North First Minister Designate Michelle O’Neill has welcomed the announcement that a delegation of influential business leaders will visit Northern...

In 2003 Freddie Scappaticci was identified as being the highest-ranking British agent within the IRA. He was codenamed "Stakeknife." The West Belfa...

Gymnastics Ireland has “unreservedly” apologized to the family of a young female gymnast after a video circulating on social media in recent days s...

A FILMMAKER based in Mexico City is appealing to Irish Echo readers to share any old photographs they may have of Gerry Adams for a documentary she...

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has begun a five-day visit to the Middle East where he will hold a series of high-level meetings with the region’s leaders....

PSNI Chief Constable Simon Byrne has confirmed that police in Northern Ireland are confident that dissident republicans are in possession of data c...

President Michael D Higgins has said that the families of those who died in the Omagh bombing 25 years ago, deserve the support of everyone in thei...

New inquests will take place into the murders of five Catholic men by the loyalist Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) over 30 years ago. Sean Anderson, T...

The female Garda who died in a boat fire in County Leitrim on Monday morning has been named as Detective Garda Deirdre Finn. Det. Garda Finn died a...

The selling of British Army Parachute Regiment flags from stalls during the Apprentice Boys of Derry parade in the city this month has been banned....

Over one million viewers in Ireland tuned in to watch Limerick's historic win over Kilkenny in Sunday’s All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Fin...

Irish Justice Minister Helen McEntee has insisted that Dublin is a safe city following a vicious attack on an American tourist. Gardaí have said th...