Firefighters Battle Wildfire in County Donegal Ireland

By Blessing Nweke Firefighters are still at the scene of a wildfire in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, which broke out at around 18:00 local time on Sunday at Barnesmore Gap, situated through the Bluestack mountains. The blaze initially posed a …

Tipperary man has lunch with President of Ireland Michael D Higgins and wife Sabina Higgins

I had a wonderful day on Tuesday April 1, when I travelled to Áras an Uachtaráin for the presentation of my latest book, 'Tipperary Talks’ to Mrs Sabina Higgins. I had written to her assistant to say that I had published my second book, and I was …

Northern Ireland bookmakers targeted in "distressing" armed robbery

Detectives are investigating a "distressing" armed robbery at a bookmakers in Northern Ireland. At approximately 10:52am this morning two masked men wearing dark-coloured clothing entered the business on Lecky Road in Derry and threatened staff. …

Colm Boyle column: Squad depth will be pivotal if Donegal are to win an All-Ireland/Ulster double

It took Donegal a while to get going but once they properly opened up and flexed their muscles, they were far superior to Derry. The first 25 minutes of this game reminded us of everything we have hated about Gaelic football over the last few years; the …

Bantry Basketball Club’s U14 trailblazing girls team hit new heights at All-Ireland Club Championships

TAKE a bow, Bantry Basketball Club’s U14 trailblazing girls’ team that reached heights no other team from the club has hit before. After an unbeaten league campaign, the Bantry girls were selected to represent Cork Ladies Basketball Board at the All- …

'This is just the beginning': Northern Ireland law firm to merge with American company to create global legal powerhouse

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com  and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565 Visit Shots! now Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin are set to merge after their partnerships voted overwhelmingly in favour to combine Herbert Smith Freehills, an …

Ireland's Denise O'Sullivan speaking about her engagement

Ireland: Hands off just about everything

On this day, across the country at hundreds of sites, a million or more people are protesting the evisceration of what they thought was a democratic republic. Not me. I live in Aspen, where we tend to shrug off the problems of the real world and focus on …

Fish Boil - John Ireland School, St. Peter

Friday, April 11th from 4:30-8pm at the Church of St. Peter, Saint Peter MN.  The menu will incloud boiled pollock, carrots, potatoes, coleslaw and more! The cost is $16 for adults and $8 for youth for those 6-12. $50 Family Max!

Northern Ireland weather: Today NI reaches 18 °C, the same temperature as Barcelona, Monaco, Palermo, Italy and Lisbon, ...

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com  and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565 Visit Shots! now If you have been basking in recent temperatures the Met Office have good news, because there is a lot more to come. Met Office spokesman Kathryn Chalk said that …