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Cross-Border Beethoven – Frank McNally on a surprise connection between Beethoven and Big Tom

An Irishman’s Diary

Government will be fearful about recovery spending levels, says Harney

Potential for future interest rate rises will be a concern over longer term, conference told

Ireland in the 1980s ‘lost interest in people like me’

Wild Geese: Hugh O’Donnell, Bermuda

Is this our last chance to see an Irish lighthouse’s ‘beautiful loom’?

Campaigners say switching St John’s Point to LEDs would snuff out the magic of its light

Dig for remains of Red Hugh O’Donnell in Spain reveals 16 skeletons

Archaeologists examine bones for missing toes which would identify Irish leader

Who was Red Hugh O’Donnell? The ‘fiery’ symbol of Gaelic resistance

The discovery of his remains could shed light on a tumultuous chapter of Irish history

Carrier of O’Donnell flame waits as search for Red Hugh continues

Third week of dig for the remains of Irish clan leader begins in Spanish city of Valladolid

Dig for remains of Red Hugh O’Donnell finds skull and coffins

Archaeologists discover bones in Spanish chapel where Christopher Columbus was also buried

Paint, plants and paddling pools: what Ireland went wild for at the hardware store

Newly-opened hardware stores saw a rush on patio essentials with staycations in mind

Spanish archaeologists recover bones in search for remains of Red Hugh O’Donnell

‘We are close’ - says City of Valladolid official as search resumes for tragic Irish hero

Hardware stores can be accessed only for ‘emergencies’, says Minister

‘It’s not the case that hardware stores should be open to the general public’

Vast archive of early Irish history digitised and put online

Irish College in Leuven was a bastion of learning in Europe for centuries

Health Board: Upcoming conferences, talks, campaigns and events