When the US warplane dropped a 4,400kg atomic bomb on Hiroshima, and 43 seconds later it detonated 600 metres above the city, ...

Budget ministers and party leaders are determined to eliminate the ‘once-off’ giveaways of the last three budgets ...

And it was Haughey who introduced the Succession Bill in 1964 before becoming minister for agriculture later that year. His ...

Third-level students are in line to see hundreds of euro permanently cut off their college fees, in a move that will be seen as a concession by Fianna Fáil. The Sunday Independent can also reveal ...

Despite being 9,000km apart, Ireland and Japan have much in common in terms of business, ambitions and shared values. The fourth largest economy in the world, Japan is Ireland’s closest partner in ...

Joe Duffy has made it very clear where he stands on rumours of the now former Liveline presenter’s Áras bid. Duffy signed off ...

A presidential election is likely to be held in October ahead of the end of President Michael D Higgins' 14-year stint in ...

Brother Kevin Crowley had a simple mission to feed and house the poor, his funeral has been told. Brother Kevin, who died on Wednesday at the age of 90, founded the Capuchin Day Centre in Dublin in ...

Big names have been slow to emerge ahead of the election, but many are likely to set out their stall in the weeks to come ...