The last Irish nuns in Africa: ‘There was no question of going home’
Missionaries occupied a unique place in Ireland’s national imagination. For young Irish women, religious life offered something rare: independence, education and travel
Leitrim
How John McGahern wrote: ‘Everything begins in a copy book. Every draft would be by hand’
The author’s archive, going on show at Galway University, charts his working life and methods, beginning with copy books filled with his tiny writing
Damage to homes ‘likely’ as status-orange rain warning issued for three counties
Met Éireann warns of ‘very heavy and persistent rain’ with possible thunderstorms for Donegal, Galway and Mayo
9/11 anniversary: Fr Mychal Judge to be remembered in father’s home village in Leitrim
Franciscan friar recognised as first fatality of terrorist attacks 25 years ago on New York’s Twin Towers
Two arrested as cocaine valued at €100,000 seized in west
Drugs were recovered from vehicles in Roscommon and Leitrim
‘It’ll be nice when it’s a proper estate’: Breathing new life into a derelict development in Roscommon
Residents of Shannon Valley, where almost half the houses are boarded-up, are now hopeful for the future
The Leitrim woman on a mission to revive sean-nós dancing around Ireland
Dancer and choreographer Edwina Guckian on The Devil’s in the Dancehall, how angry her research into the show made her, and the liberation of dance
The Writer’s Writer: A dive into John McGahern’s literary archive shows his huge impact
Leitrim writer’s archive features words of praise from Seamus Heaney, Brian Friel and Colm Tóibín, while Claire Keegan and Anne Enright also speak of his influence
Thirty-seven Irish film locations to visit, from Gene Wilder’s Dublin to Sean Connery’s Wicklow
The Ireland behind the movies, including Stanley Kubrick’s country estates and Steven Spielberg’s Wexford beach
Insider tips for perfect days out in neighbourhoods around Dublin, Limerick, Galway and beyond
Sonya Lennon, Louise Cantillon, Lynn Ruane, Marcus O’Laoire and more give us their recommendations for a great day in their neck of the woods
Man dies after accident at bonfire site in Belfast
A ‘tragic accident’ occurred at the bonfire, organisers say
Flaming underwear, a chair leg and a plum pudding can: the great Olympic torch hoax
Prank in advance of 1956 Olympics was brainchild of university students in Sydney with Leitrim link
Motorcyclist dies following Co Leitrim crash
Man (30s) was brought by air ambulance to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin but later pronounced dead
Tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s ‘secretive’ gathering of US elites comes to Wicklow
Plus: Leitrim council seeks new residents, Paddy Cosgrave stars on Butt Hall courts, and Dublin-born defender helps goalkeeper go gangbusters
Army apprentice was verbally abused and mocked by seniors day before death, tribunal hears
Former trainee alleges he was kicked in ribs and punched in stomach by officer
Homes along the Beara Breifne Way: Where I stayed, and where you can buy
Miriam Mulcahy: ‘Not up for wild camping or even glamping at my age, I stayed in Airbnbs, guesthouses and with friends along the way’
Poem written by Junior Cert pupil’s mother appears in his English paper
Emily Cullen’s Envoi in Chalk was also inspired by student Lee when he was young boy
‘FTD brothers’ complete 32 marathons in 32 days across Ireland in aid of dementia research
Jordan and Cian Adams, whose mother Geraldine died of frontotemporal dementia which they carry the gene for, raise over €1.8m
A chill wind: Why are wind farms drawing so many objections in a time of climate crisis?
Potential impact on local habitat and concerns around a lack of planning fuel discontent
It is illegal to commit electoral fraud in Ireland. It is also relatively easy
In some counties more people were registered to vote than the local population. The Electoral Commission is racing to ‘close the gap’
Man (60s) dies in tractor crash in Co Leitrim
Death brings to five the number killed on the State’s roads over the weekend
A new Wild Atlantic Way? How nine ‘literary routes’ could form a map of Irish writing
The proposed ‘Literary Ways’ criss-crossing Border counties highlight writers from WB Yeats and Seamus Heaney to Nell McCafferty and Lisa McGee
Drug dealer threatened ‘to get junkies to rape woman’s son’ over €157k debt, court hears
He also told her he would give her a month to pay up or ‘her son would be shot’
Fox-hunting ban has wide support
Often-heard claim that campaign to ban it is driving a wedge between rural and urban Ireland creates the very division it purports to denounce
Is Leitrim a figment of the imagination? Leo Varadkar once thought so
Plus: The youthful protester pope, and a hiccup in a case against John Magnier
How to research your family tree using the newly published 1926 census
Census 1926 release means families' histories are more solvable for thousands in Ireland and beyond
Body of Leitrim farmer Liam Farrell is exhumed in Garda ‘cold case’ review of death
‘We have to find out the truth about what happened,’ says son of Liam Farrell (87) ahead of postmortem
Met Éireann rain and wind warnings in place for eight counties today
Gales and downpours forecast for Friday ahead of unsettled few days
Write on: Eamon Maher on the legacy of novelist John McGahern, who died 20 years ago
The writer’s trajectory was not always a smooth one, but his star continues to rise
Ireland’s best foodie destinations: Perfect restaurants, lovely pubs and local produce
We’ve got boots on the ground on four Irish culinary destinations recommended by you – Abbeyleix, Kinsale, Carrick-on-Shannon and Belfast
‘Violence was the way it came out’: Young carers highlight realities of their work
President says family carers save State billions by contributing millions of hours of hours of unpaid work every week
Garda to exhume body of Liam Farrell as part of review into ‘suspicious’ Co Leitrim death
Garda review ‘active and ongoing’ as Farrell family welcome the development
From a Leitrim pub to a Connemara caramel square: Ireland’s favourite food destinations, as chosen by readers
We asked you to tell us about your favourite foodie experiences around the country and you did not disappoint
Women farmers for climate: ‘We are passionate about soil health, animal care, biodiversity’
A recent event, Rooted in Strength: Women, Climate and Food Justice, celebrated women farmers
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