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The last surviving pilot of the Battle of Britain has died, severing the last living link to the few thousand young men who ...

Given the oppressive conditions under which they lived and worked, it’s hard to imagine how 19th Century Irish immigrants had time to volunteer as firefighters. Yet, they did, according to ...

The Vatican on Sunday released the first image of Pope Francis in hospital since he began treatment for double pneumonia, in which the 88-year-old pontiff ... Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp ...

Almost every inch of the walls was adorned with old photos, newspaper clippings, pictures of Irish American presidents ... like Houdini's handcuffs and World War I-era wishbones dangling from ...

Steven Underhill takes old photos and applies his magic touch to enhance and restore the old black and white pictures. He says: "I just do it as a hobby and enjoy making them. I don't do them for ...

Murphy stars in "The Wind That Shakes the Barley" as Damien O’Donovan, a promising young doctor who becomes caught up in the Irish War of Independence in the 1920s. Although initially ...

“The Lad from Old Ireland" is now available to watch for free from the Irish Film Institute’s IFIPlayer. In the 12-minute silent film "The Lad from Old Ireland," poor Irish farmer Terry ...

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Every year, hundreds of thousands of people gather to celebrate Irish culture at the international Fleadh Cheoil or “Feast of Music.” The weeklong event is the largest of its kind. It attracts ...

At her star-studded memorial service held at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York – one of the oldest Black Baptist churches in the US – white and yellow bouquets adorned the venue while ...

The Boston Irish Heritage ... War period,” Quinlin said. The memorial to Union Col. Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment. – AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File ...