Sense of loss of family acute in the letters of Irish emigrants during the Famine, but there was hope, too, in the New World.

Because of the strong supernatural connection, many ghost hunters flock to Co Wicklow in hopes of connecting with those in ...

It is fitting that Samhain, now transformed into Halloween, should still be celebrated with pumpkins and ghosts in modern ...

These often unseaworthy vessels were used to transport thousands of Irish emigrants across the Atlantic in the famine years. A third of the 1,490 would not see the new life they'd been promised.

Its roots can be traced back centuries but modern mayhem helped shape the celebration. It may seem like a simple question but ...

Robert Jenrick’s suggestion that former colonies ‘owe a debt of gratitude’ to the British empire is one of the more robust ...

A RE/MAX survey finds Irish people among the most likely to consider moving abroad as an affordability crisis strikes across ...

An Irish carpenter has summed up why attempts to get expat tradesmen to come home will fail as Ireland cannot compete with ...

Between 1845 and 1852, Ireland suffered a period of starvation, disease and emigration that became known as the Great Famine. About one million people are thought to have died, external when the ...

Now in its 22 nd year, Liverpool Irish Festival is described as the UK’s largest Irish arts and culture-led festival. Founded ...

An Taibhse, an Irish language horror film that has received critical acclaim, has won an Honorary Award for Language ...

It is no coincidence that from being the Irish punk to the global Live Aid maestro ... from rallying a global response to ...