Religious practice is in decline in Ireland and secularisation and cultural diversity are on the rise, so why is confirmation still so popular?

Notre Dame's home run recruiting efforts at edge rusher brings back memories of the very important 2011 Fighting Irish ...

Poppy McIlroy drained a 25ft birdie putt, while 7-year-old Frankie Fleetwood charmed with the post-round interview, stealing ...

Like Celtic, Patsy Gallacher was a mixture of Irish and Scottish. He was born in 1891, in Ramelton in County Donegal.

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The New England Patriots may be the most fascinating NFL team in terms of an entire off-season reconstruction.  On defense, ...

The chain is using new technology to root out crime in its stores, after a national shoplifting increase of nearly a fifth ...

Portadown Golf Club gave a warm welcome to a very special visitor on Thursday morning – the iconic Claret Jug presented to the winner of The Open.

Gardaí have issued a renewed appeal for information in the case of missing Kerry farmer Michael Gaine - have taken nearly 100 ...

Playing mind tricks with the power of persceptive, Parisian kinetic pop artist brings his art to Belfast for the first time. Jenny Lee finds out more ...

THE Orb, The Lightning Seeds and Kate Nash are among the first crop of acts announced for this year’s Stendhal Music Festival ...

Honorary Starter Jack Nicklaus acknowledges the patrons, as fellow Honorary Starter Tom Watson applauds, on the first hole ...