Ireland News

Bruce Kroll, who owns a Culver's restaurant in Platteville, Wisconsin, found himself in a tough spot when he discovered that his establishment had burned down last November, according to WKOW.

July 1914: Relatives of those shot at Bachelor's Walk in Dublin, by the King's Own Scottish Borderers, arrive at the mortuary to identify the bodies.

Country musician Brad Paisley's first tour of the United Kingdom in 2000 didn't leave him much to write home to West Virginia about.

Skellig Michael, a World Heritage site, will be used by director J.J. Abrams as a location in his 'Star Wars' film, according to a local Kerry County newspaper.

THE devastated family of a schoolboy who went missing while in a reservoir with other children watched in agony as his lifeless body was retrieved by divers.

Moments into " Calvary ," Brendan Gleeson, playing a priest in Ireland, receives a death threat in the confessional.

When I got a promotional bottle of vodka in the mail recently , I glanced at the press release that accompanied it and did my usual eye roll at its puffed-up claims.

He was one of three youths who went for a swim in the lake at Rosehall on the northside of the town.

A man who had been drinking vodka and beer to steady his nerves while on his first flight ever attempted to open the plane's main door, thinking it was the bathroom.

A Rickmansworth man has been awarded a papal honour for his years of service to the Roman Catholic Church and his work in the community.

A crowdfunded novel has been nominated for the prestigious Man Booker Prize for the first time in the competition's history.

The Cara Cancer Support Centre is located in the former Sinn Fein offices at Williamson Place, Dundalk, just off Park Street.

Their friendship was forged in innumerable porter-soaked pub sessions playing traditional tunes and songs with the Sligo stamp-brisk and bright, with a touch of swing, as also heard in the playing of legendary fiddlers Michael Coleman and Kevin Burke.

The Vancouver Sun launches Wine Critic for your smartphone, tablet and desktop computer, featuring wine picks, tips, videos, advice on food pairings and more from our expert Anthony Gismondi.

How do great guitarists bend a string like Eric Clapton or Jimi Hendrix? One scientist sought to figure out how legendary performers make great music.

Between them, the 14 British divisions that took part in the Somme offensive of July 1, 1916, won nine Victoria Crosses on that day.

FAIR City star Rachael Pilkington has united a host of famous names to call on the Government to ban fur farming in Ireland.

Spider's Trap , a new Irish film noir starring Glen Baker, Alan Sherlock, Simon Delaney, Liam Carney and Sarah Carroll, is to launch at Dublin's Light House Cinema on August 9 at 11:45am.

That got us here at the News-Times talking about memories of the fair over the years.

Two Dundalk ambulances broke down at the weekend. This is the third breakdown in two weeks.