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RIP GOP There was no better place that an Irish bar for some Republicans to mourn the death of their party as Donald Trump formally accepted the pres(...)

Standing on a noisy Republican convention floor, Thomas Mendenhall, a 67-year-old from Missouri, is wearing a Trump 2016 scarf with the slogan Make A(...)

US president Barack Obama and his family plan to move to a mansion in the upscale Kalorama neighbourhood of Washington, a mere two miles from the Whit(...)

An Irishman’s role in the success of the D-Day landings and the defeat of Hitler will be recalled at the Irish Naval Service base in Cork Harbour toda(...)

On October 24th, 1956, French foreign minister Christian Pineau, Israeli prime minister David Ben Gurion and Patrick Dean, assistant under-secretary a(...)

The Cuban flag was raised over Havana’s embassy in Washington on Monday for the first time in 54 years as the United States and Cuba formally restored(...)

The US and Cuba have agreed to open embassies in each other’s capitals, as the countries bid to restore ties after more than 50 years of hostilities. (...)

Q What is the name of the scale used to measure the spice level of a chilli pepper? A Scoville Q Name the process that involves placing pot(...)

Robin Williams, the actor, stand-up comic and writer, was found dead in his home on Monday. He was 63. The coroner’s office in Tiburon, California rep(...)

No one should ever question US president Barack Obama’s passion for golf. He has played some of the United States’s most picturesque courses, held a d(...)