THE United States’ recent trade deal with Japan may be seen as a political success in Washington, but for Ireland and the EU, it’s a major shift in global trade dynamics. The agreement introduces a 15 ...

SAMARITANS, the leading mental health and suicide prevention charity in Britain and Ireland, has announced plans to close more than 100 of its 200 locations. The charity, which has provided support to ...

A PUBLIC consultation has been launched in Northern Ireland on deepfake pornographic images.Ju… News from Ireland and happenings in Irish America ...

TWO children and a woman have died in a shooting incident in Co. Fermanagh.The incident occurred… ...

POLICE have launched an investigation after masked men robbed a shop in Belfast. Two men targeted the store in Connsbrook Avenue at around 10am yesterday morning. “It was reported shortly before 10am ...

ONE person has died following an ‘extensive outbreak’ of a bacterial infection in Ireland. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FASI) said it is investigating the outbreak and has so far identified ...

The name Connolly is derived from several different roots. In Connaught and Monaghan it derives from the Gaelic O’Coingeallaigh. Both are anglicized to Connolly although the spelling form Connelly is ...

THE Irish Government is set to approve a revised National Development Plan (NDP), unlocking €200 billion in infrastructure investment over the next decade. The new strategy, which outlines €100 ...

A 13-YEAR-OLD boy has become the youngest person in Britain to qualify as a digger driver. This month Finlay Gallagher, of the Gallagher Group family, completed his digger driving training. The ...

AN IRISH scientist has been appointed to a UN panel studying the effects of nuclear war. Dr Neil Rowan, of the Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, will sit on the newly ...

GARDAÍ and the Revenue’s Customs Service have seized herbal cannabis worth €1.6m during a targeted joint operation in Co. Wexford. The 80kg of cannabis was discovered after gardaí intercepted and ...

POLICE are treating a fire at a derelict building in Lurgan as arson. Some nearby residents were evacuated from their homes during the blaze, which occurred on Windsor Avenue in the early hours of ...