“I see so much in his early home circumstances and social background that Pope Francis would have found appealing – particularly for someone who has some quite personal tasks to perform.

AS a coach Diarmaid McNulty has enjoyed unbelievable success this past couple of seasons and he hopes that is a trend that will continue at Owenbeg this evening when Tyrone put their provincial ...

We couldn’t understand any of it and I start seeing him walking down the steps and walking toward all the couples in the front row, shaking everybody’s hand and blessing their marriage ...

Isaac Hurley, who was just 10 years old at the time, received a personal blessing from the Pontiff where he visited Ireland back in 2018. Mon 21 Apr 2025 at 14:25 Meet the lucky Irish boy who once ...

She had her first role at 14 in “The Christmas Schooner” at History Theatre. It was unplanned. “I was singing to myself in a living room and was overheard by someone who was a local producer ...

But, after the ruckus last Christmas, it is Saturday evening’s powderkeg trip to Aston Villa which promises to really test the discipline of the 47-year-old Toon assistant to the limit.

We come with joy to celebrate the birth of your Son, who rescued us from the darkness of sin by making the Cross a tree of life and light. May this tree, arrayed in splendor, remind us of the life ...

Daniel discovered his hidden talent for art after receiving graphite pencils and an art easel as a gift last Christmas. The intricate graphite pencil work secured the top spot in the 16- to 18 ...

SECRETARY of State Hilary Benn has been told that he will have to intervene if the DUP continues with its opposition to Irish language rights. Mr Benn was reminded of his responsibilities during a ...

For Thomas Carlyle, fickle weather made this time of year a mixed blessing: "Long stormy winter, wet contentious April, winter chilling the very lap of May". And of course, more prosaically but ...