District Judge Francis Rafferty said: “He created a nail bomb to clear a drain?” The detective confirmed this is what Roach asserted, adding the devices were “tested” in a field near his home.

The Dambusters raid involved 19 Lancaster bombers of 617 Squadron. Each had a crew of seven. Eight failed to return. Of the ...

According to the BBC, the trio allege Mr Adams “acted with others in furtherance of a common design to bomb the British mainland” and was “directly responsible” in various roles within the ...

A decades-long dispute over the ownership of the cannons raised concerns that they could be targeted by the Provisional IRA.

The election in Ireland offers a great opportunity for observers of elections, parties and public opinion. Members of the Irish Dail are selected using the Single Transferable Vote (STV).

Ireland is tallying votes from general elections as an exit poll suggested a dead heat between the three main parties, with the left-wing opposition Sinn Fein holding a narrow lead. The counting ...

Ireland’s youngest ever prime minister, Simon Harris, may have thought he had a victory in Ireland’s upcoming general election all but shored up. Touted as the TikTok taoiseach, Harris had ...

Ireland's Green Party, one of the three previous governing parties, may lose a significant number of seats - as attention turns to forming a new coalition after polling day on Friday. Some 35 out ...

In a year of global political turmoil, anti-incumbent fervor, across-the-board cynicism and the looming shadow of Donald Trump, voters in the Republic of Ireland appear to have delivered the most ...

Voters across Ireland cast their ballots in the country’s general election on 29 November and, with all seats counted, the Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael coalition is likely to continue as support for Sinn ...

Ireland showed character to deny former coach Joe Schmidt a winning return to Lansdowne Road on Saturday by edging Australia 22-19 in a scrappy encounter in their one-off rugby Test. The hosts ...

In Ireland, the party that wins the most seats in the Dáil gains control of government. With 174 seats making up the new Dáil Éireann, one party would have needed to win at least 88 seats to ...