Most Rev Dr [David] Keane, Bishop of Limerick, in a letter to Rev G Carroll, Limerick city, refers to the report of extraordinary happenings at a public dance hall recently, and adds: “It is difficult ...

El Vino was a famous bar on London’s Fleet Street, and women weren’t allowed to stand at the bar. Instead, they could wait in ...

J.R.R. Tolkien wrote his famous books, “The Hobbit”and “The Lord of the Rings,” in the style of ancient folklore. The elaborate historical and linguistic backstory he created for the books clearly ...

It is believed to have come from the Roman times and stems from Christian legend. St. Valentine is known as the patron saint ...

The action follows a Trump administration order seeking to halt federal support of gender transition care for those under 19.

Pope Gelasius declared Feb. 14 as St. Valentine’s Day in 496 AD. It was not until much later, however, that the day became ...

Hillary Pollard, a 21-year-old nurse from Rawcliffe, England, was found dead from an overdose of sleeping tablets. Her body ...

Tis the season of love, romance, and gifts; of course, we are talking about Valentine’s Day! You didn’t forget, did you?

In 1513, the famed Florentine Renaissance writer Niccolo Machiavelli wrote to his friend Francesco Vettori that at the close of day he would “enter the courts of ancient men, where, received by them ...

So meteorological spring starts on March 1st, astronomical spring starts on March 21st, and traditional (Irish school) spring ...

Drawing heavily from antiquity, the Byzantine contribution to education and higher learning is immense, despite often being overlooked.

The new system of gateway checks on high rise buildings is adding anything up to 18 months to construction programmes. Joey ...