Monasterboice

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Sir Charles Coghlan third from left receiving an honorary degree from Trinity 1926.
What brought so many Irish people to live in Zimbabwe?

Arriving with my family to live in Harare, Zimbabwe almost four years ago, we were met by the then president of the Mashonaland Irish Association (MIA(...)

A sheep killed in a dog attack in Monasterboice, near Drogheda, Co Louth, over the Christmas period. Photograph: Louise Walsh
Sheep killed in three separate dog attacks in Louth over Christmas

At least 13 sheep have been savagely killed in three separate dog attacks on four farms across Co Louth over the Christmas period. Farmers are now ca(...)

King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia arrive at Dublin Airport on July 1st 1986. Photograph: Tom Lawlor
Gibraltar and fisheries politically sensitive issues for king of Spain

The costs of a visit by the king of Spain, Juan Carlos I, and his wife Queen Sofia in 1986 included a £3,009 bill for a stay by the royal entourage at(...)

Singer Christy Moore performs at an event for families of road crash victims at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins
Christy Moore ‘appalled and angered’ by texting truck drivers

Singer-songwriter Christy Moore is angered and appalled by the number of heavy trucks being driven by people while texting on their mobile phones. He(...)

Photograph: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images
Patrick Logue: The strange disappearing world of Snapchat

Have you tried Snapchat yet? I downloaded it 18 months ago and opened it at least 2½ times in the weeks afterwards. The half was when I hit the icon (...)

A man in his thirties has died in a multi-vehicle collision in Co Louth.
Two dead in early morning crashes in Louth and Monaghan

A man has died following a multi-vehicle collision in Co Louth. The deceased, a local man (36), was in one of three vehicles involved in the crash at(...)