A team led by Gianpiero Cavalleri at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin pieced together the new map using the genetics of 536 Irish individuals. The work, published in Scientific Reports ...

Irish rappers Kneecap have denied supporting Hamas and Hezbollah and publicly apologized to the families of two murdered British lawmakers as the hip-hop trio continue to face public backlash for ...

Michael Pixton, a student at The Cass-Barrington Academy of Irish Dance, has returned from the World Irish Dancing Championships in Europe with the top title in his age group. Pixton outperformed ...

His nationality tells a deeper story about the Irish community’s initial experience in the United States and abroad, its complex relationship with foundational Black Americans and how and why he ...

Seamus Donoghue (49) was at a low point in his life, was “looking for help” and did not intend to use the knife against anyone, his defence said. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel ...

A new bilingual magazine created by a Co Armagh Gaeilgeoir is making waves online as enthusiasm for the Irish language continues to surge. Glór Nua, the passion project of Beth Nic Aodha (23), is ...

A new bill allowing Irish citizens in Northern Ireland to vote in the Republic’s presidential elections would be “historic,” the Aontú political party has said. Party leader Peadar Tóibín ...

What caused the Irish famine? A new book offers a comprehensive and heartbreaking account of the most terrible catastrophe to befall Ireland in the modern era. Old Chapel Lane, Skibbereen ...

A taxi driver lunged at another cabbie with a butter knife, called him an “Irish scumbag” and threatened to cut his throat in a row over spaces at a rank at Dublin Airport. Chukwemeka Amaeze ...

The Dublin-based Irish Pub Company has designed upwards of 2,000 pubs in more than 100 countries around the globe Liza Weisstuch The Burren House in San Rafael, California, is one of the most ...

Though only 1 in 9 people in the U.S. claim Irish heritage, about 61% of Americans plan to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day, according to the National Retail Federation. Wearing green, hosting a ...