Over 100 people followed in the footsteps of Michael Kilroy and the west Mayo Flying Column as they escaped capture in the hills above Newport following the famous Kilmeena ambush. The Kilmeena ambush ...

East Timor has become a stable democracy after securing independence in 2002. But its finances are precarious, and nearly half of its people live in poverty. Vendors at the Taibesi market in Dili ...

or the political violence precipitating the Irish Civil War of 1922-1923—the subject of his Burns Scholar Lecture on March 2 at 5:30 p.m. in the Burns Library Thompson Room. A collaboration between ...

elderly people and their pets fled in their thousands by car, bus and train before finally finding shelter here. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with all the latest news ...

Irish society is ageing rapidly while birth rates continue to fall. What does it all mean for us, and for other countries in similar situations? In his column, John FitzGerald looks at the numbers ...

President Donald Trump has signed more executive orders in his first 10 days than his recent predecessors have signed during their first 100. Trump’s policy decisions, however, have faced ...

But there’s another fundamental power that Congress as an institution has largely deferred to the executive without so much as a protest: the power to declare war. As important as spending money ...

The trio were abducted from one of the hardest-hit communities in southern Israel during the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 attack that ignited the devastating war. The Hamas-linked Prisoners ...

The F-16s arrived in Ukraine in time for one of Russia’s largest aerial attacks. Oleksiy Mes—known by his call sign, “Moonfish”—had recently returned from training on the fighter jets in ...

AFTER a turnaround second-half performance at Celtic Park, Derry got their first point of the season against league leaders. Galway got off to the better start, with Dylan McHugh scoring an early ...

On the opening night of a season where Irish football hopes that names like Mipo Odubeko and Mason Melia can light up the league, the star man at Tolka Par... Monday, 17 February 2025 ePaper ...

China says Europe's role crucial in peace talks China views all efforts to end war positively Europe blindsided by Trump's phone calls to Putin, Zelenskiy China says ready to enhance strategic ...