The discovery of an explosive device outside the Dublin offices of Shell Ireland have raised concerns over a three-year controversy that has delayed the laying of a 60-mile pipeline in the Corrib gas field off Mayo.

    The device, rendered harmless by Irish Army bomb disposal experts on Monday night of this week, was planted as pro-environment campaigner Maura Harrington reached the end of her first week on hunger strike outside Shell's compound at Glengad, north Mayo.

    Harrington's supporters distanced themselves from the Dublin home-made bomb and insisted their campaign was based entirely on peaceful protest.

  15. The Kavanaghs
    March 09, 09

    Unlike many Irish family names, the origin of the Kavanaghs or Cavanaghs can be traced back to one specific person. This was Donal, the son of Dermot McMorrough, a twelfth-century king of Leinster. This Dermot has an infamous place in Irish history since it was through his invitation that the Normans first came to Ireland, in 1169 AD.

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