Patrick Cooney, who has died at the age of 94, was a country solicitor who was thrust into the cauldron of the Troubles as the Fine Gael justice minister from 1973 to 1977. He was an implacable ...

At 61, Nigel Farage isn’t old – at least, if one’s measure is the age at which the state pension is drawn. And at 30, as he was when first contesting a parliamentary election in Eastleigh, he wasn’t ...

As readers of my previous column will recall, I was due to present my Ten Minute Rule Bill to the House of Commons. A Ten ...

Discover the Hungarian Parliament building in Budapest: history, architecture and must-see highlights. Learn why this iconic ...

Today in History for Dec. 6: ...

Hoyt Sherman Place's century-long wait for a pipe organ has finally ended, with a fully restored 1922 instrument — once ...

Ireland has no shortage of stately manors, but as Irish Stew hosts Martin Nutty and John Lee learned, no other historic ...

Sarah Ann Jones was born on December 20, 1972 in Croydon, south London. She went to Old Palace School, a selective ...

Evidence from Newgrange suggests ancient Ireland was more egalitarian than once believed, with no clear signs of a ruling ...

The American role and the cause for hope Forty years ago, on November 15 1985, something extraordinary occurred: the heads of ...

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, a daughter of former South African president Jacob Zuma, has resigned from parliament amid allegations that she lured 17 men to fight for Russia in Ukraine, her party said on ...

An iconic symbol of mid-century Hollywood glamor is on sale for the first time in history. The Stahl House, a two-bedroom residence that features sweeping views of Los Angeles, has been listed for $25 ...