Hidden away from tourist trails, Ireland’s lesser-known castles, abbeys and hillforts offer atmospheric ruins and ancient ...

Rugby Connacht’s Ben Murphy out to cap year of stunning personal progress with Ireland debut Move to western province from Leinster breathed fresh life into scrumhalf’s career Expand ...

A portrait of Irish president Michael D Higgins has been removed from a reception room at Belfast City Hall following a request from DUP Lord Mayor Tracy Kelly.

Less than an hour from Cork Airport, but tucked away off the main tourist trails, Ireland’s Blackwater Valley is steeped in natural splendor and Old World romance. The area gets its name from the ...

A portrait of the last Battle of Britain pilot, John “Paddy” Hemingway, has been handed over at the National Museum of Ireland. Group Captain Hemingway, originally from Dublin, was the final ...

A year ago, Connacht scrum-half Ben Murphy thought making the Ireland squad was "far-fetched". Now he is on the cusp of a Test debut.

Now the 24-year old is coming off the back of a first season at Connacht where he played more minutes than any of their nines and he is poised for a summer mini-tour to Georgia and Portugal having ...

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Eight Ireland players - six from Leinster - will start the first match of the Lions Tour ...