In the latest in a series looking at Shakespeare’s references to birds, Steve Sutherland has the lark in his sights.

Carton de Wiart died in 1963 at the age of 83, but his exploits have inspired generations of service members in the United ...

He was given a commendation which described his action as being worth a million men. After which his nickname became "Soldier Millions".

In all, more than 500,000 tons of chemical gas agents were used in World War I. Some 500,000 troops were injured and some 30,000 died, including 2,000 American troops.

The minute our Taoiseach wakes up in Washington on Wednesday, he will want to look at the Irish Examiner. And sure why wouldn ...

Rachel Reeves should care about whether the Government is spending enough to achieve economic growth and full employment – nothing else ...

First World War soldiers were familiar with the horrors of this gas, which was first used by Germany at the Battle of Ypres in 1915. John Singer Sergeant's powerful painting Gassed expressed the ...

First world war soldiers were familiar with the horrors of this gas, which was first used by Germany at the Battle of Ypres in 1915. John Singer Sergeant’s powerful painting Gassed expressed the ...

So, if you’re weighing up a European river cruise, here’s some very good reasons to choose this one: You’ll meander through five countries — The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France and Switzerland — ...

Céline portrays the vertigo of the human condition with an intensity that still has no equal, eighty years on. But this ...