In a nation where money is counted in pounds, the measure of coins is given great weight – and a lavish ceremony.

New discoveries are breaking old assumptions about Viking women, rewriting history by restoring them to their rightful place ...

I only have to hear the first two bars and I’m right back in the Arts Theatre Belfast. It was a Wednesday in August 1978 and ...

Their whirlwind courtship has the makings of a great movie ... embraced all that was Irish. She contributed countless hours and energy to support the work of the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians ...

President Michael D Higgins has conferred the honour of Saoi of Aosdána on the poet Paul Muldoon.

In the ruined church in the ancient monastery at the very summit ... was himself lost Life in Ireland in the 1860s was harsh. The Great Famine was a recent event and poverty and hunger were ...

Step back in time to an age of fierce warriors, ancient legends ... over by King Ivar the Short and in celebration of another great victory over their Danish foes, the body of the great Viking ...

Consigned by Taylor Made on behalf of the Lows, the yearling caught the eye of bloodstock guru Donato Lanni, who has found ...

but shall always be remembered for the great song about Leitrim he authored: And I saw the grave of Finn McCool where the Shannon waters flow. I next did visit Fenagh Town with her ancient abbey ...

The Aga Khan also courted controversy in 1989 when he withdrew his horses from England in a dispute over drug testing. Over ...

One of the most exciting mornings I have ever had as a travel writer was spent on the deck of one of the almadraba boats to witness the ancient ... de Somiedo is a great base for hikers ...

Before they hit the stage every night, Irish siblings Anna Mai and Fergus Fitzpatrick share a special ritual: A hug and a low five.