Joe O Brien

Multiple myeloma is a low-key kind of cancer. In fact, you probably haven’t even heard of it, but it’s the second most common blood cancer in Ireland (...)

The resilience and vibrance spoken about at the launch of the Government’s rural strategy in Ballymahon is alive and well in nearby Lanesborough-Ball(...)

The shocking living conditions in refugee camps is just one of the many reasons men, women and children are risking their lives by travelling to Brita(...)

The meaning of the words “electric atmosphere” were aptly demonstrated this afternoon as a roar of pure joy ripped through the normally sedate surroun(...)

This article forms part of a new Returning to Ireland guide by The Irish Times, with information on jobs, housing, health and education, and advice(...)

Irish people looking to purchase their first house in Ireland are not considered as first-time buyers if they have previously owned a house abroad.(...)

An agency providing pre-departure support for emigrants has called on the Government to create a database of Irish people living abroad in an effort t(...)

Ireland is not the only country with an ambivalent attitude to its first language. Larysa Karankovich points to a similar problem in her home country (...)

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan has accused the Coalition Government of fostering a culture of cronyism and inside influence. In his leader’s add(...)

A man who killed a 60-year-old grandfather by subjecting him to a “vicious and sustained” beating after an argument broke out in an apartment has been(...)