Tens of thousands pay their respects to MandelaHis face was full and strong, at peace and showing no pain, writes Peter MurtaghThu Dec 12 2013 - 08:45
President Higgins delivers Mandela keynote speechZuma asks president to speak on behalf of Ireland and EuropeThu Dec 12 2013 - 01:04
Little mercy from South Africa media for Jacob ZumaANC says protesters did their country a disserviceThu Dec 12 2013 - 00:54
‘We are no longer a country that is divided and isolated’Peter Murtagh reports from Pretoria on one man’s pilgrimage for Nelson MandelaWed Dec 11 2013 - 11:35
Rain and angry crowd turn ‘dignified’ state memorial into washout for ANCStadium two-thirds full and speeches drowned out by booing crowdsWed Dec 11 2013 - 01:01
Obama recalls Mandela’s greatness as Zuma jeeredScenes at memorial event witnessed by 100 dignitaries in stadium and global audience of billionsWed Dec 11 2013 - 01:00
Obama leads praise of ‘last great liberator’US president delivers rousing address that wins the crowd’s undiluted approvalWed Dec 11 2013 - 01:00
World leaders join South Africans for Mandela memorialParty atmosphere as thousands gather, writes Peter Murtagh, in JohannesburgTue Dec 10 2013 - 08:10
Mandela’s legacy a challenge for leaders, says Eamon GilmoreTánaiste says Soweto service will be an ‘opportunity for world leaders to reflect on what we need to do to carry forward his ideals’Tue Dec 10 2013 - 01:00
Children’s fun day shows how deeply Mandela has changed his societyFormer apartheid-era township Soweto hosts rainbow nation gathering without a hint of segregationTue Dec 10 2013 - 01:00
Higgins, Gilmore in SA for Mandela serviceOfficial Irish delegation to include one of the Dunnes Stores anti-apartheid strikersMon Dec 09 2013 - 17:48
South Africa gives thanks for MandelaThey celebrated for the man they loved, writes Peter Murtagh in SowetoMon Dec 09 2013 - 01:00
Author advocates ‘getting down and dirty’ to save environmentRadical approach of ‘ecological restoration’ urged in new book by Paddy WoodworthFri Dec 06 2013 - 01:00
Motorcyclist warns of long term impact of brain injury‘I can’t remember the crash but I can remember telling my friend ‘the path, the path, the path’Wed Dec 04 2013 - 15:42
‘We feel we are invisible because of our disability. Please look at our ability’Disability self-advocates highlight need for reform of ‘outdated law’Tue Dec 03 2013 - 19:13
Pupils mark Missing Day in national diaryMissing Persons Day will be launched on WednesdaySat Nov 30 2013 - 01:00
UN warns of damage to Syria’s childrenReport says psychological effects of horrific experiences can be far-reachingSat Nov 30 2013 - 00:01
Irish troops fired on by Syrian rebel unitsSoldiers on UN mission in Golan Heights hit in first such incident in recent memoryFri Nov 29 2013 - 09:08
Family of Chelsea Manning lobby TDs for her early releaseFamily of WikiLeaks whistleblower to address Trinity College meeting tonight at 7pmFri Nov 29 2013 - 06:46
Amid the rubble and chaos, a father provides for his family and finds hopeFor one man in Guiuan, the simple slaughter of a pig offers a way forwardTue Nov 26 2013 - 15:00
Warm tributes paid to Fr Alec Reid at funeral MassRedemptorist priest remembered for key role in stimulating the peace processMon Nov 25 2013 - 17:52
Typhoon opens new chapter in relations between Philippines and JapanA welcome for the Japanese military was unthinkable – until nowMon Nov 25 2013 - 01:00
Typhoon opens new chapter in Philippines-Japan relationsNotion of Japanese military being welcomed on its return was unthinkable, until nowSun Nov 24 2013 - 08:59
The high lifeChile’s stunningly beautiful but harsh Atacama desert, the driest place on earth, is a place of intriguing contrastsSat Nov 23 2013 - 01:00
Village after village, hour after hour, people gather for ritual of distributionFood is but one basic need of Filipinos whose homes have been destroyedFri Nov 22 2013 - 01:00
Medics reach remote island communities which survived on guts and generosityIslanders stoic, even cheerful, in the face of destruction of their idyllic homeThu Nov 21 2013 - 01:00
Work begins on clear-up of Philippine typhoon devastationRoads are being cleared, food and medical supplies being distributedWed Nov 20 2013 - 01:00
Philippines relief effort starts to make an impactUN spokesman says 840,000 of 2.5m people in need have received foodTue Nov 19 2013 - 08:06
Typhoon whips up old feud between political clansPresident Aquino has taken a swipe at the Marcos dynasty, who are thought to have ordered his father's killingTue Nov 19 2013 - 01:00
Grim resting place for victims of Typhoon HaiyanHundreds killed in Philippine city Tacloban are buried, unidentified, in mass gravesMon Nov 18 2013 - 01:00
Meagre rations for typhoon survivors with nothing leftThe relief effort in the Philippine city of Tacloban is distributing vast quantities of food one small bag at a timeMon Nov 18 2013 - 01:00
Dantesque horrors in PhilippinesDisaster on this scale has a smell, as well as a pervasive sense of menaceSun Nov 17 2013 - 09:05
After the typhoon: dignity amid the debrisIn the middle of the devastation wreaked on the Philippines by Typhoon Haiyan, people are beginning to rebuild with quiet resolveSat Nov 16 2013 - 01:00
Relief at last for victims of Typhoon Haiyan as aid distribution gathers pace‘In disasters like this, the sad reality is that the poorer you are, the greater the chance there is of dying’Fri Nov 15 2013 - 01:00
UN appeals for €300 million in aid for PhilippinesWorld body says some 673,000 people had been displacedThu Nov 14 2013 - 01:01
Philippines landscape is smashed, torn and flung about like a rag dollHomeless villagers queuing for rice are gentle, stoical and good-humouredThu Nov 14 2013 - 01:00
‘Absolute bedlam’ amid aid struggle after Typhoon HaiyanPower cut hits Cebu city, a key location for the relief effort, writes Peter Murtagh in ManillaWed Nov 13 2013 - 01:00
Shatter to ask senior barrister to review Fr Molloy caseBarrister to examine how gardaí investigated unexplained death of priest in 1985Tue Nov 05 2013 - 20:17
Following the formative road trip of the young Guevara and the Mighty OneThe journey that politicised Che is still full of magic – and deprivationMon Nov 04 2013 - 01:00
History of the Rising, in our own wordsA project at Trinity College Dublin invites people to share family stories and documents and help put ordinary faces on the tumult of the early 20th centuryFri Nov 01 2013 - 16:47
Questions remain over equipment, training in lead-up to Bray fireA specialised foam system was used on the day of the firefighters’ deathsFri Nov 01 2013 - 06:50
Wicklow county manager to reject resignation callEddie Sheehy expected to claim lack of training not behind two firefighters’ deathsFri Nov 01 2013 - 01:00
Two firefighters dead and a flawed system laid bareThe deaths of Brian Murray and Mark O’Shaughnessy left Bray in shock and Wicklow County Council running for coverSat Oct 26 2013 - 01:01
Council fined over safety breaches for firefightersMembers of Bray fire service angry at the council’s refusal to accept responsibility for deathsSat Oct 26 2013 - 01:01
Prison reform plan endorsed by religious orderJesuit Centre for Faith and Justice says Prison Service’s programme is ‘imaginative and innovative’Wed Oct 09 2013 - 13:46
Fascinating window into the first World WarDiscover Research Night takes place tonight at 17 locations on the Trinity campus DublinFri Sept 27 2013 - 11:22
Ireland-based e|net has serious global ambitions in telecomse|net plans to offer internet access to half the planet who don’t have it in a cost-effective wayFri Sept 27 2013 - 01:00
Consortium of international investors buys e|nete|net has delivered internet access to 94 urban areas in IrelandFri Sept 27 2013 - 00:01
Seanad like House of Lords as no one pays ‘blind bit of notice’, says HattersleyBritish Labour veteran acknowledges the Seanad has produced figures of noteThu Sept 26 2013 - 01:00
Mystical welcoming of a god into his Taipei templeBehind the warren of a late-night Taipei market, a moving ritual took placeWed Sept 25 2013 - 01:47
